The winners of the 16th CrimeFest awards, honoring the best crime books released in the UK last year, were revealed at a ceremonial dinner tonight as part of the annual crime fiction festival in Bristol, UK. Congratulations to all the winners and the nominees!
Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award: A Flicker in the Dark, by Stacy Willingham (HarperCollins)
Also nominated:
- A Good Day to Die, by Amen Alonge (Quercus)
- Bad for Good, by Graham Bartlett (Allison & Busby)
- The Maid, by Nita Prose (HarperCollins)
- Ashes in the Snow, by Oriana Rammuno, translated by Katherine Gregor (HarperCollins)
- Kalmann, by Joachim B. Schmidt, translated by Jamie Lee Searle (Bitter Lemon)
- Dirt Town, by Hayley Scrivenor (Macmillan)
- The Siege, by John Sutherland (Orion)
eDunnit Award (digital books): The Book of the Most Precious Substance, by Sara Gran (Faber and Faber)
Also nominated:
- The Cliff House, by Chris Brookmyre (Abacus)
- Desert Star, by Michael Connelly (Orion)
- The Botanist, by M.W. Craven (Constable)
- Heart Full of Headstones, by Ian Rankin (Orion)
- Nine Lives, by Peter Swanson (Faber and Faber)
H.R.F. Keating Award (biographical or critical book): The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators, by Martin Edwards (Collins Crime Club)
Also nominated:
- The Bloomsbury Handbook to Agatha Christie, by J.C. Bernthal and Mary Anna Evans (Bloomsbury Academic)
- A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré, 1945-2020, by John le Carré, edited by Tim Cornwell (Viking)
- Simenon: The Man, The Books, The Films, by Barry Forshaw (Oldcastle)
- Gender Roles and Political Contexts in Cold War Spy Fiction,
- by Sian MacArthur (Palgrave Macmillan)
- Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman, by Lucy Worsley (Hodder & Stoughton)
Last Laugh Award (for the best humorous crime novel): Bryant & May’s Peculiar London, by Christopher Fowler (Doubleday)
Also nominated:
- The Locked Room, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus)
- Bad Actors, by Mick Herron (Baskerville)
- Hope to Die, by Cara Hunter (Viking)
- Mr. Campion’s Mosaic, by Mike Ripley (Severn House)
- The Moose Paradox, by Antti Tuomainen (Orenda)
Thalia Proctor Memorial Award for Best Adapted TV Crime Drama: Slow Horses (seasons 1 and 2), based on the books by Mick Herron. Produced by See-Saw. Shown on Apple TV+.
Also nominated:
- Babylon Berlin (series 4), based on the books by Volker Kutscher. Produced by X-Filme Creative Pool, ARD Degeto Film, Beta Film, Sky Deutschland, Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Shown on Sky Atlantic.
- Grace (series 2), based on the books by Peter James. Produced by ITV Studios. Shown on ITV.
- Karin Pirie, based on the books by Val McDermid. Produced by ITV Studios. Shown on ITV.
- Magpie Murders, based on novel by Anthony Horowitz. Produced by Britbox and Eleventh Hour Films. Shown on BritBox.
- Reacher, based on the books by Lee Child. Produced by Amazon Studios, Blackjack Films, Paramount Television, and Skydance Television. Shown on Amazon Prime.
- Shetland (season 7), based on the books by Ann Cleeves. Produced by Silverprint Pictures. Shown on BBC.
- Vienna Blood (season 3), based on the books by Frank Tallis. Produced by Endor Productions, Seven.One Studios. Shown on BBC.
Best Crime Fiction Novel for Children (aged 8-12): The Good Turn, by Sharna Jackson (Puffin)
Also nominated:
- A Girl Called Justice: The Spy at the Window, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus Children’s Books)
- Where Seagulls Dare: A Diamond Brothers Case, by Anthony Horowitz (Walker)
- Spark, by M.G. Leonard (Walker)
- The Ministry of Unladylike Activity, by Robin Stevens (Puffin)
- Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire! A Recipe for Trouble, by Sarah
- Todd Taylor (Nosy Crow)
Best Crime Fiction Novel for Young Adults (aged 12-16): Five Survive, by Holly Jackson (Electric Monkey)
Also nominated:
- Needle, by Patrice Lawrence (Barrington Stoke)
- The Butterfly Assassin, by Finn Longman (Simon & Schuster Children’s)
- Truth or Dare, by Sophie McKenzie (Simon & Schuster Children’s)
- I Must Betray You, by Ruta Sepetys (Hodder Children’s Books)
- The Notorious Scarlett and Browne, by Jonathan Stroud (Walker)
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