Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

2025 NED KELLY SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED
The Ned Kelly Awards (named for a notorious Australian outlaw of the 19th century) are presented by Australian Crime Writers Association to promote greater recognition for crime, thriller and mystery writing in Australia. Here are the nominees:

Best Crime Fiction
° Shadow City by Natalie Conner
° Sanctuary by Garry Disher
° Unbury the Dead by Fiona Hardy
° The Creeper by Margaret Hickey
° Cold Truth by Ashley Kalagian Blunt
° Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane
° 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare
° Storm Child by Michael Robotham

Best Debut Crime Novel
° Down the Rabbit Hole by Shaeden Berry
° A Town Called Treachery by Mitch Jennings
° The Chilling by Riley James
° All You Took From Me by Lisa Kenway
° Everywhere We Look by Martine Kropkowski
° Those Opulent Days by Jacquie Pham

Best True Crime
° They’ll Never Hold Me by Michael Adams
° A Thousand Miles from Care by Steve Johnson
° The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop by Neil Mercer
° Meadow’s Law by Quentin McDermott
° The Lasting Harm by Lucia Osborne-Crowley

Best International Crime Fiction
° Return to Blood by Michael Bennett
° Leave the Girls Behind by Jacqueline Bublitz
° A Case of Matricide by Graeme Macrae Burnet
° The Waiting by Michael Connelly [review]
° Moscow X by David McCloskey [review]
° Home Truths by Charity Norman

Barry - thanks - these Australian authors are almost all unfamiliar authors and titles. @PattyMacDotComma reviews Michael Robotham books so his books I have at least heard of.
I usually love Australian narrator accents for audio books so will have to try some of these soon.