Here Come the Irish

Organizers of the annual Irish Book Awards (sponsored by Ireland's state-owned postal service, An Post) have announced this year’s shortlisted contenders in 18 categories. Of special interest to readers of this page are the nominees for Crime Fiction Book of the Year:

• The Truth About Ruby Cooper, by Liz Nugent (Sandycove)
• Everything She Didn’t Say, by Jane Casey (Hemlock Press)
• One of Us Is Guilty, by Steve Cavanagh (Headline)
• Such a Nice Girl, by Andrea Mara (Bantam)
• In Glass Houses, by Edel Coffey (Sphere)
• The Keeper, by Tana French (Viking)
• Never to Be Found, by Jo Spain (Zaffre)
• If These Walls Could Talk, by Michelle McDonagh (Hachette Ireland)

Winners of this year’s prizes are set to be revealed during a special ceremony on Tuesday, December 1.