CrimeFest Awards Shortlists

CrimeFest co-director Adrian Muller said: “CrimeFest announces the shortlist for the tenth CrimeFest Awards. Over the past decade the awards have highlighted breakthrough debut novelists as well as a number of established crime fiction authors delving into children’s fiction and nonfiction. We are also pleased to continue showcasing audiobooks which have undergone a meteoric rise since we began presenting our awards. We are all extremely proud and excited to present the 10th annual CrimeFest awards, and find out who wins on 19th May.”

The 10th anniversary of CrimeFest this year will host crime fiction royalty Martina Cole, Lee Child and Peter James as some of the top names set to speak at this year’s convention. Close to 500 attendees, including more than 150 authors, agents, publishers and crime fans from across the globe, will descend on the city for a jam-packed four days of over 60 speaking events and panel discussions.

Best Unabridged Crime Audiobook:
The Child by Fiona Barton (Audible Studios), read by Clare Corbett, Adjoa Andoh, Finty Williams, Fenella Woolgar & Steven Pacey.

The Midnight Line by Lee Child (Transworld), read by Jeff Harding
The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney (Quercus), read by Emilia Fox, Finty Williams & Lise Aagaard Knudsen
Silent Child by Sarah A. Denzil (Audible Studios), read by Joanne Froggatt
Something I Lie  by Alice Feeney (HQ – Harper Collins), read by Stephanie Racine
The Girlfriend  by Michelle Frances (Pan Macmillan Audio), read by Antonia Beamish
The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (Penguin Random House Audio), read by Rory Kinnear
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz (Quercus), read by Sail Reichlin

eDUNNIT AWARD
Want You Gone by Chris Brookmyre (Little, Brown Book Group)
The Ghost of Galway by Ken Bruen (Head of Zeus)
The Late Show by Michael Connelly (Orion)
IQ by Joe Ide (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane (Little, Brown Book Group)
You Can Run  by Steve Mosby (Orion)
Wolves in the Dark by Gunnar Staalesen (Orenda Books)
Exquisite by Sarah Stovell (Orenda Books)

LAST LAUGH AWARD
Blotto, Twinks and the Stars of the Silver Screen by Simon Brett (Little, Brown Book Group)
Bryant & May - Wild Chamber by Christopher Fowler (Doubleday)
Spook Street by Mick Herron (John Murray)

The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star by Vaseem Khan (Mullholland Books)
East of Hounslow  by Khurrum Rahman (HQ – HarperCollns)
Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse (HQ – HarperCollins)
The Man Who Died  by Antti Tuomainen (Orenda Books)
Herring in the Smoke  by L.C. Tyler (Allison & Busby Ltd)

H.R.F. KEATING AWARD 

The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books by Martin Edwards (British Library),

America Noir by Barry Forshaw (No Exit Press)
Sherlock Holmes in Context by Sam Naidu (Palgrave Macmillan)
Sherlock Holmes from Screen to Stage by Benjamin Poore (Palgrave Macmillan)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang  by Mike Ripley (HarperCollins)
The Man Who Would Be Sherlock by Christopher Sandford (The History Press)
Arthur & Sherlock by Michael Sims (Bloomsbury)
Getting Carter  by Nick Triplow (No Exit Press)

BEST CRIME NOVEL FOR CHILDREN (08 – 12)
Chase by Linwood Barclay (Orion Children's Books)
The Misfits Club by Kieran Crowley (Macmillan Children's Books)
A Place Called Perfect by Helena Duggan (Usborne Publishing)
The Royal Rabbits of London: Escape from the Tower by Santa & Simon Sebag Montefiore (Simon & Schuster)
Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape by Dermot O'Leary (Hodder Children's Books)
Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure by Alex T. Smith(Hodder Children's Books)
Violet and the Mummy Mystery by Harriet Whitehorn (Simon & Schuster)

BEST CRIME NOVEL FOR YOUNG ADULTS (12 – 16)
Girlhood by Cat Clarke (Quercus Children's Books)
The Ones That Disappeared by Zana Fraillon (Orion Children's Books)
After the Fire by Will Hill (Usborne Publishing)
Indigo Donut by Patrice Lawrence (Hodder Children's Books)
Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart (Hot Key Books)
SweetFreak by Sophie McKenzie (Simon & Schuster)
Dark Matter: Contagion by Teri Terry (Orchard Books)
Beware That Girl by Teresa Toten (Hot Key Books)