That the Parliament congratulates Longniddry resident, David Goodman, on winning the McDermid Debut Award for his debut novel, A Reluctant Spy, at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival; recognises that this award is named after Val McDermid, one of Scotland’s most celebrated crime novelists; notes that the award was judged by Val McDermid and Simon Theakston, chairman of the event’s sponsor T&R Theakston Ltd, and looks forward to David’s further writing endeavours after the success of his debut novel.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Foysol Choudhury, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Craig Hoy, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber, Tess White, Elena Whitham