Damien, on his "Crime Down under" weblog, has reported that the shortlists for the 2007 Ned Kelly Awards have been released.
Best Crime Novel
Chain of Evidence - Gary Disher (Text)
The Night Ferry - Michael Robotham (Little Brown)
The Unknown Terrorist - Richard Flanagan (Macmillan)
The Cleaner - Paul Cleave (Random House)
Undertow - Peter Corris (Allen & Unwin)
Spider Trap - Barry Maitland (Allen & Unwin)
Best First Crime Novel
The Betrayal of Bindi Mackenzie - Jaclyn Moriaty (Macmillan)
Diamond Dove - Adrian Hyland (Text)
Better Dead Than Never - Laurent Boulanger (C& C International Media Group)
Behind the Night Bazaar - Angela Savage (Text)
Best True Crime
Justice For The Dead - Malcolm Dodd and Beverly Knight (Hachette Livre)
Overboard: The Stories Cruise Ships Don't Want Told - Gywn Topham (Random House)
Intractable - Bernie Matthews (Macmillan)
Written On The Skin - Liz Porter (Macmillan)
Silent Death - Karen Kissane (Hachette Livre)
Australian Outlaw - Derek Pedley (Sly Ink)
Killing For Pleasure: The Definitive Story of the Snowtown Murders - Debi Marshall (Random House)
The Dodger - Duncan McNab (Macmillan)
Things A Killer Would Know - Paula Doneman (Allen & Unwin)
The awards will be presented during the upcoming Melbourne Writers' Festival on August 29th at 6:00pm.
