SHORTLISTS: Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year & McDermid Debut Award

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award Shortlist

The Cracked Mirror, by Chris Brookmyre (Sphere)
The Mercy Chair, by M.W. Craven (Constable)
The Last Word, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus)
Hunted, by Abir Mukherjee (Harvill Secker)
All the Colours of the Dark, by Chris Whitaker (Orion)

McDermid Debut Award (named for crime writer Val McDcDermid)

Sick to Death, by Chris Bridges (Avon) 

I Died at Fallow Hall, by Bonnie Burke-Patel (Bedford Square) 

Her Two Lives, by Nilesha Chauvet (Faber & Faber) 

A Reluctant Spy, by David Goodman (Headline)

Isolation Island, by Louise Minchin (Headline) 

Black Water Rising, by Sean Watkin (Canelo)

Winners will be announced  July 17 at the opening night of this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, England. Congratulations to all!