Crime Fiction Book of the Year Shortlist: An Post Irish Book Awards

The shortlists have been announced for the 2026 An Post Irish Book Awards. There are multiple categories, but here's the one of import to mystery readers.

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 in Dublin on Tuesday, December 1.

HT: The Rap Sheet