Ned Kelly Awards shortlists 2016
The Australian Crime Writers Association has announced the 2016 shortlists for the Ned Kelly Awards for the best in Australian crime writing.
Here are the shortlists in each category:
Best Fiction
- R&R by Mark Dapin
- The Heat by Garry Disher
- Fall by Candice Fox
- Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty
- Ash Island by Barry Maitland
- Before it Breaks by Dave Warner
Best true crime
- Certain Admissions by Gideon Haigh
- The Sting by Kate Kyriacou
- A Murder Without Motive by Martin McKenzie-Murray
- Killing Love by Rebecca Poulson
- Kidnapped by Mark Tedeschi
Best first fiction
- Please Don’t Leave Me Here by Tania Chandler
- Good Money by J M Green
- Amplify by Mark Hollands
- Skin Deep by Gary Kemble
- Four Days by Iain Ryan
- Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic
Lifetime Achievement Award
This year the Australian Crimewriters Association will honour Carmel Shute with a Lifetime Achievement Award. As a founder and national co-convener of Sisters in Crime Australia, Carmel has spent 25 years supporting and nurturing Australian women crime writers.