The London-based crime fiction convention, Capital Crime, revealed the winners of this year’s Fingerprint Awards. Mystery fans were invited to vote for their favorites after the shortlists were announced in April, with the top vote-getters celebrated at this past weekend's conference. The event's organizers also handed out the Thalia Procter Lifetime Achievement Award to Lynda La Plante. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists!
Overall Best Crime Book of the Year: None of This Is True, by Lisa Jewell (Century)
Also nominated:
The Murder Game, by Tom Hindle (Century)
The Secret Hours, by Mick Herron (Baskerville)
In the Blink of an Eye, by Jo Callaghan (Simon & Schuster UK)
Strange Sally Diamond, by Liz Nugent (Sandycove)
Thriller Book of the Year: The Only Suspect, by Louise Candlish (Simon & Schuster UK)
Also nominated:
Fearless, by M.W. Craven (Constable)
The Silent Man, by David Fennell (Zaffre)
The Rule of Three, by Sam Ripley (Simon & Schuster UK)
The House Hunt, by C.M. Ewan (Macmillan)
Historical Crime Book of the Year: The House of Whispers, by Anna Mazzola (Orion)
Also nominated:
Death of a Lesser God, by Vaseem Khan (Hodder & Stoughton)
The Square of Sevens, by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (Mantle)
The Murder Wheel, by Tom Mead (Head of Zeus/Aries)
The Good Liars, by Anita Frank (HQ)
Genre-Busting Book of the Year: Killing Jericho, by William Hussey (Zaffre)
Also nominated:
Ink Blood Sister Scribe, by Emma Törzs (Century)
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels, by Janice Hallett (Viper)
Murder in the Family, by Cara Hunter (HarperFiction)
The Looking Glass Sound, by Catriona Ward (Viper)
Debut Crime Book of the Year: Death of a Bookseller, by Alice Slater (Hodder & Stoughton)
Also nominated:
The List, by Yomi Adegoke (Fourth Estate)
Geneva, by Richard Armitage (Faber and Faber)
The Bandit Queens, by Parini Shroff (Allen & Unwin)
Thirty Days of Darkness, by Jenny Lund Madsen (Orenda)
True Crime Book of the Year: No Ordinary Day: Espionage, Betrayal, Terrorism and Corruption—the Truth Behind the Murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher, by Matt Johnson (Ad Lib)
Also nominated:
My Girl: The Babes in the Woods Murders. A Mother’s Fight for Justice, by Michelle Hadaway (Penguin)
Vital Organs: A History of the World’s Most Famous Body Parts, by Suzie Edge (Wildfire)
Unlawful Killings: Life, Love and Murder: Trials at the Old Bailey, by Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC (Doubleday)
Order Out of Chaos: A Kidnap Negotiator’s Guide to Influence and Persuasion, by Scott Walker (Piatkus)
Audiobook of the Year: Over My Dead Body, by Maz Evans, narrated by Maz Evans (Headline)
Also nominated:
The Running Grave, by Robert Galbraith, narrated by Robert Glenister (Oakhill)
The Blackbird, by Tim Weaver, narrated by Joe Coen, Brendan McDonald, and Anjili Mohindra (Penguin Audio)
The Bedroom Window, by K.L. Slater, narrated by Clare Corbett (Audible)
Conviction, by Jack Jordan, narrated by Sophie Roberts (Audible)
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