A former deputy newspaper editor turned author has scooped a prestigious award for his debut novel.

Crime writer Stephen Booth, who worked at the Worksop Guardian for 15 years, has won the Barry award for the Best British Crime Novel Awards at Boucheron, the World Mystery Convention.

He collected the award for his novel, Black Dog, in Washington, and also spent a few days in New York promoting his book.

Black Dog traces the lives of two young detectives as they investigate the mysterious death of a teenager in the Peak District.

In April Stephen gave up his career as a journalist to devote more time to writing books, and it seems to be paying off as he's also been nominated for Britain's top prize, the Golden Dagger Award.

Stephen has also enjoyed success with his second book, Dances with Virgins, and has just completed the third of the Black Dog series, Blood on the Tongue, which comes out in Britain next April.

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