Bloody Scotland returns for another year, with five of the country's top crime authors being nominated for the coveted McIlvanney Prize.
The prestigious accolade, sponsored by The Glencairn Glass and named in honour of the iconic late writer William McIlvanney, will be presented on Friday, September 13 on the opening night of Bloody Scotland.
The finalists were selected by the judges – BBC Scotland presenter Bryan Burnett, category manager for Waterstones Angie Crawford and journalist and editor Arusa Qureshi. Chris Brookmyre, whose 30th crime novel will be published next year, won the inaugural McIlvanney Prize with Black Widow in 2016. The Cracked Mirror is described as a cross-genre hybrid of Agatha Christie and Michael Connelly.The judges said: “A truly original idea, executed with skill and imagination. The combination of Perthshire and Los Angeles shouldn’t work but it does!”
Abir Mukherjee was brought up in Hamilton near Glasgow and now lives in Surrey. He has previously won the CWA Dagger for best Historical Novel for his Wyndham and Banerjee series set in 1920s India. Hunted is a timely thriller set in the run-up to the US election. The judges said: “An exciting addition to the Bond canon which brings a fresh new set of characters brilliantly to life.”
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