The Australian Crime Writers Association has released a shortlist for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction, which "showcases our newest Australian writers and the diversity of style and stories they bring to the crime fiction genre." This year's shortlisted titles are:
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
The other Ned Kelly Awards category shortlists (true crime, international, crime fiction) have not been announced yet. Overall winners will be named in September.