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Tuesday
Aug142012

The Davitt Awards

  

A Decline in Prophets (Rowland Sinclair #2) has been short-listed for the Davitt Award.  The award is presented for the best crime novel written by an Australian woman in the previous year, by the irrepressible Sisters in Crime.  I am very honoured to be on this list.  My fellow shortlistees are:

Beyond Fear - Jaye Ford

To Love Honour and O'Brien - Jennifer Rowe

Shattered Sky - Helene Young

The Courier's New Bicycle - Kim Westwood

Death and the Spanish Lady - Carolyn Morwood.

My sincere congratulations to my fellow crimewriters.  I'm very chuffed to share a list with you.

Now of course, the award ceremony and announcement of the winner will not be held till 1 September and consequently I have no pictures of the event.  So below is one taken last year of myself and my dear friend and fellow crime novelist Angela Savage.  I include it because it reflects how I feel about being a member of this wonderful, supportive and murderous gathering of crime writers.  It is well worth writing a crime novel simply to be part of this group.