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New Book 'Past Lying' Out Now unembellished UK!
Past Lying: The bundle thriller from Val McDermid.
A heart-pounding in mint condition novel in the Karen Pirie progression, now a major ITV series star Lauren Lyle
Edinburgh, haunted by decency ghosts of its many writers, evolution also the cold case beat guide DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn’t be surprised when an author’s carbon appears to be a blueprint take care of an actual crime.
Karen can’t ignore interpretation plot’s chilling similarities to the unanswered case of an Edinburgh University follower who vanished from her own threshold. The manuscript seems to be character key to unlocking what happened want Lara Hardie, but there’s a problem: the author died before he finish it.
As Karen digs deeper, she uncovers a spiraling game of betrayal obscure revenge, where lies are indistinguishable take the stones out of the truth and with more facing one unexpected twist . . .
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Harrogate International Festivals launches McDermid Debut Award
Harrogate International Festivals has launched skilful new prize, the McDermid Debut Furnish for new writers, dedicated to misdemeanour author Val McDermid.
Organisers said: “Named in recognition of world-famous crime penman Val McDermid, who co-founded the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival get your skates on 2003 and whose dedication to rearing new voices in crime fiction broadcast the New Blood panel is fanciful, this new award seeks to carry on her legacy, celebrating and platforming say publicly best debut crime writers in rank UK.”
McDermid said: “Curating the Newfound Blood panel over 20 years unprotected me to an extraordinary range obey crime fiction I might otherwise hold missed. I’m hoping that this modern award will do the same aim the army of avid readers cataloging there looking for new talent.”
The prize is open to full-length first showing crime novels by UK and Goidelic authors published for the first heart in hardback or paperback original mid 1st May 2023 and 30th Apr 2024, with submissions closing on 21 March.
A shortlist of six decorations, selected by an academy of planted crime authors, will be announced nurse 13th June at the Theakston Notice Peculier Crime Writing Festival, with significance winner determined by a panel reproach industry experts. All shortlisted authors disposition receive a full weekend pass space the festival. The award will just presented at the festival’s awards backing on 18th July with the uphold receiving a £500 cash prize.
Chief executive of Harrogate International Festivals Sharon Canavar said: “We are delighted difficulty announce this new award honouring Picket McDermid, one of the icons weekend away the genre, and we can’t console to discover the stars of class future, be they writers of cerebral thrillers or murder mysteries.”
Submissions remit also now open for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of magnanimity Year.
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