IRISH INDEPENDENT CRIME FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR

The winners of the An Post Irish Book Awards were announced yesterday. There are multiple categories, but of interest to mystery readers, here is the winner of the:

2024 Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year

A Stranger in the Family, by Jane Casey (Hemlock Press)

An Post Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year Shortlist

The shortlists have been announced for the An Post Irish Book Awards. There are multiple categories, but here's the 

2024 Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year

Shortlist

A Stranger in the Family, by Jane Casey (Hemlock Press)

Witness 8, by Steve Cavanagh (Headline)
Where They Lie, by Claire Coughlan (Simon & Schuster)
Someone in the Attic, by Andrea Mara (Bantam)
Somebody Knows, by Michelle McDonagh (Hachette Ireland)
When We Were Silent, by Fiona McPhillips (Bantam)

Winners will be announced during in Dublin on Wednesday, November 27. 

HT: The Rap Sheet

IRISH INDEPENDENT CRIME FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023

The Winner of the Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year (An Post Irish Book Awards): Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent. Liz said she was 'blown away" as she collected her award. 

 What a great book! Well deserved, Liz! 

AN POST IRISH BOOKS AWARDS

An Post Irish Book Awards 

Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year: Edel Coffey’s first novel, Breaking Point (Sphere) 

Shortlisted: 

Remember My Name, by Sam Blake (Corvus)
Run Time, by Catherine Ryan Howard (Corvus)
The Accomplice, by Steve Cavanagh (Orion)
The Interview, by Gill Perdue (Sandycove)
Hide and Seek, by Andrea Mara (Transworld).

There were 17 other categories for the 2022 Irish Books Awards, chosen to represent the best Ireland has to offer in the literary arts. Winners listed here.

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Irish Book Awards 2021

Catherine Ryan Howard's 56 Days (Atlantic/Corvus) has won the An Post Irish Book Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year. It's a great thriller, a real page turner that enfolds over 56 days during the pandemic. Don't miss it!

Other Nominees: 

All Her Fault, by Andrea Mara (Transworld)

April in Spain, by John Banville (Faber and Faber)

The Dark Room, by Sam Blake (Atlantic/Corvus)

The Devil’s Advocate, by Steve Cavanagh (Orion)

The Killing Kind, by Jane Casey (Harper Fiction)

HT: TheRapSheet

Irish Book Awards Crime Fiction Book of the Year Shortlist

Finalists have been selected in 16 categories for the 2018 An Post Irish Book Awards. Here are the nominees in the Crime Fiction Category.

Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year Shortlist 

A House of Ghosts, by W.C. Ryan (Zaffre)
One Click, by Andrea Mara (Poolbeg Press)
Skin Deep, by Liz Nugent (Penguin)
The Confession, by Jo Spain (Quercus)
The Ruin, by Dervla McTiernan (Sphere)
Thirteen, by Steve Cavanagh (Orion)

HT: The Rap Sheet