London, England’s 2024 Capital Crime Festival concluded yesterday. One of the highlights of that three-day event was the announcement of this year’s Fingerprint Award winners, in seven categories.
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); and 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); and 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); and 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); and 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); and 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); and 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, Anjili Mohindra (Penguin Audio); The Bedroom Window, by K.L. Slater, narrated by Clare Corbett (Audible); and Conviction , by Jack Jordan, narrated by Sophie Roberts (Audible)
Thalia Procter Lifetime Achievement Award: Lynda La Plante
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