Emma Viskic has won Best Adult Novel at this year’s Davitt Awards!
The Davitt Awards – which were named in honour of Ellen Davitt, author of Australia’s first mystery novel (Force and Fraud) – are presented each year by the Sisters in Crime association. The awards celebrate Australian crime fiction, by women, for both adults and young adults.
Emma Viskic won three Davitts and a Ned Kelly Award for her first novel, Resurrections Bay, which has this year been nominated for the CWA Gold Dagger and New Blood awards. Her Caleb Zelic series have been optioned for a TV adaptation in the US.
‘And Fire Came Down last night won the best adult crime novel award in this year’s Davitts’https://t.co/h47BCwOUWO
We are so proud to publish this incredible series by @EmmaViskic.
— Echo Publishing (@echo_publishing) August 11, 2018
“Crime fiction shines a light on the murky business of being human. It can entertain us, thrill and distract us, but it can also explore why people do such terrible and wonderful things.” – Emma Viskic
Sarah Bailey, author of The Dark Lake and Into the Night won the award for Best Debut Novel (for The Dark Lake). The Reader’s Choice award went to Jane Harper for her second novel in the Aaron Falk series, Force of Nature.
Congratulations to @janeharperautho on her third @SistersinCrimeA Davitt Award win! Her latest novel FORCE OF NATURE took home this year’s Readers’ Choice award. pic.twitter.com/8E1E05wWd2
— Pan Macmillan Aus (@MacmillanAus) August 14, 2018
Meanwhile, the awards for Best Young Adult Novel and Best Children’s Novel went to Vikki Wakefield and Allison Ruby.
Here are all the winning titles from the 2018 Davitt Awards.
Best Adult Novel
And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic
Best Debut Novel
Reader’s Choice Award
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Best Non Fiction
Whiteley on Trial by Gabriella Coslovich
Best Young Adult Novel
Ballad for a Mad Girl by Vikki Wakefield
Best Children’s Novel
The Turnkey by Allison Rushby
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
And Fire Came Down
Deaf since early childhood, Caleb Zelic used to meet life head-on. Now he’s struggling just to get through the day. His best mate is dead, his ex-wife, Kat, is avoiding him, and nightmares haunt his waking hours.
But when a young woman is killed after pleading for his help in sign language, Caleb is determined to find out who she was. And the trail leads straight to his hometown, Resurrection Bay. The town is on bushfire alert and simmering with racial tensions. As he delves deeper, Caleb uncovers secrets that could threaten his life and any chance of reuniting with Kat. Driven by his demons, he pushes on. But who is he willing to sacrifice along the way?
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