How did Val McDermid decide to balance the suspense and emotional depth in this story?
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Cross and Burn

Cross and Burn
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How did Val McDermid decide to balance the suspense and emotional depth in this story?
Did anyone else feel the setting added a layer of intensity to the crime investigation?
What inspired the decision to depict the moral ambiguity surrounding justice in this way?