Ned Kelly Awards 2025

The Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s oldest and most prestigious recognition honouring published crime fiction and true crime writing. Here are the shortlisted titles for the categories Best Crime Fiction, Best Debut Crime Fiction, Best True Crime and Best International Crime Fiction.

Updated August 26, 2025
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Storm child
Robotham, Michael
Paper Book
Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in Robotham's latest psychological thriller, which finally unlocks the secrets of Evie's past and reaffirms why Stephen King has proclaimed this author "an absolute master." The mystery of Evie Cormac's background has followed her...
The waiting
Connelly, Michael
Paper Book
In this instant New York Times bestseller, LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a serial rapist whose trail has gone cold and enlists a new volunteer to the Open-Unsolved Unit: patrol officer Maddie Bosch, Harry's daughter. ​ Renée Ballard and the...

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