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September 16, 2024

The Bloody Best

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The winners were revealed for the 2024 McIlvanney Prize and Bloody Scotland Debut Prize on the opening night of the Bloody Scotland crime writing festival friday evening. The McIlvanney Prize is awarded to the best Scottish Crime book of the year (renamed in 2016 in memory of William McIlvanney, often described as the "Godfather of Tartan Noir"), and the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize is awarded to the best first-time crime novelist. Congrats to all the winners and finalists!

McIlvanney Prize:  The Cracked Mirror, by Chris Brookmyre (Abacus)

Also shorlisted:

  • Past Lying, by Val McDermid (Sphere)
  • Hunted, by Abir Mukherjee (Vintage)
  • A Spy Like Me, by Kim Sherwood (HarperCollins)
  • A Divine Fury, by D.V. Bishop (Pan Macmillan)

 

Debut Prize:  The Silent House of Sleep, by Allan Gaw (SA Press)

Also shortlisted:

  • Crow Moon, by Suzy Aspley (Orenda)
  • Dark Island, by Daniel Aubrey (Harper North)
  • Blood Runs Deep, by Doug Sinclair (Storm Publishing)
  • Double Proof, by Martin Stewart (Polygon)

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