David McCloskey’s Damascus Station has been shortlisted in the British Book Awards for the Crime and Thriller Book of the Year.
‘Originally published in the US, indie Swift Press spotted the commercial potential of this Syria-set spy thriller, written by a former CIA analyst, when other UK publishers had turned it down. The key to success was getting this debut on the radar of influential reviewers, and then capitalising on the excellent media coverage to ensure retailer buy-in, from Waterstones to W H Smith Travel and eventually Waitrose. Crowned as the Times Thriller of the Year, Damascus Station finished 2023 as the bestselling crime and thriller title from an independent publisher’ – The Bookseller
We are thrilled to have David McCloskey’s bestselling debut recognised in the awards. The winner will be chosen at a ceremony on the 13th May.