Specialty Shortlists for CrimeFest

Nominees have been announced for four different awards, all to be given out during this year’s CrimeFest, May 19-22 in Bristol, England.

E-Dunnit Award (for best crime e-book of 2010):
• Spies of the Balkans, by Alan Furst (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)

• A Room Swept White, by Sophie Hannah (Hodder & Stoughton)

• Field Grey, by Philip Kerr (Quercus)

• Where the Shadows Lie, by Michael Ridpath (Corvus)

• Heartstone, by C.J. Sansom (Mantle)

• The Anatomy of Ghosts, by Andrew Taylor (Penguin)

• To Kill a Tsar, by Andrew Williams (John Murray)

Last Laugh Award (for best humorous crime novel of 2010):

• Dr. Yes, by Colin Bateman (Headline)

• Love Songs from a Shallow Grave, by Colin Cotterill (Quercus)

• The Good Thief’s Guide to Vegas, by Chris Ewan (Simon & Schuster)

• Bank of the Black Sheep, by Robert Lewis (Serpent’s Tail)

• Old Dogs, by Donna Moore (MaXcrime)

• The Herring in the Library, by L.C. Tyler (Macmillan)

Sounds of Crime Awards (for best audiobooks of 2010):

Abridged:

• Fear the Worst, by Linwood Barclay; read by Jeff Harding, abridged by Elsbeth McPherson (Orion)

• Worth Dying For, by Lee Child; read by Kerry Shale, abridged by Carolanne Lyme (Random House)

• The Reversal, by Michael Connelly; read by Michael Brandon, abridged by Kati Nicholl (Orion)

• Dead Like You, by Peter James; read by William Gaminara, abridged by Kati Nicholl (Macmillan)

• Our Kind of Traitor, by John le Carré; read by John le Carré, abridged by Peter Mackie (AudioGO)

• Mortal Remains, by Kathy Reichs; read by Linda Emond, abridged by Jan Werner (Random House)

• Heartstone, by C. J. Sansom; read by Anton Lesser, abridged by Kati Nicholl (Macmillan)

Unabridged:

• Fear the Worst, by Linwood Barclay; read by Buck Schirner (Orion)

• Caught, by Harlan Coben; read by Christopher Evan Welch (Whole Story Audio Books)

• The Reversal, by Michael Connelly; read by Peter Giles (Orion)

• Nemesis, by Lindsey Davis; read by Christian Rodska (AudioGO)

• Edge, by Jeffery Deaver; read by Skipp Sudduth (Whole Story Audio Books)

• Dead Like You, by Peter James; read by David Bauckham (Whole Story Audio Books)

Recipients of these commendations will be announced during a celebratory dinner on May 21.

(Hat tip to Mystery Fanfare.)