LONGLIST REVEALED - Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2016!

Giants of the genre are pitted against a clutch of new voices in one of the most prestigious crime writing prizes in the country. Now in its twelfth year, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award was created to celebrate the very best in crime writing and is open to crime authors whose novels were published in paperback from 1 May 2015 to 18 April 2016. The 2016 Award is run in partnership with T&R Theakston Ltd, WHSmith, and The Radio Times. The long list, comprising 18 titles, is selected by an academy of crime writing authors, agents, editors, reviewers, members of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival Programming Committee and representatives from T&R Theakston Ltd and WHSmith. From 21 April, longlisted titles will feature in a six-week campaign across all 300 WHSmith stores and 80 library services, representing a total of 1645 library branches. The shortlist of six titles will be announced on 31 May, followed by a seven-week promotion in libraries and WHSmith. The overall winner will be decided by the panel of Judges, alongside a public vote. The public vote opens on 1 July and closes 15 July at www.theakstons.co.uk

Time Of Death                    The Moth Catcher                      Tell No Tales          Mark Billingham                       Ann Cleeves                             Eva Dolan

Career Of Evil                    The Ghost Fields                   Black Eyed Susans         Robert Galbraith                       Elly Griffiths                         Julia Heaberlin

Disclaimer                         The Missing and                     Every Night I Dream               Renee Knight                              the Dead                                       Of Hell                                                           Stuart MacBride                         Malcolm Mackay

I Let You Go                     Splinter The Silence            The Glorious Heresies      Clare Mackintosh                      Val McDermid                        Lisa McInerney

Rain Dogs                     The Nightmare Place               The Final Silence           Adrian McKinty                        Steve Mosby                         Stuart Neville

In A Dark Dark Wood       Death is a Welcome Guest                Stasi Child             Ruth Ware                            Louise Welsh                         David Young