Scotland’s international crime writing festival has announced the nominations for its 2020 awards. The shortlist for the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Book of the Year has been revealed, as well as the longlist for the McIlvanney Prize.
The debut prize, introduced last year, is judged by a panel including Bloody Scotland founding director Lin Anderson. A spokesman for Bloody Scotland said at a time when debut writers have suffered more than anyone else due to bookshop closures, the debut prize is more important than ever.
The authors on the shortlist are Deborah Masson for Hold Your Tongue, published by Transworld; Stephen O’Rourke for The Crown Agent (Sandstone); Marion Todd for See Them Run (Canelo), and Francine Toon for Pine (Doubleday).
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