Shortlisted for Marlowe and Christie

I was delighted to learn that my novel, Backhanders, has been shortlisted for the 2024 Marlowe and Christie First Novel Prize.

This is an international competition and it seems the standard of entries was very high, with entrants from across the UK, the United States and Europe.

When my crime thriller was included on the forty plus longlist I was delighted.
Learning that I’d reached the last ten of the competition was an absolute thrill. I’m hopeful shortlisting will add impetus to the novel’s journey on the long and no doubt manuscript-strewn road to publication. I’ll post again with an update. In the meantime, a warm glow pervades the corridors of Fleming Towers.