The longlist was announced for the McIlvanney Prize (named after the late William McIlvanney) for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2021. Finalists will be revealed at the beginning of September coinciding with publication of The Dark Remains, William McIlvanney's final book, completed by Ian Rankin. The winner will be revealed in Stirling at the Bloody Scotland Festival and online on Friday, September 17.
The Cut, Chris Brookmyre (Little,Brown)
The Silent Daughter, Emma Christie (Wellbeck)
Before the Storm, Alex Gray (Little, Brown)
Dead Man’s Grave, Neil Lancaster (HarperCollins, HQ)
The Coffinmaker’s Garden, Stuart MacBride (HarperCollins)
Still Life, Val McDermid (Little,Brown)
Bad Debt, William McIntyre (Sandstone)
The Less Dead, Denise Mina (Vintage)
How To Survive Everything, Ewan Morrison (Saraband)
Edge of the Grave, Robbie Morrison (Macmillan)
The April Dead, Alan Parks (Canongate)
Hyde, Craig Russell (Constable)
Waking the Tiger, Mark Wightman (Hobeck Books)
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