06.08.13 | Joshua Farrington - The Bookseller
The shortlist for the Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year has been announced. Authors Ian Rankin and Val McDermid have both made the cut.
The prize is organised by Bloody Scotland, the international crime-writing festival. The winning author will receive £1,000 and a trophy when the result is announced on 14th September, during the festival. The festival and prize began last year, with Charles Cumming winning the inaugural prize with his novel A Foreign Country (HarperCollins). It is open to writers who live in Scotland, work in Scotland, or have other Scottish roots, and awards both fiction and non-fiction.
Bloody Scotland's festival manager Dom Hastings said: "The wealth and diversity of contemporary Scottish crime writing is demonstrated by this exceptional shortlist, featuring writers at the top of their game, including Ian Rankin and Val McDermid."
The judging panel is made up of former Times editor Magnus Linklater, the Daily Record's Shari Low and Glasgow City Council's Bailloe Liz Cameron.
The prize is sponsored by Deanston Distillery, a whisky manufacturer based near Stirling.
The full shortlist:
Ann Cleeves Dead Water (Macmillan)
Gordon Ferris Pilgrim Soul (Atlantic)
Malcolm MacKay How a Gunman Says Goodbye (Mantle)
Denise Mina The Red Road (Orion)
Val McDermid The Vanishing Point (Sphere)
Ian Rankin Standing in Another Man's Grave (Orion)
The prize is organised by Bloody Scotland, the international crime-writing festival. The winning author will receive £1,000 and a trophy when the result is announced on 14th September, during the festival. The festival and prize began last year, with Charles Cumming winning the inaugural prize with his novel A Foreign Country (HarperCollins). It is open to writers who live in Scotland, work in Scotland, or have other Scottish roots, and awards both fiction and non-fiction.
Bloody Scotland's festival manager Dom Hastings said: "The wealth and diversity of contemporary Scottish crime writing is demonstrated by this exceptional shortlist, featuring writers at the top of their game, including Ian Rankin and Val McDermid."
The judging panel is made up of former Times editor Magnus Linklater, the Daily Record's Shari Low and Glasgow City Council's Bailloe Liz Cameron.
The prize is sponsored by Deanston Distillery, a whisky manufacturer based near Stirling.
The full shortlist:
Ann Cleeves Dead Water (Macmillan)Gordon Ferris Pilgrim Soul (Atlantic)
Malcolm MacKay How a Gunman Says Goodbye (Mantle)
Denise Mina The Red Road (Orion)
Val McDermid The Vanishing Point (Sphere)
Ian Rankin Standing in Another Man's Grave (Orion)
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