Capital Crime Festival has announced eight shortlists for the 2025 Fingerprint Awards. Readers and fans will have the chance to vote for their favorites online through midnight on Saturday, May 31, with winners revealed at the festival on Thursday, June 12, at the opening party.
Audio Book of the Year
Holmes, Margaret And Poe, by James Patterson
Close To Death, by Anthony Horowitz
The Dream Home ,by TM Logan
The List Of Suspicious Things, by Jennie Godfrey
The Wrong Sister, by Claire Douglas
True Crime Book of the Year
The Siege, by Ben Macintyre
The Murder Of Judith Roberts: The Mark Of Peter Sutcliffe, by Chris Clark & Tanita Matthews
Getting Away With Murder, by Lynda La Plante
The Peepshow, by Kate Summerscale
The Umbrella Murder, by Ulrik Skotte
Debut Crime Book of the Year
The List Of Suspicious Things, by Jennie Godfrey
Knife Skills For Beginners, by Orlando Murrin
Deadly Animals, by Marie Tierney
Isolation Island, by Louise Minchin
Five By Five, by Claire Wilson
Historical Book of the Year
Holmes And Moriarty, by Gareth Rubin
House Of Shades, by Lianne Dillsworth
The Burial Plot, by Elizabeth Macneal
City Of Destruction, by Vaseem Khan
White City, by Dom Nolan
Genre-Busting Book of the Year
Blood Like Mine, by Stuart Neville
Breaking The Dark, by Lisa Jewell
The Last Murder At The End Of The World, by Stuart Turton
The Examiner, by Janice Hallett
The Gathering, by CJ Tudor
Thriller Book of the Year
One Perfect Couple, by Ruth Ware
A Violent Heart, by David Fennell
The Woman On The Ledge, by Ruth Mancini
Hunted, by Abir Mukherjee
The Missing Family, by Tim Weaver
Overall Best Crime Book of the Year
Murder On Lake Garda, by Tom Hindle
All The Colours Of The Dark, by Chris Whitaker
Midnight And Blue, by Ian Rankin
The Mercy Chair, by MW Craven
Nightwatching, by Tracey Sierra
Publisher of the Year for Best Crime Campaign
Simon & Schuster UK, for Ruth Ware: One Perfect Couple
Orion, for Chris Whitaker: All the Colours of the Dark
HQ, for Louise Candlish: Our Holiday
Transworld, for Andrea Mara: Someone in the Attic
Cornerstone, for Jennie Godfrey: The List of Suspicious Things
