Ned Kelly Awards 2022 winners introduced

The Australian Crime Writers Affiliation (ACWA) has introduced the winners of the 2022 Ned Kelly Awards.

The successful titles in every class are:

Finest debut crime fiction

• Banjawarn (Josh Kemp, UWA Publishing)

Finest true crime

• Banquet: The untold story of Adelaide’s household murders (Debi Marshall, Classic)

Finest worldwide crime fiction

• The Maid (Nita Prose, HarperCollins)

Finest crime fiction

• The Chase (Candice Fox, Bantam).

The 2022 winners have been chosen from shortlists introduced in July.

Established in 1995, the Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s oldest, most prestigious awards honouring crime fiction and true crime writing. ACWA reported that in 2022 it obtained 135 entries for the awards.

For extra data on the successful titles, see the ACWA website.

 

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