Sisters in Crime has announced the shortlists for the 2017 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors.

Here are the shortlisted books in each category:

Adult novels

• Dead in the Water by Tania Chandler
• Ghost Girls by Cath Ferla
• The Dry by Jane Harper
• Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil by Melina Marchetta
• Goodwood by Holly Throsby

Young Adult novels

• Yellow by Megan Jacobson
• Frankie by Shivaun Plozza
• Everything is Changed by Nova Weetman

Children’s novels

• Theophilus Grey and the Traitor’s Mask by Catherine Jinks
• Elizabeth and Zenoba by Jessica Miller
• Wormwood Mire by Judith Rossell
• Hoodwinked (Truly Tan Book 5) by Jen Storer

Non-fiction books

• Into the Darkness by Robin Bowles
• Who Bombed the Hilton? by Rachel Landers
• Look What You Made Me Do by Megan Norris
• Invisible Women by Ruth Wykes and Kylie Fox

Debut

• Ghost Girls by Cath Ferla
• The Dry by Jane Harper
• Who Bombed the Hilton? by Rachel Landers
• Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil by Melina Marchetta
• Elizabeth and Zenoba by Jessica Miller
• Yellow by Megan Jacobson
• Frankie by Shivaun Plozza
• Goodwood by Holly Throsby

The judging panel for 2017 comprises Sisters in Crime national co-convenor, Michaela Lobb; former convenors Jacqui Horwood, Maggie Baron and Sylvia Loader; forensic specialist Debbie Stephen; and our own Readings bookseller and writer, Deborah Crabtree.

The 2017 winners will be announced on Saturday 26 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.