The Davitt Awards shortlists 2018

Sisters in Crime has announced a shortlist of 27 books for its 18th Davitt Awards for best crime books by Australian women – six adult novels, three YA novels, four children’s novels, four non-fiction books and 10 debut books.

Here are the shortlisted books in each category:

Adult novels

Young Adult novels

Children’s novels

Non-fiction books

Debut

The Davitts are named after Ellen Davitt, author of Australia’s first mystery novel Force and Fraud (1865) and in 2018, are sponsored by Swinburne University of Technology.

This year’s winners will be revealed on 11 August. Winners will be announced for the above categories, as well as for readers’ choice which is voted by the members of Sisters in Crime Australia. Find out more about the shortlisted titles here.

Cover image for The Dark Lake

The Dark Lake

Sarah Bailey

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