The longlist for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award has been announced. This means I have more books to buy. It also means I need more time to read.
2012 Longlist
- Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch (Gollancz)
- Darkside by Belinda Bauer (Corgi)
- Now You See Me by SJ Bolton (Corgi)
- Where the Bodies Are Buried by Chris Brookmyre (Abacus)
- The Burning Soul by John Connolly (Hodder Paperback)
- The Calling by Neil Cross (Simon & Schuster)
- The Hanging Shed by Gordon Ferris (Corvus)
- Bryant and May and the Memory of Blood by Christopher Fowler (Bantam)
- Blue Monday by Nicci French (Michael Joseph)
- The Fear Index by Robert Harris (Arrow)
- The Retribution by Val McDermid (Sphere)
- The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina (Orion)
- Black Flowers by Steve Mosby (Orion)
- Collusion by Stuart Neville (Vintage)
- The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin (Orion)
- Mice by Gordon Reece (Pan Books)
- Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith (Simon & Schuster)
- Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson (Black Swan)
I'm so pleased to see The Hanging Shed by Gordon Ferris on the list. This is probably my favourite of all the books I read in 2011. Words can't describe how much I love this book. I'm also delighted to see Before I Go To Sleep by S J Watson there. I was getting a little tired of the hype surrounding this one but, eventually, I gave in. I discovered it was worthy of the hype. A wonderful book.
Books I'm longing to read are Now You See Me by S J Bolton, The Calling by Neil Cross, The Retribution by Val McDermid and The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin.
(You can find details of the award here.)
Have you read any on the list? Maybe you've read them all. Any favourites there?
Have a lovely weekend, all!