Scottish crime writer Val McDermid entertained fans on
Saturday with a reading from her new novel, Trick of the
Dark.
The free event, organised by the University of Otago's Centre
for Irish and Scottish Studies, was held at the Otago
Settlers Museum, and attracted about 100 people.
Afterwards, she took questions from the floor, telling the
audience crime writing had changed, and people expected
character development in crime novel series.
Expectations had changed greatly since the days of Agatha
Christie's Miss Marple, who seemed to remain unscathed
despite the shocking crimes she had solved, McDermid said.
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