Child, McDermid and Hill on Theakstons longlist

Publication Date: Fri, 13/05/2011 - 08:24 Lee Child, Val McDermid and Reginald Hill have all been longlisted for the 2011 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. The 18-strong list also includes some of the newest names in crime fiction, including Rosamund Lupton's bestselling Sister (Piatkus), Simon Lelic's debut Rupture (Picador) and Blacklands by Belinda Bauer (Corgi). read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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