2025 Fingerprint Award Shortlists
Capital Crime Festival has announced eight shortlists for the 2025 Fingerprint Awards as follows:

OVERALL BEST CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
1. MURDER ON LAKE GARDA, by Tom Hindle
2. ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK, by Chris Whitaker
3.3MIDNIGHT AND BLUE, by Ian Rankin
4. THE MERCY CHAIR, by MW Craven
5. NIGHTWATCHING, by Tracey Sierra

THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
1. ONE PERFECT COUPLE, by Ruth Ware
2. A VIOLENT HEART, by David Fennell
3. THE WOMAN ON THE LEDGE, by Ruth Mancini
4. HUNTED, by Abir Mukherjee
5. THE MISSING FAMILY, by Tim Weaver

HISTORICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
1. HOLMES AND MORIARTY, by Gareth Rubin
2. HOUSE OF SHADES, by Lianne Dillsworth
3. THE BURIAL PLOT, by Elizabeth Macneal
4. CITY OF DESTRUCTION, by Vaseem Khan
5. WHITE CITY, by Dom Nolan

GENRE-BUSTING BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
1. BLOOD LIKE MINE, by Stuart Neville
2. BREAKING THE DARK, by Lisa Jewell
3. THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD, by Stuart Turton
4. THE EXAMINER, by Janice Hallett
5. THE GATHERING, by CJ Tudor

DEBUT BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
1. THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS, by Jennie Godfrey
2. KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS, by Orlando Murrin
3. DEADLY ANIMALS, by Marie Tierney
4. ISOLATION ISLAND, by Louise Minchin
5. FIVE BY FIVE, by Claire Wilson

TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
1. THE SIEGE, by Ben Macintyre
2. THE MURDER OF JUDITH ROBERTS: THE MARK OF PETER SUTCLIFFE, by Chris Clark & Tanita Matthews
3. GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER, by Lynda La Plante
4. THE PEEPSHOW, by Kate Summerscale
5. THE UMBRELLA MURDER, by Ulrik Skotte

AUDIO BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
1. HOLMES, MARGARET AND POE, by James Patterson
2. CLOSE TO DEATH, by Anthony Horowitz
3. THE DREAM HOME3 by TM Logan
4. THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS, by Jennie Godfrey
5. THE WRONG SISTER, by Claire Douglas

Publisher of the Year for Best Crime Campaign (5)
1. Simon & Schuster UK, for Ruth Ware: One Perfect Couple
2. Orion, for Chris Whitaker: All the Colours of the Dark
3. HQ, for Louise Candlish: Our Holiday
4. Transworld, for Andrea Mara: Someone in the Attic
5. Cornerstone, for Jennie Godfrey: The List of Suspicious Things

The winners will be announced on Thursday, June 12 during Capital Crime Festival to be held at Leonardo Royal Hotel in London (the CAPITAL city of UK).

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