Winners Dundee International Book Prize

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andrew murray scott s book tumulus (inaugural winner 2000) detailed bohemian dundee through 60s , 70s present day. claire-marie watson s curewife won in 2002 , detailed dundee s last execution of witch – grissel jaffray in 1669. malcolm archibald s whales wizard won in 2005 adventure story based around whaling industry in dundee in 1860s. fiona dunscombe s triple point of water (2007) drew on experiences of working in soho during 1980s. chris longmuir s dead wood (2009) grizzly crime novel set in world of violence , gangland retribution. alan wright s act of murder (2010) tale of magic, poisonings , thespians, gruesome murders thrown in measure. simon ashe-browne s nothing human left (2011) psychological thriller set in dublin public school schoolboy s criminal desires reach frightening conclusion. jacob appel s man wouldn t stand satire of post-9/11 patriotism in united states. in 2014 amy mason won novel other ida. martin cathcart froden sweden, fought off tough competition winning 2015 prize page turner – devil take hindmost in brilliantly evokes seedier side of interwar london. devil take hindmost published freight books in june 2016. jessica thummel 2016 winner. cure lonely (originally titled margins) coming-of-age story of sam gavin, transman moves kansas san francisco in summer of 1989. published in summer 2017.








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