The 2025 Bloody Scotland international crime-writing festival began yesterday in Stirling, Scotland, and will continue into Sunday afternoon. Last evening brought the announcements of which books and authors have won that convention’s two annual awards.
First off, Tariq Ashkanani’s The Midnight King (Viper) has been given this year’s McIlvanney Prize, named in honor of the late novelist William McIlvanney. The four other 2024 novels in contention were The Good Father, by Liam McIlvanney (Bonnier); Paperboy, by Callum McSorley (Pushkin Press); The Good Liar, by Denise Mina (Vintage); and Midnight and Blue, by Ian Rankin (Orion).
In addition, David Goodman has been proclaimed the winner of the 2025 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize for his novel, A Reluctant Spy (Headline). Also vying for that accolade were The Malt Whisky Murders, by Natalie Jayne Clark (Polygon); The Search for Othella Savage, by Foday Mannah (Quercus); Five by Five, by Claire Wilson (Michael Joseph); and The Unrecovered, by Richard Strachan (Raven).
Congratulations to all of the nominees!
Saturday, September 13, 2025
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