Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Val McDermid
Born: June 4, 1955 (age 69)
Bio: Val McDermid is a Scottish crime writer, best known for a series of suspense novels featuring Dr. Tony Hill.
Known for:
- The Mermaids Singing (1995)
- A Place of Execution (1999)
- The Torment of Others (2004)
- The Last Temptation (2002)
- Beneath the Bleeding (2007)