The Crime Warp

For me one of the most anticipated events of the festival is always Val McDermid's New Blood panel. Over the years, I've discovered many New blood authors who have gone on to become firm favourites on my bookshelves. From Abir Mukherjee who writes about colonial India to David Mark who trails us round the strees of Hull and from Jane Harper's atmospheric Autralian novels to SJ Watson's haunting psychological thriller, I am always amazed at both the versatility and the originality of the new authors. Can't wait to find out more about this years four New Blood panellists and their books, but here's a sneaky little peek.  Available here Gytha Lodge  is a multi-award winning playwright who studied creative writing at UEA. Her debut,  She Lies in Wait , is dubbed as the biggest debut of 2019.  Val McDermid says  ' An atmospheric thriller that takes the idea of six friends with a dark place in their past and gives it a series of fresh, chill...

THEAKSTON FESTIVAL ROUNDS UP SIX SUSPECTS ON CRIME NOVEL AWARD SHORTLIST The shortlist for crime writing’s most wanted accolade, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, has been announced. The shortlisted six were whittled down from a longlist of 18 titles.  The prize, created to celebrate the very best in crime fiction, was open to UK and Irish crime authors whose novels were published in paperback from 1 May 2017 to 30 April 2018. The shortlist in full: ·           Mick Herron, Spook Street ·           Val McDermid, Insidious Intent ·           Denise Mina, The Long Drop ·           Abir Mukherjee, A Rising Man ·           Stav Sherez, The Intrusions ·           Susie Steine...