Wednesday, July 05, 2006

A Battle Is Brewing

If you haven’t already voted for your favorite among the shortlist of books nominated to receive the 2006 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, you’d better get hoppin’. The voting closes on Friday, July 14. The contenders are:

Strange Blood, by Lindsay Ashford (Honno)
One Last Breath, by Stephen Booth (HarperCollins)
The Coffin Trail, by Martin Edwards (Allison & Busby)
The Various Haunts of Men, by Susan Hill (Vintage)
The Torment of Others, by Val McDermid (HarperCollins)
Fleshmarket Close, by Ian Rankin (Orion)

The voting is open to all readers. You’ll find the official ballot here. Winners will be announced during the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival, to be held in England, July 20-23.

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