Val McDermid
Val McDermid grew up in a Scottish mining community then read English at Oxford.
Alison Atlee spent her childhood re-enacting Little Women and trying to fashion nineteenth century wardrobes for her Barbie dolls.
Happily, these activities turned out to be good preparation for writing historical novels. She now lives in Kentucky.
THE TYPEWRITER GIRL
Val McDermid grew up in a Scottish mining community then read English at Oxford.
He has now left the police force and to become a full-time writer.