I received the very exciting news that Double Lives has been shortlisted in the Danger Awards for 2023. The Danger Awards champion books featuring Australia as a setting for stories about crime and justice. This year the festival theme is ‘A place for every crime story and a crime story for every place.’

Perusing the list I was honoured to be acknowledged alongside some of Australia’s heavyweights of crime writing:

Brunswick Street Blues (Sally Bothroyd, HarperCollins)Daughters of Eve (Nina D Campbell, A&U)The Tilt (Chris Hammer, A&U)Exiles (Jane Harper, Pan)Double Lives (Kate McCaffrey, Echo)The Torrent (Dinuka McKenzie, HarperCollins)Black River (Matthew Spencer, A&U)Dirt Town (Hayley Scrivenor, Pan)

This year, a People’s Choice Award has been introduced and will be announced on 3 November. Readers can cast their vote on shortlisted titles until 28 October. So if you liked Double Lives go over there and vote! Or, you can use the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZBZJ898rqISQPRDKQtlRajrgUT5GKR_QekI-QV359ISy3LA/viewform