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How many episodes of Karen Pirie are there? Lauren Lyle leads cast as ITV drama begins

Karen Pirie is ITV's new Sunday night drama, with young actress Lauren Lyle leading the cast of the crime series

Chronicle Live

Who is Karen Pirie? ITV premiere new Scottish murder drama starring Lauren Lyle

New three part murder drama Karen Pirie launched on ITV last Sunday night, based on a novel by Val McDermid

Chronicle Live

ITV's Karen Pirie cast as chilling new three part drama continues

After Adrian Dunbar's Ridley proved a ratings success for ITV, the channel is launching Karen Pirie on Sunday night

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Is ITV's Karen Pirie a true story? Viewers ask same question as new Sunday night drama continues

New ITV drama Karen Pirie. starring Lauren Lyle, launches on Sunday night, hot on the heels of crime series Ridley

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Karen Pirie cast list: Who stars alongside Outlander star Lauren Lyle in ITV's new drama?

The full ITV murder drama's cast list including Chris Jenks, Zach Wyatt, Jack Hesketh, Emer Kenny and more

Wales Online

‘My dad didn’t sleep, he was so excited’: the ITV drama that’s rewriting the rules of crime TV

There’s an all-female creative team, an ‘alarmingly young’ detective and material from legendary writer Val McDermid. Karen Pirie’s creators explain their attempt to do something totally new

The Guardian - UK

Agatha Christie by Lucy Worsley; Marple: Twelve New Stories – review

With a keen historian’s eye, Lucy Worsley pieces together the queen of crime’s life, work and misunderstood episode of mental illness, while Val McDermid, Natalie Haynes and others put a fresh spin on Miss Marple

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The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith; The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly; The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman; Sometimes People Die by Simon Stephenson; Marple: Twelve New Stories by Val McDermid and others

The Guardian - UK

‘Feminist icon’ Miss Marple returns in 12 new authorised mystery stories

Agatha Christie’s detective faces a dozen fresh cases in newly commissioned work by authors including Val McDermid, Dreda Say Mitchell, Kate Mosse and Natalie Haynes

The Guardian - UK

The Great British Bake Off: let them eat cake. Well, probably not one of mine

It’s reappearance on our screens is a sign that summer is over, but it’s also the comfort blanket we so desperately need

The Guardian - UK

Author Val McDermid claims Agatha Christie’s estate has warned her over ‘Queen of Crime’ title

Scottish crime writer has called correspondence from Christie’s estate ‘astonishingly pitiful’

The Independent UK

Scots crime author Val McDermid says covering Lockerbie bombing as journalist left her mentally scarred

The best-selling author says she is still haunted by tragedies including Lockerbie and the Hillsborough disaster, both of which she covered during her time at paper The People.

Daily Record

‘A job for an angry loner’: Frankie Boyle and Denise Mina on writing crime fiction

Veteran author Denise Mina and newbie Frankie Boyle discuss what makes a great crime novel, celebrity authors and their affection for comics

The Guardian - UK

Outlander actress Lauren Lyle on a mission to make name Karen 'cool again'

The actress will soon be seen as DS Karen Pirie in a new STV cold case murder drama based on Val McDermid’s series of novels.

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The Guardian - UK

Mick Herron wins crime novel of the year award for Slough House

Judges praised the author for combining ‘intrigue, peril and humour in a deft exploration of international espionage’

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh lifeline community cafe reopened by crime writer after Covid lockdown

CafeLife is run by Edinburgh charity LifeCare, where all proceeds from café sales go towards the organisation’s vital care services for older people living across Edinburgh.

The Independent UK

Val McDermid and Jarvis Cocker set for Edinburgh International Book Festival

As well as in-person events, many will be available to stream online.

The National (Scotland)

Jarvis Cocker and Nicola Sturgeon to take part in Edinburgh International Book Festival

WRITERS including Alexander McCall Smith, Val McDermid and Julian Barnes and musician Jarvis Cocker will be among those taking part in the…

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The National (Scotland)

Who should be first president of an independent Scotland?

THE Sunday National asked some prominent Scots to nominate their first president of an independent Scotland in the style of an Irish president, who…

The Guardian - UK

From the ashes: defiant McDermid Ladies stand firm in the spotlight

What Raith Rovers lost from their community when they signed David Goodwillie, McDermid Ladies gained by breaking away and taking a stand

The National (Scotland)

Festival stars share their favourite Scottish songs and books

A CROSS-ARTFORM series that will bring together writers and artists to celebrate Scottish literature is set to launch.

The National (Scotland)

What's there to do in Scotland this week? Here's seven things for seven days

1 THE fabulous Val McDermid is appearing at Glasgow’s Mitchell Library this week talking about her new book and heroine Allie Burns – as well as…

Chronicle Live

Acclaimed crime writer Val McDermid hints at setting novel in Northumberland landmark

In an interview with BBC Radio Newcastle, Val McDermid said that Hexham Abbey would be the perfect setting for a novel or short story and also spoke of her love for the Northumberland coast

The National (Scotland)

'Rich tourists' accused of taking food for those in need on North Coast 500

TOURISTS are helping themselves to a service in the Highlands which helps vulnerable people receive food for free, it has been claimed.

Edinburgh Live

Cherished Edinburgh community cafe to be reopened by Scottish crime writer Val McDermid

CafeLife was forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and is now finally opening its doors with a new interior, a brand new menu and the Scottish writer in tow to celebrate the reopening

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