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CrimeFest Awards 2024 Winners

A mainstay of the UK crime fiction festival scene since 2008, Bristol’s CrimeFest was founded following the inspirational visit of the American Left Coast Crime convention in 2006. Attracting high profile authors such as Robbert Goddard and Ann Cleeves, the event also conducts its own series of awards, recognising brilliant debuts, non-fiction, humorous crime fiction and more.

The Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award 2024 Winner

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A village treasure hunt turns deadly in the gripping crime debut from the renowned journalist and editor, as London detective Jake Jackson discovers that murder lurks even in the most idyllic English locations.
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The Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award 2024 Shortlist

Death Under a Little Sky
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In The Blink of An Eye
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The Messenger
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Thirty Days of Darkness
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Needless Alley
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Death of a Bookseller
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The H.R.F. Keating Award 2024 Winner

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A sequel of sorts to Sissman's magisterial biography of the great literary spymaster, The Secret Life of John le Carré reveals the complexities and contradictions of the iconic writer's private life in fascinating detail.
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The Last Laugh Award 2024 Winner

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From the author of the bestselling Slough House series comes another mesmerising espionage thriller dripping in wry wit and unexpected twists, as a parliamentary inquiry into the intelligence services turns lethal with the appearance of the explosive OTIS file.
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The Last Dance
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The Great Deceiver
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The Secret Hours
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Mr Campion's Memory
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The Beaver Theory Volume 3
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The Best Crime Fiction Novel for Young Adults 2024 Winner

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From the author of the acclaimed Code Name Verity comes a compelling 1930s-set mystery, as a Europe-wide air race turns deadly and British pilot Stella North is forced to investigate.
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The Best Crime Fiction Novel for Young Adults 2024 Shortlist

The Brothers Hawthorne
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Promise Boys
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This Book Kills
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Catch Your Death
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One of Us Is Back
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Stateless
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The Best Crime Fiction Novel for Children 2024 Winner

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The rip-roaring series inspired by real Black British historical figures returns as our two resourceful amateur sleuths become embroiled in a deadly conspiracy stalking the streets of eighteenth-century London.
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Previous Winners

The Thursday Murder Club
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The Man Who Died Twice
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Five Survive
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Real Tigers
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Spook Street
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Slough House
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The Cuckoo's Calling
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The Silkworm
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Mistletoe and Murder
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Lethal White
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Girl A
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When Will There Be Good News?
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Malamander
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A Place Called Perfect
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Twitch
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The Affair
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Blue Moon
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