"I especially don't like the graphic violence against women and children often depicted in novels such as 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' and others. I'm not sure if it's being done just to entertain or whether it really is necessary for the characters involved."
Ann Cleeves is an English crime writer known for the Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez, and Matthew Venn series. Her novels have been adapted into major television dramas including Vera and Shetland. She has received the CWA Diamond Dagger for sustained excellence in crime writing.