Have your say in choosing the Theakstons Old Peculier
Crime Novel of the Year

The Longlist has now been announced for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008, all 20 titles are shown below. We think you'll agree that this year's line up is very strong indeed with a great mix of heavyweights and rising stars. The shortlist will be decided by the general public so vote now for your favourite book from the longlist and enter our fantastic competition to win a trip to the festival, where the winner of the Award will be announced.

The 2008 longlist

Blue Shoes & Happiness Alexander McCall Smith	Christine Falls Benjamin Black	A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil Christopher Brookmyre	Shifting Skin Chris Simms
Sovereign CJ Sansom	One Under Graham Hurley	Darkness and Light John Harvey	Buried Mark Billingham
The Savage Garden Mark Mills	Corn Dolls Patrick Lennon	Not Dead Enough Peter James	Piece of My Heart Peter Robinson
The Death of Dalziel Reginald Hill	The Chemistry of Death Simon Beckett	Relentless Simon Kernick	Hurting Distance Sophie Hannah
The Tenderness of Wolves Stef Penney	Dying Light Stuart MacBride	The Risk of Darkness Susan Hill	The Grave Tattoo Val McDermid