Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. VOTE NOW

 

This year’s longlist features twenty incredible crime novels, with literary icons vying with debut authors for the prestigious award.
Contenders include:
Bad Actors, the gruelling bestseller from 2022 winner Mick Herron;
the penultimate Dr Ruth Galloway thriller 
The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths;
All I Said Was True, the ticking clock thriller from barrister-turned-author Imran Mahmood;
historical mysteries set on a 18th Century mail-ship bound for Philadelphia in Blue Water by Leonora Nattrass,
and the turbulent streets of 1950s Bombay in
The Lost Man of Bombay by Vaseem Khan;
Sarah Vaughan with her masterful psychological page-turner Reputation;
the deftly suspenseful The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett;
and many more.

 You can vote for your favourites at
harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com

The shortlist will be announced on 15 June, with the winner crowned at the opening night of the

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival –
which runs from 20 – 23 July 2023
and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with an extra special line-up of killer events.