Are you a fan of crime reads, fictional or other wise? Well, the following titles longlisted (and shortlisted) on this year’s Ned Kelly Awards are the best productions by Australian crime writers. You can click the links to see availability at Parramatta City Library.
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Best Fiction
Antidote to Murder by Felicity Young
Blackwater Moon by B Michael Radburn
Blackwattle Creek by Geoffrey McGeachin (shortlisted)
Chasing the Sun by Robin Baker
Dead Girl Sing by Tony Cavanaugh
Dead Heat by Bronwyn Parry
Death By Beauty by Gabrielle Lord
Good News, Bad News by Maggie Groff
Harry Curry: The Murder Book by Stuart Littlemore
I Hear the Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty (shortlisted)
Jennifer Shot – Another Shot by Patricia Kristensen
Paving the New Road by Sulari Gentill
Say You’re Sorry by Michael Robotham
Silent Valley by Malla Nunn (shortlisted)
The Darkest Little Room by Patrick Holland
The Dunbar Case by Peter Corris
The Holiday Murders by Robert Gott (shortlisted)
The Second Bat Guano War by J.M. Porup
Thirst by L.A. Larkin
Tug of War by Ross Collier
Web of Deceit by Katherine Howell (shortlisted)
Best First Fiction
A Mother Without A Child by Gunilla Haglundh
Coorparoo Blues and the Irish Fandango by G.S. Manson
Dark City Blue by Luke Preston
Ghost Money by Andrew Nette
Good as Gold by Ken McKenzie
In Her Blood by Annie Hauxwell
Murder on Display by Reece Pocock
Murder with the Lot by Sue Williams (shortlisted)
Reflection of Evil by Bridgette Powell
Sufficient Grace by Amy Espeseth
The First Shot by Patricia Kristensen
The Marmalade Files by Steve Lewis and Chris Uhlmann (shortlisted)
The Midnight Promise by Zane Lovitt (shortlisted)
The Price of Fame by R.C. Daniells
The Richmond Conspiracy by Andrew Grimes (shortlisted)
The Robbers by Paul Anderson (shortlisted)
The United States of Air by J.M. Porup
True Crime
A Second Chance for Justice by Dr Asher Flynn & Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon
Blackened Tanner by Ron Irwin
Dead by Friday by Derek Pedley (shortlisted)
Deception by Charles Miranda
Eugenia by Mark Tedeschi (shortlisted)
Every Parent’s Nightmare by Belinda Hawkins (shortlisted)
Honeymoon Dive by Lindsay Simpson and Jennifer Cooke
Horrible Man by Leonie Wallace
Killing Mr Rent-A-Kill by Duncan McNab
Missing You by Justine Ford
Snowing in Bali by Kathryn Bonella
Tamam Shud: The Somerton Man Mystery by Kerry Greenwood
Terror Australis by Wayne Grogan
The Devil’s Cinema by Steve Lillebuen (shortlisted)
The Most Dangerous Detective by Steve Bishop
The People Smuggler by Robin De Crespigny (shortlisted)
Wakool Crossing by Mike Richards