Saturday, 8 August 2015

2015 Ned Kelly Awards Shortlist Announcement



The Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s oldest and most prestigious prizes for crime fiction and true crime writing. First established in 1995, the list of previous winners includes Peter Temple, Shane Maloney, Kerry Greenwood and Geoffrey McGeachin.  The shortlist was announced by the Australian Crime Writers Association, (ACWA) on Saturday August 8 at the Byron Bay Writers Festival.


BEST CRIME NOVEL:
Sweet One by Peter Docker
Eden by Candice Fox
A Murder Unmentioned by Sulari Gentill
Crucifixion Creek by Barry Maitland
Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinty
Present Darkness by Malla Nunn

BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL:
King of the Road by Nigel Bartlett
What Came Before by Anna George
Chasing the Ace by Nicholas J Johnson
Quota by Jock Serong 

BEST TRUE CRIME:
The Fall by Amy Dale
This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial by Helen Garner
The Family Court Murders by Debi Marshall
He Who Must Be Obeid by Kate McClymont and Linton Besser
The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay by David Murray
The Feel-Good Hit of the Year by Liam Pieper

SD HARVEY SHORT STORY (IN CONJUNCTION WITH KILL YOUR OWN DARLINGS):
A Watched Pot by Aoife Clifford
Short Term People by Andrea Gillum
Prisoner's Dilemma by Stephen Gray
Sweetie by Grace Heyer
Daddy Played the Trumpet by Adriane Howell
Roux's Sister by Darcy-Lee Tindale


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