Bloody Scotland. Long list for McIlvanney Prize 2016
Longlist announced for McIlvanney Prize 2016
The winner of the Scottish Crime Book of the Year will now be awarded The McIlvanney Prize at an awards ceremony on the opening evening of Bloody Scotland, Friday 9 September, 2016 in Stirling.
The long list, which has been chosen by an independent panel of readers and features 6 male and 4 female writers, is:
The Special Dead – Lin Anderson
Black Widow – Chris Brookmyre
The Jump – Doug Johnstone
A Fine House in Trinity – Lesley Kelly
In the Cold Dark Ground – Stuart MacBride
Splinter the Silence – Val McDermid
The Damage Done – James Oswald
Even Dogs in the Wild – Ian Rankin
Open Wounds – Douglas Skelton
Beloved Poison – E. S. Thomson

Review: William McIlvanney, Living With Words, Glasgow Film Festival 2015
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