Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award longlist released

Literary - 03-07-14
Ian Fleming Publications have released the longlist for the 2014 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award. Eight titles will be brutally whittled down to a shortlist of four later in the summer, and the winner will be announced at the televised Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards in October.

NEVER GO BACK by LEE CHILD (Transworld)

�An entertaining, confident and genuinely intriguing page-turner, notable for its crisp and clear writing style.�

APPLE TREE YARD by LOUISE DOUGHTY (Faber and Faber)

�An impressive combination of psychological and courtroom thriller with complex characters and excellent writing.�

419 by WILL FERGUSON (Head of Zeus)

�A striking literary thriller with a strong sense of place and character. Deeply satisfying writing and a compelling narrative.�

AN OFFICER AND A SPY by ROBERT HARRIS (Random House)

�This beautifully written novel transforms actual events into an edge-of-the-seat thriller. Masterly story-telling.�

I AM PILGRIM by TERRY HAYES (Transworld)

�Gripping, first-rate novel which builds tension at a careful pace to set the stage for a thrilling, adrenalin-fuelled adventure.�

THE ABDUCTION by JONATHAN HOLT (Head of Zeus)

�A deft novel notable for its ability to traverse multiple narratives while fully developing its characters.�

NATCHEZ BURNING by GREG ILES (HarperCollins)

�An absorbing journey through past horrors and their present-day repercussions, marked by rich characterisation.�

THE CORPORAL�S WIFE by GERALD SEYMOUR (Hodder & Stoughton)

�A multi-centred ensemble story of secret operations and private lives with two innocents at its core. Consistently intelligent and interesting.�

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