Ned Kelly Awards 2024 shortlists announced

The Australian Crime Writers Association has announced the 2024 Ned Kelly Awards shortlists.

The shortlisted works in each category are:

Best crime fiction

• Killer Traitor Spy (Tim Ayliffe, S&S)
• Ripper (Shelley Burr, Hachette)
• Dark Corners (Megan Goldin, Michael Joseph)
• The Seven (Chris Hammer, A&U)
• The Tea Ladies (Amanda Hampson, Penguin)
• Darling Girls (Sally Hepworth, Macmillan)
• Dark Mode (Ashley Kalagian Blunt, Ultimo)
• Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Benjamin Stevenson, Michael Joseph)

Best international crime fiction

• Dice (Claire Baylis, A&U)
• The Only Suspect (Louise Candlish, S&S)
• Birnam Wood (Eleanor Catton, Granta)
• Resurrection Walk (Michael Connelly, A&U)
• The Search Party (Hannah Richell, S&S)
• Zero Days (Ruth Ware, S&S)

Best true crime

• The Murder Squad (Michael Adams, Affirm)
• Reckless (Marele Day, Ultimo)
• Killing for Country (David Marr, Black Inc.)
• Crossing the Line (Nick McKenzie, Hachette)
• The Teacher’s Pet (Hedley Thomas, Macmillan)

Best debut crime fiction

• Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl (Fiona Britton, A&U)
• Lowbridge (Lucy Campbell, Ultimo)
• Murder in the Pacific: Ifira Point (Matt Francis, Big Sky)
• Four Dogs Missing (Rhys Gard, Echo)
• Gus and the Missing Boy (Troy Hunter, Wakefield)
• The Beacon (P A Thomas, Echo)
• The Fall Between (Darcy Tindale, Penguin).

The Ned Kelly Awards have been running since 1995, making them Australia’s oldest crime fiction and true crime awards.

The 2024 winners will be announced in September.

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