Finalists have been selected for the 2025 McIlvanney Prizes, honoring the best Scottish crime books. The winner will be announced September 12 during Bloody Scotland, Scotland's international crime writing festival.
The finalists for the McIlvanney Prize:
Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin
The Midnight King by Tariq Ashkanani
The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney
Paperboy by Callum McSorley
The Good Liar by Denise Mina
The finalists for the McIlvanney Debut Prize:
A Reluctant Spy by David Goodman
The Malt Whisky Murders by Natalie Jayne Clark
The Search for Othella Savage by Foday Mannah
Five by Five by Claire Wilson
The Unrecovered by Richard Strachan