Foreign Affairs

Among the events that have taken place today at CrimeFest was an announcement, by the Crime Writers’ Association, of the shortlisted nominees for this year’s International Dagger Award:

• Badfellas, by Tonino Benacquista (Bitter Lemon)
• August Heat, by Andrea Camilleri (Picador)
• Hypothermia, by Arnaldur Indridason (Harvill Secker)
• The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson (Quercus/MacLehose Press)
• Thirteen Hours, by Deon Meyer (Hodder & Stoughton)
• The Darkest Room, by Johan Theorin (Doubleday)

(Hat tip to the Euro Crime blog.)