Longlist Revealed for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

The longlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2022 has been revealed with debut authors and literary icons vying for the UK and Ireland’s most coveted crime fiction writing award. The award, now in its 18th year, is presented by Harrogate International Festivals and recognizes the best crime novels published in the UK and Ireland in paperback over the past year. Readers can vote online for their favorite book among the listed titles, with voting closing on May 26.

• Girl A, by Abigail Dean (HarperFiction)
• The Heron’s Cry, by Ann Cleeves (Pan)
• Tall Bones, by Anna Bailey (Penguin)
• Blood Ties, by Brian McGilloway (Constable)
• The Cut, by Chris Brookmyre (Abacus)
• The Less Dead, by Denise Mina (Vintage)
• The Night Hawks, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus)
• Watch Her Fall, by Erin Kelly (Hodder Paperbacks)
• I Know What I Saw, by Imran Mahmood (Raven)
• True Crime Story, by Joseph Knox (Penguin)
• Daughters of Night, by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (Pan)
• Dead Ground, by M.W. Craven (Constable)
• Rabbit Hole, by Mark Billingham (Sphere)
• Slough House, by Mick Herron (John Murray)
• The Devil and the Dark Water, by Stuart Turton (Raven)
• Midnight at Malabar House, by Vaseem Khan (Hodder Paperbacks)
• The Last Thing to Burn, by Will Dean (Hodder Paperbacks)
• The Trawlerman, by William Shaw (Riverrun)