Sisters in Crime Australia has announced a rather long shortlist – 25 – for its 21st Davitt Awards for the best crime and mystery books by Australian women: nine adult novels, five young adult (YA) novels, six children’s novels and five non-fiction books. Twelve books from all categories are competing for the debut award. Altogether, 127 books have been in contention. Here are all this year's finalists:
Best Adult Crime Novel:
- B M Allsopp, Death Beyond the Limit (Fiji Islands Mysteries #3) (Coconut Press)
- Sarah Barrie, Deadman’s Track (Calico Mountain #3) (HQ Fiction, an imprint of Harlequin Australia)
- Candice Fox, Gathering Dark (Penguin Random House Australia)
- Sulari Gentill, A Testament of Character (Rowland Sinclair #10) (Pantera Press)
- Sally Hepworth, The Good Sister (Pan Macmillan Australia)
- Karina Kilmore, Where the Truth Lies (Simon & Schuster Australia) Debut
- Suzanne Leal, The Deceptions (Allen & Unwin) Debut
- Mirandi Riwoe, Stone Sky Gold Mountain (University of Queensland Press)
- Kimberley Starr, Torched (Pantera Press)
Best Young Adult Crime Novel:
- Davina Bell, The End of the World Is Bigger than Love (Text Publishing) Debut
- Sarah Epstein, Deep Water (Allen & Unwin Children’s)
- Ellie Marney, None Shall Sleep (Allen & Unwin Children’s)
- Christie Nieman, Where We Begin (Pan Macmillan Australia) Debut
- Lisa Walker, The Girl with the Gold Bikini (Wakefield Press) Debut
Best Children’s Crime Novel:
- Jackie French, The Ghost of Howlers Beach (Butter O’Bryan Mysteries #1) (HarperCollins Publishers Australia) Debut
- Amelia Mellor, The Grandest Bookshop in the World (Affirm Press) Debut
- Julianne Negri, The Secret Library of Hummingbird House (Affirm Press) Debut
- Pamela Rushby, The Mummy Smugglers of Crumblin Castle (Walker Books Australia)
- Lian Tanner, A Clue for Clara (Allen & Unwin Children’s) Debut
- Sue Whiting, The Book of Chance (Walker Books Australia)
Bet Non-fiction Crime Book:
- Stephanie Convery, After the Count: The death of Davey Browne (Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia) Debut
- Melissa Davey, The Case of George Pell: Reckoning with child sexual abuse (Scribe Publications) Debut
- Louise Milligan, Witness: An investigation into the brutal cost of seeking justice (Hachette Australia)
- Caroline Overington, Missing William Tyrrell (HarperCollins Publishers Australia)
- Angela Williams, Snakes and Ladders: A memoir (Affirm Press) Debut
Best Debut Crime Novel:
- Sonya Bates, Inheritance of Secrets (HarperCollins Publishers Australia)
- Davina Bell, The End of the World Is Bigger than Love (Text Publishing)
- Melissa Davey, The Case of George Pell: Reckoning with child sexual abuse (Scribe Publications)
- Anna Downes, The Safe Place (Affirm Press)
- Mary Jones, Troubled Waters (Green Olive Press)
- Karina Kilmore, Where the Truth Lies (Simon & Schuster Australia)
- Amelia Mellor, The Grandest Bookshop in the World (Affirm Press)
- Kate Mildenhall, The Mother Fault (Simon & Schuster Australia)
- Julianne Negri, The Secret Library of Hummingbird House (Affirm Press)
- Leah Swann, Sheerwater (4th Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Australia)
- Lian Tanner, A Clue for Clara (Allen & Unwin Children’s)
- Lisa Walker, The Girl with the Gold Bikini (Wakefield Press)
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