The shortlist for crime writing’s most wanted accolade, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, has been announced.
Celebrating its 15th year, the Awards feature six titles whittled down from a longlist of 18 crime novels published by British and Irish authors whose novels were published in paperback from 1 May 2016 to 30 April 2017.
- Real Tigers – Mick Herron
- Lie With Me – Sabine Durrant
- Out of Bounds – Val McDermid
- Missing, Presumed – Susie Steiner
- After You Die – Eva Dolan
- Black Widow – Chris Brookmyre