THE UNCOSY QUEEN
Appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in August, bestselling crime writer Val McDermid revealed that her publisher recently received a letter from the estate of Agatha Christie: ‘They said, “you must cease and desist referring to Val McDermid as the Queen of Crime. We have trademarked this expression. If you call Val McDermid as the Queen of Crime, you will be in breach of copyright and this trademark. You may continue to quote other people calling her the Queen of Crime and obviously you cannot prevent someone calling her Queen of Crime on a platform during the event. But should you
