Friday, April 25, 2025

2025 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award Longlist

2025 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award Longlist
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inner will be announced  July 17 at the opening night of this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, England. What a great list. Get reading! Anyone can vote to establish the shortlist. Go here to cat your ballot (and check out the covers). Congratulations to all!

The Cracked Mirror, by Chris Brookmyre (Sphere)
Our Holiday, by Louise Candlish (HQ)
A Stranger in the Family, by Jane Casey (Hemlock Press)
The Mercy Chair, by M.W. Craven (Constable)
The Wrong Sister, by Claire Douglas (Michael Joseph)
The Last Word, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus)
Estella’s Revenge, by Barbara Havelocke (Hera)
Redemption, by Jack Jordan (Simon & Schuster UK)
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby, by Ellery Lloyd (Pan)
Finding Sophie, by Imran Mahmood (Raven)
The Woman on the Ledge, by Ruth Mancini (Century)
The Kill List, by Nadine Matheson (HQ)
Hunted, by Abir Mukherjee (Harvill Secker)
Blood Like Mine, by Stuart Neville (Simon & Schuster UK)
To Die in June, by Alan Parks (Canongate)
Deadly Animals, by Marie Tierney (Zaffre)
The Last Murder at the End of the World, by Stuart Turton (Raven)
All the Colours of the Dark, by Chris Whitaker (Orion)

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