2026 shortlist
- Crime/Thriller
The Man Who Died Seven Times
By Yasuhiko Nishizawa
- Designer: Nathan Burton
- Art Director: Daniel Seton
- Imprint: Pushkin Vertigo
Strange Houses
By Uketsu
- Designer: Luke Bird
- Imprint: Pushkin Vertigo
Winner Fair Play
By Lousie Hegarty
- Designer: Lucy Scholes
- Illustrator: Javier Jaén
- Art Director: James Annal
- Imprint: Picador
Basilisk
By Matt Wixey
- Designer: Natasha McKenzie
- Illustrator: Natasha McKenzie
- Imprint: Titan books
A Trial in Three Acts
By Guy Morpuss
- Designer: Sinem Erkas
- Illustrator: Sinem Erkas
- Art Director: Steve Coventry-Panton
- Imprint: Viper
A Sharp Scratch
By Heather Darwent
- Designer: Charlotte Daniels
- Imprint: Viking