It’s time for crime readers to have something in their basket – 2014 Ned Kelly Awards Shortlists. Whether you like reading fiction or true crime stories, here you are, you have some very good some selections. Presented by Australian Crime Writers Association, Ned Kelly Awards praise some outstanding crime writings, including crime fiction, true crime, and debut fiction title.

The shortlists for this year 2014:

BEST CRIME NOVEL

 

Bitter wash road by Garry Disher,

Fatal impact by Kathryn Fox

In the morning I’ll be gone by Adrian McKinty

Beams falling by PM Newton

One boy missing by Stephen Orr

The dying beach by Angela Savage

2014 BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL

 

 

Dead cat bounce by Peter Cotton

Hades by Candice Fox

Blood witness by Alex Hammond

Every breath by Ellie Marney

2014 BEST TRUE CRIME

 

Disgraced by Paul Dale

Forever nine by John Kidman & Denise Hofman

No mercy by Eleanor Learmonth & Jenny Tabakoff

JFK: The smoking gun by Colin McLaren

Outlaw bikers in Australia by Duncan McNab

Murder in Mississippi by John Safran

2014 SANDRA HARVEY SHORT STORY AWARD

Housewarming by Louise Bassett

The scars of noir by Darcy-Lee Tindale

Voices of SOI 22 by Roger Vickery

Splinter by Emma Viskic

Web design by Emma Viskic

More info on http://www.austcrimewriters.com/content/2014-ned-kelly-awards.