Discover the 2025 Shortlist…

Help decide who will take home the title of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2025. Cast your vote for your selected novel before 23:59 on Thursday 10 July 2025.

The Winner will be revealed at the opening ceremony of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival on Thursday 17 July 2025.

The Cracked Mirror

Chris Brookmyre

The Mercy Chair

M. W. Craven

The Last Word

Elly Griffiths

Hunted

Abir Mukherjee

Deadly Animals

Marie Tierney

All the Colours of the Dark

Chris Whitaker