SCOTTISH crime writer Val McDermid has said she “missed a trick” by making one of her leading women a gin drinker instead of a whisky fan ...
SCOTTISH crime writer Val McDermid has said she “missed a trick” by making one of her leading women a gin drinker instead of aThe Tartan Noir author, known for hits such as The Distant Echo, said that well-meaning fans send her bottles of gin due to her character Karen Pirie having a taste for it – but even the smell makes McDermid herself “faintly queasy”.
“I still think it suits her personality, but as a result, I've generously been given quite a few bottles of gin.“My partner and her colleagues assure me these are lovely, but I can't drink any as I over-indulged to the point of being sick for three days back when I was a student. The very smell still makes me faintly queasy.”
McDermid said: “I’ve always enjoyed a dram, so I missed a trick by not making Karen like our national spirit.
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