To ensure that you still get your #TheakstonsCrime fix this summer whilst you stay safe at home. We launched our online Festival, bringing a host of the best names in crime fiction straight to you home.

We also celebrated UK and Irish crime fiction with the biggest and most wanted award of the genre, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year. Many said this was the strongest, and most competitive longlist yet, and as a result of the public vote and our esteemed judges we were thrilled to crown the 2020 winner: The Chain, by Adrian McKinty.

We’ve also launched HIF At Home and HIF Player to bring you more crime fiction fun. Packed full of never heard before audio of Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival events, alongside many more literature events, author interviews and our Book Of The Month on You’re Booked, and our crime flavoured HIF Player podcast. Click here to visit HIF AT Home.