Praise for Winter:

"[A] celebration of the season that is part memoir, part guide to our festive traditions and seems tailor-made for the Christmas market."--Vikki Reilly, The Scotsman (UK)

"Tartan noir master McDermid (Past Lying) flexes her talent for evocative description in this appealing collection . . . a satisfying collection of literary amuse-bouches."--Publishers Weekly

"An endearing panorama of Scottish winters, told by a crime novelist on holiday from horror."--Kirkus Reviews

"McDermid's writing is lyrical, often profound, and thoroughly enjoyable. The perfect holiday gift for all lovers of nature tales and things Caledonian and for McDermid's fans, who will appreciate the insights into her creative process and the environment within which her brilliant novels are often set."--Jane Murphy, Booklist

"A warm hug of a book. I felt like I was sitting by a roaring winter fire and Val was talking to me directly, sometimes singing."--Jackie Kay, author of Red Dust Road

"Rich, ruminative, and deeply, dazzlingly rousing . . . If winter wasn't your favorite season already, that's about to change."--Michael Pedersen, Edinburgh Makar

Praise for Val McDermid:

"Clear-eyed, vigorous, unpretentious and mesmerizing."--Seattle Times, on Forensics

"McDermid has not lost her early journalistic genius for telling a good story plainly and with passion."--Times Saturday Review (UK), on Forensics

"McDermid is at the top of her game and readers will be highly rewarded for taking this new journey at her side."--CrimeReads on Still Life

"McDermid remains unrivalled . . . brilliant."--Observer (UK) on How the Dead Speak