The winners of the 2023 Danger Awards have been announced at the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival.
Novelist Chris Hammer, who took out the award for best crime fiction, has won for the second time, having jointly won the award in 2021. This year the awards included the categories of crime fiction debut and people’s choice.
The winning titles, chosen from shortlists announced in September, are:
Best crime fiction
- The Tilt (Chris Hammer, A&U) *
Best crime fiction debut
- Black River (Matthew Spencer, A&U) *
Best true crime
- The Boy in the Dress (Jonathan Butler, Affirm)
People’s choice
- An Uncommon Hangman (Rachel Franks, NewSouth)
The Danger Awards recognise books featuring Australia as a setting for stories about crime and justice. The winners receive a trophy and $1000.
More information on the Danger Awards is available at BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival website.
Books marked * have been reviewed by QRC. Click on the title to read the review.
Click here to read QRC’s interview with Chris Hammer about The Tilt.
The shortlist for the Walkley Book Award has been announced. The shortlisted works are:
- Ghosts of the Orphanage (Christine Kenneally, Hachette Australia) *
- The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world (Antony Loewenstein, Scribe)
- Crossing the Line (Nick McKenzie, Hachette Australia).
The winner will be announced 23 November. More information is on the Walkley Awards website here.
Ghosts of the Orphanage has been reviewed by QRC. Click on the title to read the review.