Oops, Missed One

When tallying up the latest crime, mystery, and thriller prize winners earlier this week, it seems I neglected to mention the recipients of the 2024 Davitt Awards. Sponsored by Sisters in Crime Australia, the Davitts honor the “best women’s crime and mystery books.”

And the Davitt victors are …

Adult Novel: When One of Us Hurts, by Monica Vuu
(Pan Macmillan Australia)

Also nominated: The Chasm, by Bronwyn Hall (HQ Fiction); The Tea Ladies, by Amanda Hampson (Penguin Random House); The Half Brother, by Christine Keighery (Ultimo Press); Prima Facie, by Suzie Miller (Pan Macmillan Australia); Exquisite Corpse, by Marija Pericic (Ultimo Press); and The Fall Between, by Darcy Tindale Penguin Random House)

Non-fiction: The Schoolgirl, Her Teacher and His Wife, by Rebecca Hazel (Penguin Random House)

Also nominated: Reclaim: Understanding Complex Trauma and Those Who Abuse, by Ahona Guha (Scribe); Ghosts of the Orphanage, by Christine Kenneally (Hachette Australia); and Obsession, by Nicole Madigan (Pantera Press)

Young Adult: Eleanor Jones Is Not a Murderer, by Amy Doak
(Penguin Random House)

Also nominated: Some Shall Break, by Ellie Marney (Allen & Unwin)

Children’s Novel: The Wolves of Greycoat Hall, by Lucinda
Gifford (Walker)

Also nominated: Copycat, by Kelli Anne Hawkins (HarperCollins Australia); The First Summer of Callie McGee, by Alison Tait (Scholastic Australia); and This Camp Is Doomed, by Anna Zobel (Penguin Random House)

In addition, Christine Keighery’s The Half Brother was judged to be the Best Debut Novel. And the 600 members of Sisters in Crime chose Alison Goodman’s The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies as this year’s Readers’ Choice awardee.

The Davitt Awards are named for Ellen Davitt (1812-1879), Australia’s first crime novelist. Previous winners are recorded here.