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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