After a busy Wednesday spent out of my office, I’m catching up with two different prize-related announcements. The first concerns the longlist of contenders for the 2026 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. Here are the 18 nominees:
• What Happens in the Dark, by Kia Abdullah (HQ Fiction)
• The Midnight King, by Tariq Ashkanani (Viper)
• The Impossible Thing, by Belinda Bauer (Bantam)
• What the Night Brings, by Mark Billingham (Sphere)
• Human Remains, by Jo Callaghan (Simon & Schuster)
• The Death of Us, by Abigail Dean (Hemlock Press)
• The Chemist, by A.A. Dhand (HQ Fiction)
• Beautiful Ugly, by Alice Feeney (Pan Fiction)
• The Frozen People, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus)
• The Examiner, by Janice Hallett (Viper)
• The Blue Hour, by Paula Hawkins (Doubleday)
• Clown Town, by Mick Herron (Baskerville)
• Quantum of Menace, by Vaseem Khan (Zaffre)
• Paperboy, by Callum McSorley (Vertigo)
• The Good Liar, by Denise Mina (Harvill Secker)
• Gunner, by Alan Parks (Baskerville)
• We Live Here Now, by Sarah Pinborough (Orion Fiction)
• A Schooling in Murder, by Andrew Taylor (Hemlock Press)
Sponsored annually by British brewery T&R Theakston, these commendations are designed to showcase the finest crime and mystery fiction offered by the UK and Ireland.
As a press release explains, “Crime fiction fans are now invited to help whittle 18 down to 6 by voting for their favourite novels to reach the shortlist, with the winner of the coveted award announced on the opening night of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival on Thursday 23rd July.” Go ahead and cast your ballot here.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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