Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008
Waterstone’s and Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival have announced the longlist for the fourth Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. Now a firm date in the literary awards calendar, the longlist once again covers an exceptional mix of new and also more established writers covering styles from across the crime genre.
The only award of its kind to be voted for by the general public, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has generated a real mix of winners in the past, from well established authors like Val McDermid who won in 2006 for The Torment of Others to the surprise win in 2007 of Allan Guthrie for his first novel Two-Way Split.
Simon Robertson, Waterstone's Crime Buyer said:
‘This is the strongest longlist yet for the award,
which is a real reflection of the fantastic shape
British crime fiction is in at the moment.’
Simon Theakston, Executive Director of T&R Theakston said:
‘It is another great longlist. Last year proved that anyone can win,
whether they are an established writer or not so I am looking forward to seeing
who the public will vote onto the shortlist.’
The longlist is:
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The Chemistry of Death
by Simon Beckett
Buried
by Mark Billingham
Christine Falls
by Benjamin Black
A Tale Etched in Blood and
Hard Black Pencil
by Christopher Brookmyre
Hurting Distance
by Sophie Hannah
Darkness and Light
by John Harvey
The Death of Dalziel
by Reginald Hill
The Risk of Darkness
by Susan Hill
One Under
by Graham Hurley
Not Dead Enough
by Peter James |
Relentless
by Simon Kernick
Corn Dolls
by Patrick Lennon
Dying Light
by Stuart MacBride
Blue Shoes & Happiness
by Alexander McCall Smith
The Grave Tattoo
by Val McDermid
The Savage Garden
by Mark Mills
The Tenderness
of Wolves
by Stef Penney
Piece of My Heart
by Peter Robinson
Sovereign
by CJ Sansom
Shifting Skin
by Chris Simms |
Voting is open now in all Waterstone’s stores and online at www.waterstones.com and will continue until 17th June, vote now. The shortlist will be released on 26th June and the winner announced on 17th July on the opening night of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. The winner will receive £3,000 and a handmade Theakstons cask. The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival will take place in Harrogate from 17 – 20 July 2008. Weekend packages are available now by calling (01423) 562303.
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