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The winners of the CrimeFest Awards were announced at the Gala Dinner on Saturday, the 7th of June. They received a commemorative piece of decorative glass provided by Bristol Blue Glass.
LAST LAUGH AWARD
When the Left Coast Crime convention visited Bristol in 2006 its Lefty Award raised awareness for an underappreciated area in British crime fiction: the humorous crime novel. The Lefty continues to be awarded in the USA, and the CrimeFest organisers felt that their convention should carry on celebrating humour in British published crime fiction. The Last Laugh Award is for the best humorous crime novel published in the British Isles in 2007. The shortlist is:
- Declan Burke, The Big O (Hag's Head Press)
- Ruth Dudley Edwards, Murdering Americans (Poisoned Pen Press UK) - WINNER!
- Chris Ewan, The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam (Long Barn Books)
- Alan Guthrie, Hard Man (Polygon)
- Deanna Raybourn, Silent in the Grave (MIRA Books)
- Mike Ripley, Angel's Share (Alison & Busby)
- L. C. Tyler, The Herring Seller's Apprentice (Macmillan New Writing)
- Donald Westlake, What's So Funny? (Quercus)
CrimeFest delegates will
vote for the winning title from the shortlist via e-mail.
AUDIBLE SOUNDS OF CRIME AWARD
With the growing popularity of audiobooks, both abridged and unabridged, CrimeFest intends to draw attention to the quality of this relatively new medium. The Audible Sounds of Crime Award is for the best crime audiobook first published in 2007, and available for download from the Audible UK website. The award goes to both the author and the reader of the winning entry. CrimeFest is thrilled that Audible UK agreed to sponsor this award. Audible is the Internet's leading premium spoken audio source, with more than 40,000 hours of audio programs that include some of the best titles in crime fiction. Audible customers and CrimeFest delegates voted to establish a shortlist and a winner from the eligible titles. The shortlist is:
- Richard Bachman, Blaze. Read by Ron McLarty. (Hodder & Stoughton, unabridged.)
- Lee Child, Bad Luck & Trouble. Read by Kerry Shale. (Random House, abridged.)
- Tess Gerritsen, The Mephisto Club. Read by Lorelei King. (BBC Audiobooks, unabridged.)
- David Hewson, The Seventh Sacrament. Read by Saul Reichlin. (W. F. Howes, unabridged.) - WINNER (unabridged)!
- Ian Rankin, Exit Music. Read by James Macpherson. (Orion, abridged.) - WINNER (abridged)!
Audible is providing an iPod as a prize for one of the CrimeFest delegates who votes for the winning title.
| AUTHOR |
TITLE |
VERSION |
READER |
COMPANY |
| Abbott, Jeff |
Fear |
unabridged |
John Chancer |
Isis Publishing |
| Abbott, Jeff |
Fear |
abridged |
John Schwab |
Hachette |
| Bachman, Richard |
Blaze |
unabridged |
Ron McLarty |
Hodder & Stoughton |
| Barclay, Tessa |
To Die For |
unabridged |
Michael Tudor Barnes |
Soundings |
| Beckett, Simon |
Written in Bone |
unabridged |
David Thorpe |
Isis Publishing |
| Billingham, Mark |
Death Message |
abridged |
Robert Glenister |
Hachette |
| Booth, Stephen |
Dying to Sin |
abridged |
Russell Boulter |
HarperCollins |
| Bourne, Sam |
The Last Testament |
abridged |
Aoife McMahon |
HarperCollins |
| Brett, Simon |
Death Under the Dryer |
unabridged |
the author |
Isis Publishing |
| Brookmyre, Christopher |
Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks |
unabridged |
Joe Dunlop/Jilly Bond |
Isis Publishing |
| Brookmyre, Christopher |
Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks |
abridged |
Billy Boyd |
Hachette |
| Child, Lee |
Bad Luck and Trouble |
abridged |
Kerry Shale |
Random House |
| Cleeves, Ann |
Hidden Depths |
unabridged |
Anne Dover |
Soundings |
| Coben, Harlan |
The Woods |
abridged |
Tim Machin |
Orion |
| Connelly, Michael |
The Overlook |
unabridged |
Michael Brandon |
Orion |
| Cornwell, Bernard |
Lords of the North |
unabridged |
Richard Armitage |
BBC Audiobooks |
| Cornwell, Patricia |
Book of the Dead |
abridged |
Mary Stuart Masterton |
Hachette |
| Cutler, Judith |
Cold Pursuit |
unabridged |
Diana Bishop |
Isis Publishing |
| Cutler, Judith |
The Keeper of Secrets |
unabridged |
Paul Ansdell |
Isis Publishing |
| Davis, Lindsey |
Saturnalia |
unabridged |
Christian Rodska |
BBC Audiobooks |
| Deaver, Jeffery |
The Sleeping Doll |
unabridged |
Anne Twomey |
W. F. Howes |
| Deaver, Jeffery |
More Twisted |
abridged |
Kerry Shale |
Hodder & Stoughton |
| Deaver, Jeffrey & Others |
The Chopin Manuscript |
unabridged |
Alfred Molina |
ITW/Audible |
| Downie, R. S. |
Medicus and the Disappearing Dancing Girls |
unabridged |
Peter Kenny |
Isis Publishing |
| Duffy, Margaret |
Cobweb |
unabridged |
Gordon Griffin |
Soundings |
| Duggan, Alfred |
Winter Quarters |
unabridged |
Glen McCready |
BBC Audiobooks |
| Edwards, Martin |
The Arsenic Labyrinth |
unabridged |
Gordon Griffin |
Soundings |
| Eisler, Barry |
The Last Assassin |
unabridged |
Jeff Harding |
Isis Publishing |
| Ellis, Kate |
The Shining Skull |
unabridged |
Peter Wickham |
Soundings |
| Evans, Penelope |
Saving Grace |
unabridged |
Willow Nash |
Soundings |
| Forbes, Elena |
Die With Me |
abridged |
Dan Stevens |
Quercus |
| Fraser, Anthea |
Rogue in Porcelain |
unabridged |
Jacqueline Tong |
BBC Audiobooks |
| Fraser, Sara |
The Reluctant Constable |
unabridged |
Gordon Griffin |
Soundings |
| Galbraith, Gillian |
Blood in the Water |
unabridged |
Hilary Neville |
Soundings |
| Gardner, John |
No Human Enemy |
unabridged |
Patience Tomlinson |
Isis Publishing |
| Gardner, Lisa |
Hide |
unabridged |
Jeff Harding/Regina Reagan |
Isis Publishing |
| Gardner, Lisa |
Hide |
abridged |
Maggi-Meg Reed |
Orion |
| Gerritsen, Tess |
The Mephisto Club |
abridged |
Laurel Lefkow |
Random House |
| Gerritsen, Tess |
The Mephisto Club |
unabridged |
Lorelei King |
BBC Audiobooks |
| Gregory, Susanna |
Blood on the Strand |
unabridged |
Gordon Griffin |
Soundings |
| Gross, Andrew |
The Blue Zone |
abridged |
Ilyana Kadushin |
HarperCollins |
| Hall, Patricia |
Death in a Far Country |
unabridged |
Michael Tudor Barns |
Soundings |
| Hampson, June |
Broken Bodies |
unabridged |
Annie Aldington |
Isis Publishing |
| Hannah, Sophie |
Hurting Distance |
unabridged |
Julia Barrie |
Isis Publishing |
| Heley, Veronica |
False Charity |
unabridged |
Patience Tomlinson |
Soundings |
| Henderson, Jack |
Maximum Impact |
abridged |
Kerry Shale |
Hachette |
| Hewson, David |
The Seventh Sacrament |
unabridged |
Saul Reichlin |
W. F. Howes |
| Hiaasen, Carl |
Nature Girl |
unabridged |
William Roberts |
BBC Audiobooks |
| Hill, Reginald |
The Death of Dalziel |
abridged |
Colin Buchanan |
HarperCollins |
| Hill, Reginald |
The Death of Dalziel |
unabridged |
Shaun Dooley |
W. F. Howes |
| Hogan, Chuck |
The Killing Moon |
unabridged |
Henry Strozier |
W. F. Howes |
| Hurley, Graham |
One Under |
unabridged |
Tim Pepper |
Isis Publishing |
| Hurwitz, Greg |
I See You |
abridged |
William Hope |
Hachette |
| Iles, Greg |
True Evil |
unabridged |
Jeff Harding |
Isis Publishing |
| Jeffries, Roderic |
Murder Needs Imagination |
unabridged |
Gordon Griffin |
Soundings |
| Kellerman, Faye |
The Burnt House |
abridged |
Mitchell Greenberg |
HarperCollins |
| Kelly, Susan |
Murder on the Dance Floor |
unabridged |
Gordon Griffin |
Soundings |
| Kerr, Peter |
The Sporran Connection |
unabridged |
James Bryce |
Soundings |
| Leather, Stephen |
Hot Blood |
unabridged |
Martyn Read |
Isis Publishing |
| Leon, Donna |
Suffer The Little Children |
abridged |
Andrew Sachs |
Random House |
| Leonard, Elmore |
Up in Honey's Room |
unabridged |
Arliss Howard |
W. F. Howes |
| Lippman, Laura |
What the Dead Know |
unabridged |
Regina Reagan |
Isis Publishing |
| Lovesey, Peter |
The Secret Hangman |
unabridged |
Christopher Scott |
Soundings |
| MacBride, Stuart |
Broken Skin |
abridged |
John Sessions |
HarperCollins |
| Mallinson, Allan |
Man of War |
unabridged |
Errick Graham |
W. F. Howes |
| Marshall, Michael |
The Intruders |
abridged |
Bill Hope |
HarperCollins |
| McCall Smith, Alexander |
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive |
abridged |
Adjoa Andoh |
Hachette |
| McClure, Ken |
The Lazarus Strain |
unabridged |
Seán Barrett |
Isis Publishing |
| McDermid, Val |
Beneath The Bleeding |
abridged |
James Frain |
HarperCollins |
| Mills, Mark |
The Savage Garden |
unabridged |
Daniel Philpott |
Isis Publishing |
| Mosse, Kate |
Sepulchre |
abridged |
Lorelei King |
Orion |
| Myers, Amy |
Murder and the Golden Goblet |
unabridged |
Gordon Griffin |
Soundings |
| Patterson, James |
Double Cross |
abridged |
Jay Fernandez/Michael Stuhlbarg |
Headline |
| Patterson, James and Howard Roughan |
You've Been Warned |
abridged |
Ilyana Kadushin |
Headline |
| Patterson, James and Michael Ledwidge |
The Quickie |
abridged |
Mary Stuart Masterton |
Headline |
| Patterson, Richard North |
Exile |
unabridged |
William Hope |
Isis Publishing |
| Rankin, Ian |
Exit Music |
abridged |
James Macpherson |
Orion |
| Reichs, Kathy |
Bones To Ashes |
abridged |
Linda Emond |
Random House |
| Rimington, Stella |
Illegal Action |
abridged |
Emma Fielding |
Random House |
| Robotham, Michael |
The Night Ferry |
abridged |
Deni Francis |
Hachette |
| Rowlands, Betty |
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Dead |
unabridged |
Michael Tudor Barnes |
Soundings |
| Silva, Daniel |
The Messenger |
unabridged |
Gareth Armstrong |
Isis Publishing |
| Slaughter, Karin |
Skin Privilege |
abridged |
Joyce Bean |
Random House |
| Stacey, Lyndon |
Time to Pay |
unabridged |
Jonathan Keeble |
W. F. Howes |
| Temple, Peter |
Bad Debts |
abridged |
Peter O'Brien |
Quercus |
| Trow, M. J. |
Maxwell's Point |
unabridged |
Peter Wickham |
Soundings |
| Twining, James |
The Gilded Seal |
abridged |
Trevor White |
HarperCollins |
| Wambaugh, Joseph |
Hollywood Station |
abridged |
Kerry Shale |
Quercus |
| Whitelaw, Stella |
Turn and Die |
unabridged |
Julia Barrie |
Soundings |
| Young, Robyn |
Brethren |
abridged |
Hugh Ross |
Hodder & Stoughton |
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