And the winner is. . .
WHEN the prize was as good as a free ticket to Europe's bigggest and best crime writing festival, we couldn't just give it away.
As part of our unrivalled coverage, we've been able to offer readers the chance to win a full weekend's ticket to the 2010 Crime Writing Festival and all the titles in this year's Theakston's shortlist.
In keeping with the special guest appearance of George Pelecanos and David Simon at this year's Crime Writing Festival, we posed two tricky questions based on the award winning US drama The Wire.
Our questions were:
As well as George Pelecanos, two other best-selling crime novelists have written for the hit US drama series The Wire. Who are they?
a) Elmore Leonard
b) Richard Price
c) Jeffrey Deaver
d) Michael Connolly
e) Dennis Lehane
The answers were, of course, Richard Price and Dennis Lehane.
The series began with a wiretap operation targeting which drugs dealer's operation?
a) Stringer Bell
b) Avon Barksdale
c) Marlo Stanfield
d) 'Proposition Joe'
e) Omar Little
The answer was Avon Barksdale.
Our competition winner, who was selected after the Theakston's award presentation, is Jack Hinchliffe, of Brampton, near Barnsley.
Normal YP competition rules apply, click here to view>>
2009 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award shortlist:
Death Message, Mark Billingham
The Accident Man, Tom Cain
Bad Luck and Trouble, Lee Child
Gone to Ground, John Harvey
Ritual, Mo Hayder
Garden of Evil, David Hewson
A Cure for all Diseases, Reginald Hill
The Colour of Blood, Declan Hughes
Dead Man's Footsteps, Peter James
Broken Skin, Stuart MacBride
Beneath the Bleeding, Val McDermid
Exit Music, Ian Rankin
Friend of the Devil, Peter Robinson
Savage Moon, Chris Simms
Listen to our interviews with Peter Robinson, Mo Hayder and Ian Rankin recorded earlier in our OutLoud series:
Doors Open - Ian Rankin>>
Ritual - Mo Hayder>>
All the Colours of Darkness - Peter Robinson, recorded at the 2008 Crime Writing Festival>>
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