The Crime Warp

Big hitters including Lee Child and Val McDermid, feature on the longlist for the most prestigious crime writing prize in the country. Now in its 13th year, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 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 2016 to 30 April 2017. Four previous winners of the award – Mark Billingham (2005/2009), Val McDermid (2006), Lee Child (2011) and Sarah Hilary (2015) return on 2017’s longlist. The bestselling authors are also up against their compatriot in the crime writing establishment, Ian Rankin, who this year marks 30 years of his iconic creation Rebus. Previous longlisted authors, Peter May, Stuart Neville, Eva Dolan, Ruth Ware, Antonia Hodgson and David Young, also feature. The 2017 Award is run in partnership with T&R Theakston Ltd, WHSmith, and The Mail on Sunday. The longlist, comprising 18 titles, is selected by...

Paula Hawkins, author of one of the biggest debuts in crime fiction,  The Girl On The Train , launches her follow-up  Into The Water , exclusively in Harrogate on May 4. Girl on the Train  was the psychological thriller debut that nobody escaped. It debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list, was a USA Today Book of the Year and a major motion picture starring Emily Blunt. It occupied the number one spot of the UK hardback chart for 20 weeks, the longest any book has ever held the top spot, selling a staggering 15 million copies worldwide in the first year of its release. Now, Paula Hawkins will launch her next novel - one of the most anticipated releases of 2017 -  Into the Water , at an exclusive one-off evening with Harrogate International Festivals at Harrogate’s Crown Hotel, in partnership with WHSmith and Psychologies magazine. The author of one of the most successful psychological debuts in publishing history will be interviewed on stag...

Val McDermid Splinter the Silence Published by Little, Brown; Thursday 27 August 2015 £18.99, Hardback and eBook ‘That day, waiting had been almost unbearable. He wanted something more spectacular, something that couldn’t be ignored. These deaths needed to make a mark . . .’ Number one bestselling author Val McDermid is back with her most gripping, chilling, suspenseful novel yet, featuring two of the most distinctive and unforgettable characters in crime fiction: Tony Hill and Carol Jordan. Published on 27 August 2015 by Little, Brown, this will be the chart-topping crime writer’s 29 th book.