- e-DUNNIT AWARD
- LAST LAUGH AWARD
- SOUNDS OF CRIME AWARDS
- SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- 2008 & 2009 WINNERS
e-DUNNIT AWARD
The eDunnit Award is for the best crime fiction ebook first published in the UK in 2009.
The award is sponsored by Reader from Sony and the winning author receives £1,000 and a Sony Touch eReader. The winner also receives a commemorative award provided by Bristol Blue Glass.
eDunnit Award nominees:
- Josh Bazell – Beat The Reaper (Random House) - WINNER!
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Steve Berry – The Charlemagne Pursuit (Hodder & Stoughton)
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Juan Gomez-Jurado – Contract With God (Orion)
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Bernard Knight – Crowner Royal (Simon & Schuster)
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Carol McCleary – The Alchemy of Murder (Hodder & Stoughton)
Eligible titles were submitted by publishers for the longlist, and leading British crime fiction reviewers voted for the winning title from the shortlisted entries containing additional e-content. One CRIMEFEST delegate whose vote coincides with the winning title will be randomly selected and receives an Touch eReader courtesy of Reader from Sony.
LAST LAUGH AWARD
The Last Laugh Award is for the best humorous crime novel first published in the British Isles in 2009.
The £500 award is sponsored by Goldsboro Books, Britain's book collector's bookseller. The winner also receives a commemorative award provided by Bristol Blue Glass.
Last Laugh Award nominees:
- Colin Bateman – The Day
of the Jack Russell (Headline) - WINNER!
- Josh Bazell – Beat
the Reaper (William Heinemann)
- Chris Ewan – The Good
Thief's Guide to Parisris (Long Barn Books)
- Suzette Hill – Bone
Idle (Constable & Robinson)
- Malcolm Pryce – From
Aberystwyth with Love (Bloomsbury)
- Len Tyler – Ten
Little Herrings (Macmillan)
Eligible titles were submitted by publishers for the longlist, and leading British crime fiction reviewers voted to establish the shortlist and the winning title. One CRIMEFEST delegate whose vote coincides with the winning title will be randomly selected and receives copies of the shortlisted titles.
SOUNDS OF CRIME AWARD
The Sounds of Crime Awards are for the best abridged and unabridged crime audiobooks first published in the UK in 2009 in both printed and digital formats, and available for download from the Audible UK website.
The awards—provided by Bristol Blue Glass—go to both the author and reader of each category.
The Sounds of Crime Awards are sponsored by Audible UK, the UK's largest provide of downloadable audiobooks.
Nominees for Best Abridged Crime Audiobook:
- Dan Brown for The Lost Symbol (abridged by Karen DiMattia). Reader: Paul Michael (Orion)
- Lee Child for Gone Tomorrow (abridged by Carolanne Lyme). Reader: Kerry Shale (Random House)
- Peter James for Dead Tomorrow (abridged by Kati Nicholl). Reader: William Gaminara (Pan Macmillan)
- Stieg Larsson for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (translated by Reg Keeland; abridged by Isabel Morgan). Reader: Martin Wenner (Quercus)
- Stieg Larsson for The Girl Who Played with Fire (translated by Reg Keeland; abridged by Isabel Morgan). Reader: Martin Wenner (Quercus) - WINNER!
- Ian Rankin for The Complaints (abridged by Kati Nicholl). Reader: James Macpherson (Orion)
Nominees for Best Unabridged Crime Audiobook:
- Dan Brown for The Lost Symbol. Reader: Paul Michael (Whole Story Audio Books)
- Michael Connelly for The Scarecrow. Reader: Peter Giles (Orion)
- Peter James for Dead Tomorrow. Reader: David Bauckham (Whole Story Audio Books)
- Stieg Larsson for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (translated by Reg Keeland). Reader: Saul Reichlin (Whole Story Audio Books)
- Stieg Larsson for The Girl Who Played with Fire (translated by Reg Keeland). Reader: Saul Reichlin (Whole Story Audio Books) - WINNER!
- Ian Rankin for The Complaints. Reader: Peter Forbes (Whole Story Audio Books)
Eligible titles were submitted by publishers for the longlist, and Audible UK customers and recipients of the CRIMEFEST newsletter voted to establish the shortlists and winners.
One Audible UK customer or CRIMEFEST delegate whose votes coincides with the winning titles will be randomly selected and receives an iPod and the shortlisted titles.
LONGLISTS:
eDunnit AWARD LONGLIST
LAST LAUGH AWARD LONGLIST
SOUNDS OF CRIME AWARD LONGLISTS:
-Abridged
-Unabridged
- 2008 WINNERS
- 2009 WINNERS
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