Declan also pens the popular Crime Always Pays blog.
The other five nominees for the award are:
- Lawrence Block for The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons (Orion Publishing Group)
- Christopher Fowler for Bryant & May – The Bleeding Heart (Bantam/Transworld)
- Shane Kuhn for Kill Your Boss (Little, Brown Book Group)
- Chris Pavone for The Accident (Faber & Faber)
- L. C. Tyler for Crooked Herring (Allison & Busby)
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Along with the £500 prize the winner will receive a Bristol Blue Glass vase. The awards will be announced on 16 May at Crimefest 2015 in Bristol.