2007 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
Four Scottish crime novels are on the longlist for the 2007 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. This is the third year of the award, announced as part of the Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, and is part of the 2007 Harrogate Festival.
The award was won in 2006 by Val McDiarmid.
The Scottish entries on the longlist are:
- All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye by Christopher Brookmyre
- Two-Way Split by Allan Guthrie
- Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride
- After the Armistice Ball by Catriona McPherson
- Update! - Three of these titles have been shortlisted, so congratulations to Allan, Christopher and Stuart - 27th June 2007
You can vote for your favourite crime novel at any UK branch of Waterstone's or online at Waterstones.com.
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Add to BasketAfter The Armistice Ball - Paperback -
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Dandy Gilver is bored to a whimper in the spring of 1922 and a little light snooping seems like harmless fun. Before long though, the puzzle of what really happened to the Duffy diamonds after the Armistice Ball has been swept aside by a sudden, unexpected death in a lonely seaside cottage in Galloway. -
Add to BasketAll Fun And Games Until Somebody Loses An Eye - Paperback -
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Ross Bell, a researcher working for an arms manufacturer in Switzerland, is forced to disappear before he is 'persuaded' to part with the secrets of his research. Ross's firm is desperate to locate him and believe that his mother, who had teenage dreams of fast cars, extreme action and James Bond, is the key to his whereabouts. -
Add to BasketCold Granite - Paperback -
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It's DS Logan McRae's first day back on the job after a year off on the sick, and it couldn't get much worse. Four year old David Reid's body is discovered in a ditch, strangled, mutilated and a long time dead. There's a killer stalking the Granite City and the local media are baying for blood. -
£6.99Two-Way Split - Paperback -
Robin Greaves is an armed robber whose professionalism is put to the test when he discovers his wife has been sleeping with a fellow gang member. Robin plans the ultimate revenge, but things go from bad to worse when the gang bungles a post office robbery, leaving carnage in their wake.