The British Book Awards aka The Nibbies

The British Book Awards were announced last night. Here's a link to all the categories. 

Winner: Book of the Year - Crime and Thriller

The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett (Viper)

The Twyford Code, Janice Hallett’s follow-up to her début The Appeal, was praised as “brave” and “bold” by our judges, with one dubbing it: “epistolary brainy crime”. Second books can be tricky, but Hallett smashed expectations when The Twyford Code outsold her début novel in hardback, audio and export. The judges were very impressed by Hallett’s skill in creating a mystery where the reader is invited to solve the crime alongside the characters, testifying to her growing strength as a writer. The striking cover included 33 clues within the fish’s scales and eyes and Viper’s “canny” marketing positioned Hallett as a the “queen of cosy crime” and capitalised on the love for her début. It is a “really wonderful success story”, commented one judge.

THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS: The Nibbies

The awards keep coming! If you're Sheltering in Place, now's a good time to read these Crime & Thriller Book of the Year Nominees. And, if you've already read them, please comment with your opinion.


The British Book Awards: The Nibbies

The Bookseller announced the nominees in 24 categories. All are of interest, of course, but for the purpose of this blog, here are the nominees in Crime & Thriller Book of the Year.

• My Sister, the Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Atlantic Books)
• The Hunting Party, by Lucy Foley (HarperCollins)
• How the Dead Speak, by Val McDermid (Little, Brown)
• The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides (Orion)
• Impostor, by L.J. Ross
(Dark Skies)
• Blue Moon, by Lee Child (Bantam Press)

To see the Shortlists in all categories, go Here.

2018 BRITISH BOOK AWARDS aka THE NIBBIES: Nominees

The 2018 British Book Awards aka The Nibbies were announced yesterday in several categories. Of interest to readers of this blog is the

Winner of the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year: 

The Dry by Jane Harper (Abacus)

Other nominees in the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year Category

• The Girl Before, by J.P. Delaney (Quercus)
• The Midnight Line, by Lee Child (Bantam Press)
• Behind Her Eyes, by Sarah Pinborough (HarperFiction)
• Spook Street, by Mick Herron (John Murray)
• He Said/She Said, by Erin Kelly (Mulholland)

The British Book Awards are organized by the UK magazine The Bookseller.

HT: J. Kingston Pierce's The Rap Sheet