CrimeBits 2: 100 Opening Gambits for Great Thrillers & Linked Mystery Puzzles

by Val McDermid (Editor), Luca Veste (Editor)

Overview

CrimeBits 2 is a unique, interactive puzzle book including 100 first pages of thrillers, the best selected by the world-famous crime author Val McDermid. Each page is linked to a puzzle, ranging from crosswords, to wordsearches, to mystery logic puzzles. Read an exclusive introduction by bestselling author Val McDermid on crime writing and the importance of a novel's opening. This grab-bag of a book also includes writing challenges, crime trivia, and editor's notes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781915406859
Publisher:	Black Spring Press
Publication date:	12/16/2025
Series:	Black Spring Crime
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Val McDermid has sold over 20 million books to date across the globe and has been translated into more than 40 languages. She is perhaps best known for her Wire in the Blood series, featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan, which was adapted for television. Her recent TV series Traces aired in a BBC1 primetime slot in January of 2021, and ITV’s adaptation of Karen Pirie, based on Val’s cold case detective of the same name. Val was chair of the Wellcome Book Prize in 2017 and has served as a judge for both the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the 2018 Man Booker Prize. She is the recipient of six honorary doctorates and is an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda’s College, Oxford. She is Visiting Professor in the Centre of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Otago in New Zealand. She is an experienced broadcaster and much sought-after columnist and commentator across print media. Val is also lead vocalist with The Fun Lovin' Crime Writers, possibly the only band made up of crime writers ever to play at Glastonbury!