From July 19-22 Harrogate will host the Theakstone's Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival during which the Crime Novel of the Year award will be announced. This award is the only one chosen by you, the reader. You can find more information or vote here, or in any Waterstone's bookshop nationwide. We will have for you interviews with two of the longlisted authors, David Dickinson & Catriona McPherson and much more coverage on this prestigious festival including the shortlist, coming soon.
Here is the longlist in full, starting with the authors we are going to interview for you.
David Dickinson is former editor of the BBC's Newsnight and Panorama programmes. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Lord Francis Powerscourt series. One of these books, entitled Death of a Chancellor, tells the story of a mysterious, untimely death of a chancellor just before the celebration of a very special anniversary. It soon transpires the chancellor was one of the richest men in Britain. His sister suspects foul play and Lord Francis Powerscourt is asked to investigate. As all Dickinson's books, Death of a Chancellor is richly textured with historical detail and a mazy, intelligent plot.
Catriona McPherson is the creator of Dandy Gilver, Society Sleuth. Her book After the Armistice Ball is a murder mystery set against the background of a crumbling upper-class society in the aftermath of the First World War. Catriona McPherson's first novel is a sparkling and skilful debut, harking back to the golden age whodunnit mysteries of yesteryear. Find out more about Catriona and the series at dandygilver.co.uk
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Here is the rest of the longlist:
Dead Place by Stephen Booth
All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses and Eye by Christopher Brookmyre
Never Go Back by Robert Goddard
Two Way Split by Allan Guthrie
Little Face by Sophie Hannah
Ash & Bone by John Harvey
The Stranger House by Reginald Hill
The Pure in Heart by Susan Hill
Blood and Honey by Graham Hurley
The Lighthouse by PD James
The Death Ship of Dartmouth by Michael Jecks
Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride
The Excursion Train by Edward Marston
Ratcatcher by James McGee
Dance with Death by Barbara Nadel
Jacquot and the Angel by Martin O'Brien
End in Tears by Ruth Rendell
Mr Clarinet by Nick Stone
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