Currently basking in reflected glory, since I’ve recently met two writers whose novels are long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year.

Caro Ramsay’s ‘Singing to the Dead’ and Elly Griffiths’ ‘The Crossing Places’ are both great books. Presumably the other eighteen aren’t bad either. Read ’em and make your choice, ladies and gentlemen. As the good folk in Harrogate say, ‘It’s not just your right. It’s your duty.’