The Australian Crime Writers Association has announced the 2019 shortlists for the Ned Kelly Awards for the best in Australian crime writing.

Here are the shortlists in each category:

Best Fiction

• Killshot by Garry Disher
• Gone By Midnight by Candice Fox
• The Spotted Dog by Kerry Greenwood
• The Lost Man by Jane Harper
• The Other Wife by Michael Robotham
• Live and Let Fry by Sue Williams

Best first fiction

• The Portrait of Molly Dean by Katherine Kovacic
• The Yellow House by Emily O'Grady
• The Rúin by Dervla McTiernan
• Greenlight by Ben Stevenson

Best true crime

• Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee
• The Arsonist by Chloe Hooper
• Siege: Inside the Lindt Cafe by Deborah Snow
• Waiting for Elijah by Kate Wild

The winners of the Ned Kelly Awards will be announced Friday 6 September in Sydney.