The winners of the 2009 Davitt Awards were announced in Melbourne on August 21st. "The Davitt Awards (named in honour of Ellen Davitt (1812-1879) who wrote Australia's first mystery novel, Force and Fraud in 1865) are presented by the Sisters in Crime Australia association. The awards are presented for Australian crime fiction, by women, for both adults and young adults."
TRUE CRIME
Chloe Hooper, The Tall Man (Penguin Books Australia)
YOUNG ADULT
Catherine Jinks, Genius Squad (Allen & Unwin)
ADULT FICTION
Malla Nunn, A Beautiful Place to Die (PanMacmillan)
READERS CHOICE
Katherine Howell, The Darkest Hour (PanMacmillan)
[Thanks to the AustCrimeFiction weblog for the details.]
