2018 Theakston Onetime Peculier Criminal Offense New Of The Twelvemonth Longlist Revealed

Big hitters including Lee Child, Ian Rankin in addition to Val McDermid, characteristic on the longlist for the nigh prestigious criminal offense writing prize inwards the country.

The prize was created to celebrate the real best inwards criminal offense fiction in addition to is opened upward to UK in addition to Irish Gaelic criminal offense authors whose novels were published inwards paperback from 1 May 2017 to thirty Apr 2018.

2018 marks the 14th year of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. The winner is announced at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, hosted inwards Harrogate each July. The festival was established inwards 2003 past times Val McDermid, agent Jane Gregory, in addition to arts charity Harrogate International Festivals.

The honor is run inwards partnership with T&R Theakston Ltd, WHSmith, in addition to The Mail on Sunday. The longlist of eighteen titles were selected past times an university of criminal offense writing authors, agents, editors, reviewers in addition to members of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival Programming Committee.

Four previous winners of the honor - Val McDermid (2006), Lee Child (2011), Denise Mina (2012 in addition to 2013) in addition to Chris Brookmyre (2017) - render on 2018’s longlist. The longlist every bit good features around of the genre’s hottest novel talent including the debut novels of Jane Harper, Emma Flint, Joseph Knox, Imran Mahmood in addition to Abir Mukherjee.

Executive manager of T&R Theakston, Simon Theakston, said: “2018’s longlist shows how rigid in addition to dynamic the genre is every bit it features in addition to thus many debut novels, with established names. It shows how criminal offense fiction non entirely dominates publishing but shapes our cultural landscape.”

The longlist inwards full:    

Want You Gone by Chris Brookmyre

The Midnight Line by Lee Child

The Seagull by Ann Cleeves

Little Deaths by Emma Flint

The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths

The Dry by Jane Harper

Spook Street by Mick Herron

A Death at Fountains Abbey by Antonia Hodgson

He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly

Sirens by Joseph Knox

The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet

You Don't Know Me by Imran Mahmood

Insidious Intent by Val McDermid

The Long Drop by Denise Mina

A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee

Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin

The Intrusions by Stav Sherez

Persons Unknown by Susie Steiner

The longlist volition locomote promoted inwards a dedicated online attain with WHSmith in addition to a nationwide library promotion.

The shortlist of half-dozen titles volition locomote announced on 27 May, followed past times a six-week advertisement inwards libraries in addition to inwards WHSmith stores nationwide. The overall winner volition locomote decided past times the panel of Judges, with a populace vote. The populace vote opens on 1 July in addition to closes fourteen July at www.theakstons.co.uk.

The winner volition locomote announced at an honor ceremony hosted past times broadcaster Mark Lawson on nineteen July on the opening black of the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival inwards Harrogate. They’ll have a £3,000 cash prize, every bit good every bit a handmade, engraved beer barrel provided past times Theakston Old Peculier.

The awards black volition every bit good characteristic the Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction Award, with past times recipients over the years including PD James, Ruth Rendell, Reginald Hill in addition to Colin Dexter.