THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR & McDERMID DEBUT AWARD WINNERS

The 2024 Winners for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and the new McDermid Debut Award for new writers have been announced. Winners were announced on July 19 at the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, England. Congratulations to all. 

2024 Theakston Prize 

In the Blink of an Eye, by Jo Callaghan (Simon & Schuster UK)

2024 McDermid Debut Award for new authors

Deadly Animals, by Marie Tierney (Bonnier)

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2024 Theakston Prize Shortlist

The Last Dance, by Mark Billingham (Sphere)
In the Blink of an Eye, by Jo Callaghan (Simon & Schuster UK)
The Secret Hours, by Mick Herron (Baskerville)
Killing Jericho, by William Hussey (Zaffre)
None of This Is True, by Lisa Jewell (Century)
Strange Sally Diamond, by Liz Nugent (Sandycove)

2024 McDermid Debut Award Shortlist 

Crow Moon, by Suzy Aspley (Orenda)
Dark Island, by Daniel Aubrey (HarperCollins)
Knife Skills for Beginners, by Orlando Murrin (Bantam)
Mrs. Sidhu’s Dead and Scone, by Suk Pannu (HarperCollins)
The Library Thief, by Kuchenga Shenjé (Sphere)
Deadly Animals, by Marie Tierney (Bonnier)

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR

Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year: M.W. Craven for The Botanist

Elly Griffiths was Highly Commended for The Locked Room

Ann Cleeves was awarded the Theakson Old Peculiar Oustanding Contribution.

Congratulations, All! Wish I could have been there! 

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

Mick Herron’s Slough House (John Murray) won the 2022 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. It was  announced last night during the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, England.

Also nominated were The Night Hawks, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus); True Crime Story, by Joseph Knox (Penguin); Daughters of Night, by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (Pan); Midnight at Malabar House, by Vaseem Khan (Hodder Paperbacks); and The Last Thing to Burn, by Will Dean (Hodder Paperbacks).

Michael Connelly was presented with the 2022 Theakston Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction Award.

HT: TheRapSheet

Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Shortlist

Last month the organizers of the annual Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year announced their longlist. Great books there. Today they announced the shortlist. The winner of the award will be announced at Harrogate.

This award celebrates excellence, originality, and the very best in crime fiction from UK and Irish authors. Awarded annually as part of Harrogate International Festivals’ Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, the winner of the most wanted accolade in crime fiction receives a cheque for £3000, and an engraved oak beer cask, hand-carved by one of Britain’s last coopers from Theakstons Brewery. 

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

• The Night Hawks, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus)
• True Crime Story, by Joseph Knox (Penguin)
• Daughters of Night, by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (Pan)
• Slough House, by Mick Herron (John Murray)
• Midnight at Malabar House, by Vaseem Khan (Hodder Paperbacks)
• The Last Thing to Burn, by Will Dean (Hodder Paperbacks)

2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2020

The Chain by Adrian McKinty


Belfast born Adrian McKinty has been awarded the UK’s most prestigious accolade in crime writing, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, for his best-selling thriller, The Chain, that sees parents forced to abduct children to save the lives of their own.

The Chain was chosen by public vote and the prize judges.

From Fictionophile:

What Adrian McKinty says about his win:

“I am gobsmacked and delighted to win this award. Two years ago, I had given up on writing altogether and was working in a bar and driving an uber, and so to go from that to this is just amazing. People think that you write a book and it will be an immediate bestseller. For twelve books, my experience was quite the opposite, but then I started this one. It was deliberately high concept, deliberately different to everything else I had written – and I was still convinced it wouldn’t go anywhere… but now look at this. It has been completely life changing.”

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2020 marks the 16th year of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. The prize was created to celebrate the very best in crime fiction and is open to UK and Irish crime authors whose novels were published in paperback from 1 May 2019 to 30 April 2020. The award is run in partnership with T&R Theakston Ltd, WHSmith, and The Mail on Sunday.

Virtual Harrogate International Festival: July 23-26:

This weekend you can stream Harrogate (Theakston Old Peculier Crime) Festival for Free:

From Harrogate:

This weekend we bring you the #HIFWeekender. As we can't welcome you to the Festival this summer, we're bringing a taste of the Festival to you, with our free, online, long weekend of brand new events.

With over 40 events including household names, experts, and international performers across crime, salon, music, literature, DJ sets, history & family events, this is a fantastic programme to bring the thrill of live events to you this weekend.

Discover your Festival programme here: https://bit.ly/TheHIFWeekender

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year Shortlist

My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Worst Case Scenario by Helen Fitzgerald
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Joe Country by Mick Herron
The Chain by Adrian McKinty
Smoke And Ashes by Abir Mukherjee

Have your say. Vote for the ONE shortlisted book that you feel most deserves to be crowned the 2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Voting closes on July 19. Winner will be announced on July 23 in a digital awards ceremony.

Go here to Vote.

2020 marks the 16th year of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. The prize was created to celebrate the very best in crime fiction and is open to UK and Irish crime authors whose novels were published in paperback from 1 May 2019 to 30 April 2020. The award is run in partnership with T&R Theakston Ltd, WHSmith, and The Mail on Sunday.

Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Festival: Crime Novel of the Year

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival (Harrogate) announced the Novel of the Year just now. Thanks, Erin Mitchell, for providing live coverage. Such great fun. Almost--almost--like being there!

• Black Widow, by Chris Brookmyre (Little, Brown)

In addition at tonight's Awards ceremony Lee Child received Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction Award.

Here is the shortlist for Novel of the Year: Crime Novel by British and Irish authors whose novels were published in paperback between May 1, 2016 and April 30,  2017.

• Lie With Me, by Sabine Durrant (Mulholland)
• Out of Bounds, by Val McDermid (Little, Brown)
• Black Widow, by Chris Brookmyre (Little, Brown)
• After You Die, by Eva Dolan (Harvill Secker)
• Real Tigers, by Mick Herron (John Murray)
• Missing, Presumed, by Susie Steiner (Borough Press)

Hat Tip: Erin Mitchell. 

Thanks, Erin, for providing live coverage. How fun!