The Australian Crime Writers Association is pleased to announce the shortlists for the 2019 Ned Kelly Awards.

You can see our standout selections from the last twelve months in Australian crime writing below, separated out by category.


Shortlist: 2019 Best True Crime

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Eggshell Skull

by Bri Lee

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The Arsonist

by Chloe Hooper

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Siege

by Deborah Snow

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Waiting for Elijah

by Kate Wild


Shortlist: 2019 Best First Fiction

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The Portrait of Molly Dean

by Katherine Kovacic

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The Rúin

by Dervla McTiernan

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The Yellow House

by Emily O’Grady

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Greenlight

by Benjamin Stevenson


Shortlist: 2019 Best Fiction

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Kill Shot

by Garry Disher

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Gone by Midnight

by Candice Fox

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The Spotted Dog

by Kerry Greenwood

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The Lost Man

by Jane Harper

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The Other Wife

by Michael Robotham

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Live and Let Fry

by Sue Williams


Longlists


Previous Ned Kelly Award Winners

Best True Crime

Unmaking a Murder: The Mysterious Death of Anna-Jane Cheney (2018)
Graham Archer
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Getting Away With Murder (2017, tie)
Duncan McNab
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The Drowned Man (2017, tie)
Brendan James Murray
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Certain Admissions (2016)
Gideon Haigh
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This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial  (2015)
Helen Garner
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Best First Fiction

The Dark Lake (2018)
Sarah Bailey
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The Dry (2017)
Jane Harper
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Resurrection Bay (2016)
Emma Viskic
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Quota (2015)
Jock Serong
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Best Fiction

Crossing The Lines (2018)
Sulari Gentill
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Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly (2017)
Adrian McKinty
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Before It Breaks (2016)
Dave Warner
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Eden (2015)
Candice Fox
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