Barry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2013) Winner
Peter May
ピーター・メイ
Pītā Mei
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-12-20 （Glasgow, Scotland）
- Nationality
- Scottish, French
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Glasgow, Scotland → France (Lot department)
Career
- Occupations
- Crime writer, Television screenwriter, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1971-
- Affiliations
- BBC, Scottish Television
- Memberships
- Chinese Crime Writers' Association Beijing Chapter (honorary member)
- Nominations
- Various nominations for Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year etc.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Barry Award | The Blackhouse | Best Novel | Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine | winner |
| 2011 | Cezam Prix Littéraire Inter CE | The Blackhouse | — | Cezam | winner |
| 2012 | Grand Prix des Lecteurs du Télégramme | The Lewis Man | — | Le Télégramme | winner |
| 2014 | Deanston's Scottish Crime Book of the Year | Entry Island | — | — | winner |
| 2014 | Specsavers ITV Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read of the Year | Entry Island | — | — | winner |
| 2025 | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière | — | — | — | winner |
Barry Award
2013
Work:
The Blackhouse
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine
Result:
winner
Cezam Prix Littéraire Inter CE
2011
Work:
The Blackhouse
Organization:
Cezam
Result:
winner
Grand Prix des Lecteurs du Télégramme
2012
Work:
The Lewis Man
Organization:
Le Télégramme
Result:
winner
Deanston's Scottish Crime Book of the Year
2014
Work:
Entry Island
Result:
winner
Specsavers ITV Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read of the Year
2014
Work:
Entry Island
Result:
winner
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
2025
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Dagger in the Library
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2021) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Blackhouse
2011 Crime FictionA crime thriller set on the Isle of Lewis, intertwining past and present cases.
Isolated communityMemory and atonement
The Lewis Man
2012 Crime FictionPursuing the mystery of a mummified body found on Lewis involving an elderly man.
Family secretsIdentity
The Chessmen
2013 Crime FictionConclusion to the Lewis Trilogy involving chess and past friendships.
Breakdown of friendshipTradition
Bibliography
- Numerous works including Lewis Trilogy, China Thrillers, Enzo Files etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed landscape descriptionsTense plottingRealistic forensic science
- Recurring Motifs
- Isolated islandsPast traumasCross-cultural elements
Legacy
Scottish crime writer who has won numerous awards in Europe and America, with over 12 million books sold worldwide.
Trivia
- Books sold over 12 million copies worldwide
- Acquired French citizenship in 2016
- Only Westerner honorary member of Chinese Crime Writers' Association