McIlvanney Prize: Scottish Crime Novel of the Year

The winner of the 2016 McIlvanney Prize Scottish Crime Novel of the Year Award was announced last night at the Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival.

Black Widow, by Chris Brookmyre (Little, Brown)

Other nominees:
• The Jump, by Doug Johnstone (Faber)
• Splinter the Silence, by Val McDermid (Little, Brown)
• Beloved Poison, by E.S. Thomson (Little, Brown)

HT: TheRapSheet