2025 Fingerprint Award Winners
Capital Crime Festival has announced the winners 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. MIDNIGHT AND BLUE, by Ian Rankin
4. WINNER 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. WINNER 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. WINNER 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. WINNER THE GATHERING, by CJ Tudor

DEBUT BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
1. WINNER 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. WINNER 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.WINNER THE DREAM HOME, 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. WINNER Cornerstone, for Jennie Godfrey: The List of Suspicious Things

Thalia Proctor Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient:
Michael Connelly

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

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