Ned Kelly Shortlists

 

The Australian Crime Writers Association announced the shortlists for the Ned Kelly Awards, Australia’s oldest honor for published crime fiction and true crime writing. The categories are Best Crime Fiction, Best Debut Crime Fiction, Best True Crime and Best International Crime Fiction. Entries are accepted for books published in the 12 months prior to 1 March each year. The awards are named after Ned Kelly, one of Australia’s earliest crime writers. Congratulations to this year's finalists!

 

Best Crime Fiction:

Liar’s Game by Jack Beaumont
Lyrebird by Jane Caro
The Other Child by Susi Fox
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
The Ghost Walk by Karen Herbert
Fire in the Head by Daniel Oakman
The White Crow by Michael Robotham
The Casino by Iain Ryan

Best Debut Crime Fiction:

In Bloom by Liz Allan
The Butterfly Women by Madeleine Cleary
The Peak by Sam Guthrie
Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin
The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey
The Wykehamist by Alexandra Strnad

Best True Crime:

Saffron Incorporated by Stuart Coupe
Duty to Warn by Charlotte Grieve
The Mushroom Murders by Greg Haddrick
The Postcard Bandit by Derek Pedley
The Red House by Kate Wild

Best International Crime Fiction:

Lucky Thing by Tom Baragwanath
Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet
The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly
The Death of Us by Abigail Dean