
We are delighted to announce that the following books have been longlisted in the 2019 Ned Kelly Awards!
The categories are:
Best first fiction
Best Crime
Best True Crime
The shortlists for each category will be announced ahead of the winners ceremony on Friday, 6th September at the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival. The rest of the longlists and more information can be found here.
by Kerry Greenwood
Intrepid baker and erstwhile investigator Corinna Chapman returns triumphantly in her first adventure in seven years.
by Chris Hammer
Set in a fictional Riverina town at the height of a devastating drought, Scrublands is one of the most powerful, compelling and original crime novels to be written in Australia.
by Bri Lee
'Scorching, self-scouring: a young woman finds her steel and learns to wield it' - Helen Garner
by Deborah Snow
Hurtling towards its inevitable and tragic conclusion, Deborah Snow draws us into a vortex of police missteps, extraordinary bravery and profound grief to reveal what happened during that awful day.