In exciting news, The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse and The Stranger Times series by C. K. McDonnell have been shortlisted for this year’s Dead Good Reader Awards. Dead Good has been celebrating crime and thriller novels and related media for the last decade, offering recommendations and reviews, discounted titles and the chance to enter exclusive giveaways to read brand new releases before they hit the shelves.
Thousands of readers narrowed down a list of excellent novels to produce the 2022 shortlist, nominating their favourite books and authors across a variety of categories. Pearse’s atmospheric thriller, The Sanatorium, is up for The Cold As Ice Award for Most Chilling Read, dedicated to the books that ‘send a shiver down your spine,’ while the fantastical The Stranger Times novels by McDonnell have been nominated for The New Kid on the Block Award for Best New Series, celebrating ‘first-class series’ with no more than three instalments already on shelves.
Readers have the chance to choose their favourite finalist in each category until Monday 18th July, so get voting! The winners will be announced on Friday 22nd July at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate. Tickets to attend the awards and see the winners announced in person can be purchased via the Festival website.