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SHOTSMAG CONFIDENTIAL


Crime Programme at the FT Oxford Literary Festival

Posted: 27 Feb 2022 07:06 AM PST

 

The Oxford Literary Festival have introduced a Crime Fiction Programme. The link to the whole programme can be found here.

The highlights include

Whatever Gets You Through the Night - Charlie Higson being interviewed by Triona Adams on Friday 25th March 2022 at 4:00pm at the Sheldonian Theatre.

A thrilling life: the Slough House series. Mick Herron being interviewed by Triona Adams on Saturday 26th March 2022 at 10:00am at the Weston Lecture Theatre.

The Past is Never Dead: Crime Fiction from Christopher Marlowe to 1979 : Val McDermid being interviewed by Emma Smith on Saturday 26th March 2022 at 6:00pm at the Sheldonian Theatre.

Give Unto Others: Donna Leon talks about the 31st case involving her fictional Venetian detective Guido Brunetti on Friday 1st April 2022 at 6:00pm at the Sheldonian Theatre.


2022 Thriller Award Nominees

Posted: 27 Feb 2022 04:12 AM PST

The International Thriller Writers have announced the 2022 Thriller Award Nominees.

Congratulations to all the nominated authors.

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL

The Turnout by Megan Abbott (Penguin/Putnam)
Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby (Flatiron Books)
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney (Flatiron Books)
These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall –(Thomas & Mercer)
Red Widow by Alma Katsu (Penguin/Putnam)
I Am Not Who You Think I Am by Eric Rickstad – (Blackstone Publishing)

BEST AUDIOBOOK

Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby (Macmillan) Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White
Sleeping Dogs Lie by Samantha Downing (Audible Originals) Narrated by Melanie Nicholls-King and Lindsey Dorcus
How it Ends by Rachel Howzell Hall - (Audible Originals) Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz (Macmillan) Narrated by Scott Brick
The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson (HarperCollins) Narrated by Davine Henry

BEST FIRST NOVEL

Girl A by Abigail Dean (HarperCollins)
Repentance by Eloísa Díaz (Agora Books)
My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa (Berkley)
Damascus Station by David McCloskey (W.W. Norton & Company)
Bones of Hilo by Eric Redman (Crooked Lane Books)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL

Flight Risk by Joy Castro (Lake Union)
Under Color of Law by Aaron Philip Clark (Thomas & Mercer)
The Lighthouse Witches by C. J. Cooke (Berkley)
Bloodline by Jess Lourey (Thomas & Mercer)
My Mistress' Eyes are Raven Black by Terry Roberts (Turner Publishing Company)

BEST SHORT STORY

"Not My Cross to Bear" by S A Cosby (Down & Out Books)
"Demon in the Depths" by William Buron McCormick (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
"The Lemonade Stand" by Scott Loring Sanders (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
"The Interpreter and the Killer" by Jeff Soloway (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
"Bad Chemistry" by John Wilmer (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson – (HarperCollins)
Calculated by Nova McBee (Wolfpack Publishing LLC)
Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain (Penguin Young Readers)
The Project by Courtney Summers (Wednesday Books)
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (Penguin Young Readers)

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL

The Dark Side: Alex Hunter 9 by Greig Beck (Pan Macmillan)
Where the Wicked Tread by John Connell – (John Connell)
The Little Girl Taken by Wendy Dranfield (Bookouture)
Blood Parish by E.J. Findorff (E.J. Findorff)
Mother May I by S. E. Green (S. E. Green)
Blue Madagascar by Andrew Kaplan (Andrew Kaplan)
Last One Alive by Karin Nordin (HarperCollins)



ITW will announce the winners at ThrillerFest XVII on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, New York City.

Hat tip to Mystery Fanfare for the information.

Chair and Special Guests for Theakston's Old Peculier 2022 Announced

Posted: 27 Feb 2022 02:55 AM PST

DENISE MINA NAMED CHAIR OF THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2022 

PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED

PAULA HAWKINS | LYNDA LA PLANTE | KATHY REICHS

TESS GERRITSEN | MICHAEL CONNELLY | LUCY FOLEY | MARK BILLINGHAM

JOHN CONNOLLY | CL TAYLOR | CHARLIE HIGSON

21-24 July 2022 | Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate| #TheakstonsCrime

Harrogate International Festivals is thrilled to reveal the Festival Chair and Special Guest line-up for the world's largest and most prestigious celebration of crime fiction, Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.

Award-winning crime novelist Denise Mina will be acting as this year's Festival Chair, following in the footsteps of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, and Lee Child. Mina is known for the Tartan Noir Garnethill trilogy, as well as her Alex Morrow and Paddy Meehan series, the latter of which was adapted into a BBC television drama. In addition to her fourteen novels, Mina writes short stories, plays and graphic novels, presents on TV and radio, and leads masterclasses on crime writing.

Special guests on this year's incredible line-up, curated by Mina, include crime fiction titans such as: Lynda La Plante, Paula Hawkins, Tess Gerritsen, Michael Connelly, Lucy Foley, Charlie Higson, John Connolly, CL Taylor and Kathy Reichs.

From 21 – 24 July 2022, Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival will return to Harrogate's Old Swan Hotel, bringing together some of the world's most popular crime and thriller writers to discuss all things crime fiction.

A key date in the literary calendar, the award-winning festival offers an international audience the opportunity to discover the next big names in crime fiction and hear giants of the genre discuss their work, as part of a programme made up of thrilling panels, inspiring creative workshops, and unique talks.

This year, Denise Mina will be speaking with Prime Suspect creator and Lynda La Plante CBE; Paula Hawkins, the author behind global phenomenon Girl on The Train, will appear in conversation with crime writer and reviewer NJ Cooper; John Connolly will be discussing The Furies, the twenty-second book in his award-winning Charlie Parker series; Kathy Reichs will introduce Cold, Cold Bones, the latest instalment in the acclaimed Temperance Brennan series; and crime fiction icon Val McDermid will once again be hosting her must-see New Blood panel, showcasing four debut crime writers to watch.

Michael Connelly, author of the international bestselling Harry Bosch series and The Lincoln Lawyer, will return to the festival to appear in conversation with festival stalwart Mark Billingham; author of the popular Rizzoli and Isles series Tess Gerritsen will be flying in from the US to discuss her remarkable writing career; Lucy Foley and CL Taylor, two of the most exciting names in British thrillers, will discuss their gripping new books; and Channel 4 journalist and broadcaster Steph McGovern will be speaking with actor and author Charlie Higson about his new crime novel Whatever Gets You Through the Night.

Denise Mina, bestselling author of the Garnethill trilogy and the Paddy Meehan novels, said: "The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is the greatest crime writing event of the year so it is a very real honour to be chairing it, to work with the programming committee and to have the chance to attend all the thrilling events. After the difficulties and hardships of the past two years we are all very much looking forward to all of the writers and readers coming together in Harrogate once more."


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