Giveaway: Win a selection of nominated titles from the Dead Good Reader Awards 2017

Thanks to the lovely people at Dead Good Books I have been given a bundle of a few nominated books from the Reader Awards 2017 to give away to a follower of the blog but first let's talk about the nominees.

The shortlists were compiled of the authors who received the most nominations in each category. Now the power is back in our hands – it’s time to pick the winners.

Have your say and let us know who you think should take home the gongs at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate this July (closing date 20th July). VOTE HERE

The Kathy Reichs Award for Fearless Female Character
Temperance Brennan is a force to be reckoned with. This award is for the fearless females who take no prisoners.

• Lori Anderson, Steph Broadribb
• Erika Foster, Robert Bryndza
• Ruth Galloway, Elly Griffiths
• Helen Grace, M J Arlidge
• Isabella Rose, Mark Dawson
• Jane Rizzoli, Tess Gerritsen

The Case Closed Award for Best Police Procedural
The cops have it covered – no room for amateurs here.

• Let The Dead Speak by Jane Casey
• Love You Dead by Peter James
• Rather Be The Devil by Ian Rankin
• The Taken by Alice Clark-Platts
• Written in Bones by James Oswald
• The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly

The Hidden Depths Award for Most Unreliable Narrator
Alcohol. Memory loss. Barefaced lies. Which book from the past year had you fooled?

• Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
• The Escape by C L Taylor
• Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land
• My Husband’s Wife by Jane Corry
• My Sister’s Bones by Nuala Ellwood
• Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

The Page to Screen Award for Best Adapted Book
Some absolutely stellar crime novels have been adapted for film and television in the past year. Which was your favourite?

• Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty
• Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
• The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Never Go Back by Lee Child
• The Night Manager by John le Carré

The Cat Amongst The Pigeons Award for Most Exceptional Debut
Which fresh new voice in crime fiction caused the biggest stir in the past year?

• A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee
• Baby Doll by Hollie Overton
• Deep Down Dead by Steph Broadribb
• The Dry by Jane Harper
• Rattle by Fiona Cummins
• Sirens by Joseph Knox

The Dead Good Recommends Award for Most Recommended Book
Is there one book published in the last year that you press into the hands of everyone you meet? This award is for the crime novel that you'd recommend above all others.

• The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths
• The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
• The Escape by C L Taylor
• Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent
• My Husband’s Wife by Jane Corry
• The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

And now for the giveaway, I have copies of The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths, Rather be the Devil by Ian Rankin, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins and Baby Doll by Hollie Overton to give away to an existing follower of the blog.  

Enter via the Rafflecopter form below. As with all giveaways on the blog, this one is open to existing followers of the blog as a thank you for your support... sorry I will have to restrict this giveaway to UK only due to cost of International postage.  The winner will be selected at random when the giveaway ends and contacted for their postal address to enable me to post the books to them. NB. Please do not add details of this giveaway to other sites without my permission.     

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