Peter May (writer)

For other people named Peter May, see Peter May (disambiguation).

Peter May
May receiving the Prix Cezam Literature Award in Strasbourg, France, in 2011
May receiving the Prix Cezam Literature Award in Strasbourg, France, in 2011
Born (1951-12-20) 20 December 1951 (age 72)
Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationCrime writer, screenwriter, novelist
NationalityScottish, French (April 2016)
Period1971 – present
GenreTelevision drama, Thriller, Mystery, Crime Fiction
SubjectScotland, China, France
Notable worksThe Lewis Trilogy, The China Thrillers, The Enzo Files
Notable awardsFraser Award
1973 Scottish Young Journalist of the Year

Prix Intramuros
2007 Snakehead

Cezam Prix Littéraire Inter CE
2011 The Blackhouse
SpouseJanice Hally
Website
petermay.co.uk

Peter May (born 20 December 1951) is a Scottish television screenwriter, novelist, and crime writer.[1] He is the recipient of writing awards in Europe and America. The Blackhouse won the U.S. Barry Award for Crime Novel of the Year and the national literature award in France, the Cezam Prix Litteraire. The Lewis Man won the French daily newspaper Le Télégramme's 10,000-euro Grand Prix des Lecteurs.[2] In 2014, Entry Island won both the Deanston's Scottish Crime Novel of the Year[3] and the UK's ITV Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read of the Year Award.[4] May's books have sold more than two million copies in the UK and several million internationally.[5]

  1. ^ "Scotland Now feature on Scottish Crime Writers". Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Le Telegramme newspaper feature about Peter May winning Grand Prix". Letelegramme.fr. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ^ "May Wins Scottish Crime Book of the Year". Thebookseller.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. ^ "ITV Press Release Crime Thriller Awards". ITV.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Scotsman newspaper feature and book excerpt". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.