The Fingerprint Awards
The London-based crime fiction convention Capital Crime has announced the shortlists for this year’s Fingerprint Awards. Mystery fans are invited to vote for the winners here , and the winners will be announced May 30th at the convention. (HT to The Rap Sheet ) Congratulations to all, and let the voting begin!
Overall Best Crime Book of the Year
The Murder Game , by Tom Hindle (Century)
None of This Is True , by Lisa Jewell (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
Fearless , by M.W. Craven (Constable)
The Silent Man , by David Fennell (Zaffre)
The Rule of Three , by Sam Ripley (Simon & Schuster UK)
The Only Suspect , by Louise Candlish (Simon & Schuster UK)
The House Hunt , by C.M. Ewan (Macmillan)
Historical Crime Book of the Year
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)
The House of Whispers , by Anna Mazzola (Orion)
Genre-Busting Book of the Year
Ink Blood Sister Scribe , by Emma Törzs (Century)
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels , by Janice Hallett (Viper)
Killing Jericho , by William Hussey (Zaffre)
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)
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)
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
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)
Over My Dead Body , by Maz Evans, narrated by Maz Evans (Headline)
