2015 Davitt Awards Shortlist: Sisters in Crime Australia

The Davitt Awards (named in honor of Ellen Davitt (1812-1879) who wrote Australia's first mystery novel, Force and Fraud in 1865) are presented annually by Sisters in Crime Australia. The awards are presented for Australian crime fiction, by women, for both adults and young adults.

Adult Fiction
Through the Cracks by Honey Brown

Forbidden Fruits: (A Nell Forrest mystery) by Ilsa Evans

A Murder Unmentioned by Sulari Gentill

A Morbid Habit by Annie Hauxwell

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Present Darkness by Malla Nunn

Young Adult Fiction
Intruder by Christine Bongers (Woolshed Press – a Random House imprint)

The Astrologer’s Daughter by Rebecca Lim (Text Publishing)

Every Word by Ellie Marney (Allen & Unwin)

The Ratcatcher’s Daughter by Pamela Rushby (HarperCollins Australia)

Chidren’s Novels

The Adventures of Stunt Boy and His Amazing Wonder Dog Blindfold by Lollie Barr (Pan Macmillan Australia)

Kitten Kaboodle Mission 1: The Catier Emerald by Eileen O’Hely (Walker Books)

Withering-by-Sea by Judith Rossell (HarperCollins Australia)

Friday Barnes: Big Trouble by R A Spratt (Random House)

Truly Tan #4: Freaked! by Jen Storer (ABC Books – a HarperCollins Australia imprint)

Non Fiction

Love You to Death: A story of sex, betrayal and murder gone wrong by Megan Norris (The Five Mile Press)

Last Woman Hanged by Caroline Overington (HarperCollins Australia)

Have You Seen Simone? The story of an unsolved murder by Virginia Peters (Nero)

The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama by Julie Szego (Wild Dingo Press)

Debut Novel
The Adventures of Stunt Boy and His Amazing Wonder Dog Blindfold by Lollie Barr (Pan Macmillan Australia)

Hades by Candice Fox (Random House)

What Came Before by Anna George (Penguin Books Australia)

Gap by Rebecca Jessen (University of Queensland Press)

Intruder by Christine Bongers (Woolshed Press – a Random House imprint)

Have You Seen Simone? The story of an unsolved murder by Virginia Peters (Nero)

The Ratcatcher’s Daughter by Pamela Rushby (HarperCollins Australia)

Tell Me Why by Sandi Wallace (Clan Destine Press) Debut

The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama by Julie Szego (Wild Dingo Press)