The Victoria Vanishes, the latest novel in Christopher Fowler’s hugely popular Bryant and May series, has been named winner of the Last Laugh Award. The Award is presented to the best humorous crime novel published in the previous year and the winner was announced at Bristol’s CrimeFest convention last weekend.

Christopher beat off stiff competition from other shortlisted authors, including Gilbert Adair, Christopher Brookmyre and Mike Ripley. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of leading British crime fiction reviewers and the winner was chosen by a vote amongst CrimeFest delegates. Christopher Fowler’s Bryant & May series is one of our favourites here at Between the Lines, so three cheers for The Victoria Vanishes…

 Hip Hip Hooray…!