Scottish Shortlist

Half a dozen novels are finalists for the inaugural Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Book of the Year Award. They are:

• A Foreign Country, by Charles Cumming (Harper Collins)
• Dead Men and Broken Hearts, by Craig Russell (Quercus)
• Gods and Beasts, by Denise Mina (Orion)
• The Lewis Man, by Peter May (Quercus)
• Prague Fatale, by Philip Kerr (Quercus)
• Redemption, by Will Jordan (Random House)

The winner of this prize, which “seeks to recognize and reward excellence in Scottish crime writing,” is supposed to be announced on Sunday, September 16, during the Bloody Scotland convention. The winner will received a trophy and a £3,000 check.

(Hat tip to Shotsmag Confidential.)