{"id":81196,"date":"2018-07-06T18:42:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T07:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/?p=81196"},"modified":"2018-07-07T00:57:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T13:57:09","slug":"ned-kelly-awards-2018-longlists-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/ned-kelly-awards-2018-longlists-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Ned Kelly Awards 2018 Longlists Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The longlists have been announced for this year&#8217;s Ned Kelly Awards. There is such a great selection of titles chosen across the three categories &#8211; Best Crime Fiction, Best New Crime Fiction and Best True Crime.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all the authors! Winners will be announced at the Ned Kelly Awards, to be held during the Melbourne Writers&#8217; Festival.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Best Crime Fiction<\/strong><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-secrets-she-keeps-michael-robotham\/prod9780733640162.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\">The Secrets She Keeps<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-secrets-she-keeps-michael-robotham\/prod9780733640162.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-81200\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/the-secrets-she-keeps.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Robotham\" width=\"235\" height=\"347\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nby Michael Robotham<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The compelling new psychological thriller that will break your heart into tiny pieces, from world-renowned author Michael Robotham.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has an idea of what their perfect life is. For Agatha, it&#8217;s Meghan Shaughnessy&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>These two women from vastly different backgrounds have one thing in common &#8211; a dangerous secret that could destroy everything they hold dear.<\/p>\n<p>Both will risk everything to hide the truth, but their worlds are about to collide in a shocking act that cannot be undone.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Secrets She Keeps<\/i> is a compelling psychological thriller that delves deeply into the psyche of the human mind, by internationally bestselling author Michael Robotham.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/redemption-point-candice-fox\/prod9780143781882.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><\/p>\n<p>Redemption Point by Candice Fox<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/marlborough-man-alan-carter\/prod9781925164534.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><strong>Marlborough Man by Alan Carter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/under-the-cold-bright-lights-garry-disher\/prod9781925498882.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><strong>Under the Cold Bright Lights by Garry Disher<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-lone-child-anna-george\/prod9780670077748.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><strong>The Lone Child by Anna George<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/crossing-the-lines-sulari-gentill\/prod9781464209161.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><strong>Crossing the Lines by Sulari Gentill<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/class-act-ged-gillmore\/prod9780994178671.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><strong>Class Act by Ged Gillmore<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/pachyderm-hugh-mcginlay\/prod9780995369245.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><strong>Pachyderm by Hugh McGinlay<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/big-red-rock-david-owen\/prod9780995381490.html\"><strong>Big Red Rock by David Owen<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-student-iain-ryan\/prod9781760406370.html\"><strong>The Student by Iain Ryan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/clear-to-the-horizon-dave-warner\/prod9781925164459.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\">Clear to the Horizon by Dave Warner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Best New Crime Fiction<\/strong><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/see-what-i-have-done-sarah-schmidt\/prod9780733639890.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-81212\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/xsee-what-i-have-done.jpg.pagespeed.ic_.h03hbfWPXL.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Schmidt\" width=\"235\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/see-what-i-have-done-sarah-schmidt\/prod9780733639890.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><strong>See What I Have Done<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>by Sarah Schmidt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He was still bleeding. I yelled, &#8220;Someone&#8217;s killed Father.&#8221; I breathed in kerosene air, licked the thickness from my teeth. The clock on the mantel ticked ticked. I looked at Father, the way hands clutched to thighs, the way the little gold ring on his pinky finger sat like a sun. I gave him that ring for his birthday when I no longer wanted it. &#8220;Daddy,&#8221; I had said. &#8220;I&#8217;m giving this to you because I love you.&#8221; He had smiled and kissed my forehead.<\/p>\n<p>A long time ago now.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>On 4 August 1892 Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts. During the inquest into the deaths, Lizzie Borden was arrested and charged with the murder of her father and her stepmother.<\/p>\n<p>Through the eyes of Lizzie&#8217;s sister Emma, the housemaid Bridget, the enigmatic stranger Benjamin and the beguiling Lizzie herself, we return to what happened that day in Fall River.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzie Borden took an axe. Or did she?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-dark-lake-sarah-bailey\/prod9781760632977.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\">The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/wimmera-mark-brandi\/prod9780733638459.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><strong>Wimmera by Mark Brandi<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-girl-in-kellers-way-megan-goldin\/prod9780143785446.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><strong>The Girl in Keller&#8217;s Way by Megan Goldin<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>All Our Secrets by Jennifer Lane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-echo-of-others-s-d-rowell\/prod9780646980744.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><strong>The Echo of Others by SD Rowell<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/see-what-i-have-done-sarah-schmidt\/prod9780733639890.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><strong>She Be Damned by MJ Tija<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Best True Crime<\/strong><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\" https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/last-king-of-the-cross-john-ibrahim\/prod9781760559861.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-81213\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/last-king-of-the-cross.jpg\" alt=\"Last King of the Cross\" width=\"235\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/last-king-of-the-cross-john-ibrahim\/prod9781760559861.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\">Last King of the Cross <\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by John Ibrahim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Last King of the Cross\u00a0<\/i>is the sensational bestselling memoir that lays bare Australia&#8217;s most notorious underworld figure.<\/p>\n<p>In the mongrel tongue of the streets, John writes of fleeing war-torn Tripoli with his family and growing up in Sydney&#8217;s wild west &#8211; before establishing himself as a nightclub boss on the Golden Mile.<\/p>\n<p>Bullets fly, blades flash, bodies fall. In a city of shadows, John builds his army and an empire, partying like a playboy while staying one step ahead of outlaw gangs and hungry triggermen plotting to take him and his family down.<\/p>\n<p>Crazier than Goodfellas, more compelling than The Godfather, Last King of the Cross is a crime saga like no other and powerful proof that truth is always stranger than fiction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-contractor-mark-abernethy\/prod9781760552220.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\">The Contractor by Mark Abernethy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/unmaking-a-murder-graham-archer\/prod9780143784050.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\">Unmaking A Murder: The Mysterious Death of Anna Jane Cheney by Graham Archer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-suitcase-baby-tanya-bretherton\/prod9780733639227.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\">The Suitcase Baby by Tanya Bretherton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/whiteley-on-trial-gabriella-coslovich\/prod9780522869231.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\">Whitely on Trial by Gabriella Coslovich<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-last-escape-john-killick\/prod9781742579030.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\">The Last Escape by John Killick<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-last-escape-john-killick\/prod9781742579030.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\">The Fatalist by Campbell McConachie<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/once-a-copper-vikki-petraitis\/prod9780648066330.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=ned%20kelly%20awards%202018\">Once a Copper: The Life and Times of Brian \u2018The Skull\u2019 Murphy by Vikki Petraitis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The longlists have been announced for this year&#8217;s Ned Kelly Awards. There is such a great selection of titles chosen across the three categories &#8211; Best Crime Fiction, Best New Crime Fiction and Best True Crime. Congratulations to all the authors! Winners will be announced at the Ned Kelly Awards, to be held during the Melbourne Writers&#8217; Festival. Best Crime Fiction The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham The compelling new psychological thriller that will break your heart into tiny pieces, from world-renowned author Michael Robotham. Everyone has an idea of what their perfect life is. For Agatha, it&#8217;s Meghan Shaughnessy&#8217;s. These two women from vastly different backgrounds have one thing in common &#8211; a dangerous secret that could destroy everything they hold dear. Both will risk everything to hide the truth, but their worlds are about to collide in a shocking act that cannot be undone. 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