The winner will be decided by combining the result of this public vote with the votes of a panel of expert judges: Jenni Murray, BBC Radio 4 broadcaster and author; John Dugdale, Guardian Associate Media Editor; Natalie Haynes, comedian and journalist; and Simon Theakston, Executive Director of T&R Theakston Ltd.
• In the Dark, by Mark Billingham (Little, Brown)
• The Surrogate, by Tania Carver (Little, Brown)
• A Simple Act of Violence, by R.J. Ellory (Orion)
• The Crossing Places, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus)
• Dead Tomorrow, by Peter James (Pan Books)
• Gallows Lane, by Brian McGilloway (Pan Macmillan)
• Doors Open, by Ian Rankin (Orion)
• Child 44, by Tom Rob Smith (Simon & Schuster)
3 comments:
This list is refreshingly free of certain books. Not naming names. Those who know me will know what I mean.
Is Theakston sponsoring the contest because Old Peculiar features prominently in books by Martha Grimes?
Yes, Theakston is the sponsor, nothing to do with Martha Grimes.
Sponsors
Theakstons, Leeds Met, HarperCollins, Little Brown, Transworld, Pan MacMillan, Simon & Schuster, Constable & Robinson, Penguin, Orion, Yorkshire Cancer Research… the Crime Writing Festival at Harrogate attracts big brands. And there’s a good reason.
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