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.
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