Nominees for the 2014 Ned Kelly Awards Announced

The short list (nominees) for the 2014 Ned Kelly Awards have been announced by Crime Writers Association of Australia recognizing outstanding works in the field of crime fiction and non-fiction by Australian writers.

The winners will be announced at the Brisbane Writers Festival on Saturday September 6th, 2014.

And the nominees are …

Best Crime Novel …

• Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher
• Fatal Impact by Kathryn Fox
• In the Morning I'll Be Gone by Adrian McKinty
• Beams Falling by P. M. Newton
• One Boy Missing by Stephen Orr
• The Dying Beach by Angela Savage

Best First Crime Novel …

• Dead Cat Bounce by Peter Cotton
• Hades by Candice Fox
• Blood Witness by Alex Hammond
• Every Breath by Ellie Marney

Best True Crime …

• Disgraced? by Paul Dale
• Forever Nine by John Kidman and Denise Hofman
• JFK: The Smoking Gun by Colin McLaren
• Outlaw Bikers an Australia by Duncan McNab
• Murder in Mississippi by John Safran
• No Mercy by Eleanor Learmonth and Jenny Tabakoff

Best Short Story …

• "Housewarming" by Louise Bassett
• "The Scars of Noir" by Darcy-Lee Tindale
• "Voices of Soi 22" by Roger Vickery
• "Splinter" by Emma Viskic
• "Web Design" by Emma Viskic

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