The 2021 Ned Kelly shortlists were revealed yesterday, with authors such as Garry Disher, Sulari Gentill, Jane Harper, J. P. Pomare, Michael Robotham and more all vying for top honours.
This year marks the 26th year of the The Ned Kelly Awards, Australia’s most prestigious celebration of crime fiction and true crime writing (proudly sponsored by Booktopia). The judges found themselves picking nominees from 149 entries — a record fifty percent increase on previous years.
Australian Crime Writers Association chair Robert Goodman said,
‘There are plenty of familiar names among the best crime fiction and true crime entries but also an exciting crop of new voices across all categories, particularly those in contention for the Best Debut Crime Fiction Award.’
Check out the full shortlists below before the winners are announced later this year!
Best Crime Fiction
Consolation by Garry Disher (Text)
Gathering Dark by Candice Fox (Penguin Random House)
A Testament of Character by Sulari Gentill (Pantera Press)
The Survivors by Jane Harper (Pan Macmillan)
The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan (Harper Collins)
Tell Me Lies by J.P. Pomare (Hachette)
When She Was Good by Michael Robotham (Hachette)
White Throat by Sarah Thornton (Text)
Best Debut Crime Fiction
The Good Mother by Rae Cairns (Bandrui Publishing)
The Second Son by Lorraine Peck (Text)
The Bluffs by Kyle Perry (Penguin Random House)
The Night Whistler by Greg Woodlands (Text)
Best True Crime
The Husband Poisoner by Tanya Bretherton (Hachette)
Stalking Claremont: Inside the hunt for a serial killer by Bret Christian (Harper Collins)
Public Enemies by Mark Dapin (Allen and Unwin)
Hazelwood by Tom Doig (Penguin Random House)
Witness by Louise Milligan (Hachette)
Best international crime fiction
The Guest List by Lucy Foley (Harper Collins)
The Secrets of Strangers by Charity Norman (Allen and Unwin)
Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar (Text)
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (Allen and Unwin)
Broken by Don Winslow (Harper Collins)
Congratulations to all of the authors shortlisted for the 2021 Ned Kelly Awards!
Find out more about the awards here
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