Ned Kelly Awards 2025
The Australian Crime Writers Association has announced the 2025 Ned Kelly Awards shortlists.
The shortlisted titles for the Best crime fiction are:
- 17 Years Later (JP Pomare, Hachette) *
- Cold Truth (Ashley Kalagian Blunt, Ultimo)
- The Creeper (Margaret Hickey, Penguin)
- Highway 13 (Fiona McFarlane, A&U) *
- Sanctuary (Garry Disher, Text)
- Shadow City (Natalie Conyer, Echo) *
- Storm Child (Michael Robotham, Hachette)
- Unbury the Dead (Fiona Hardy, Affirm).
More information and all the shortlists are available on the Australian Crime Writers Association website.
The books marked * were reviewed by QRC. Click on the book’s title to read our review.