Val McDermid unpacks the success of the iconic New Blood panel revealing how she picks the chosen four each year, whether she has seen trends change over the years and expressing what the platform means to debut authors and the industry.\n\nIn this interview Mark Lawson ekes out the heritage and impact of 17 years of the New Blood panel.\n\nVal McDermid in Conversation with Mark Lawson was recorded live as part of the digital Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2020.\n\nPodcast Music By: Joseph McDade.