Harrogate International Festivals today announced the shortlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2026, one of the UK and Ireland’s most prestigious crime fiction awards. The winner will be revealed on the opening night of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Thursday, July 23.
The six books shortlisted for Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2026, now in its twenty-second year, showcase works from Tariq Ashkanani, Abigail Dean, Alice Feeney, Elly Griffiths, Mick Herron, and Vaseem Khan, who will compete for the coveted award. The winner, who receives £3,000 and a handmade, engraved oak beer cask provided by T&R Theakston Ltd, will be selected by a panel of seven expert judges, with the public vote representing the eighth judge.
Readers are now invited to vote for their favorite book to win via this link, with voting closing on Thursday, July 16 at 23:59 GMT. The winner will be revealed on the opening night of Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival at a special awards ceremony hosted by Steph McGovern.
The 2026 shortlist (in alphabetical order by surname) is:
• The Midnight King by Tariq Ashkanani (Profile Books, Viper)
• The Death of Us by Abigail Dean (HarperCollins, Hemlock Press)
• Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (Pan Macmillan, Pan Fiction)
• The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths (Quercus Books)
• Clown Town by Mick Herron (John Murray Books, Baskerville)
• Quantum of Menace by Vaseem Khan (Bonnier Books, Zaffre)
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