2026 Fingerprint Award Shortlists
Capital Crime Festival has announced the shortlists for the 202 Fingerprint Awards as follows:

OVERALL BEST CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
THE MIDNIGHT KING, by Tariq Ashkanani
THE FINAL VOW, by M.W. Craven
QUANTUM OF MENACE, by Vaseem Khan
THE GOOD FATHER, by Liam McIlvanney
WE LIVE HERE NOW, by Sarah Pinborough

THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
THE CHEMIST, by A.A. Dhand
DON'T LET HIM IN, by Lisa Jewell
HUMAN REMAINS, by Jo Callaghan
THE MAN MADE OF SMOKE, by Alex North
SOME OF US ARE LIARS, by Fiona Cummins

HISTORICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
THE ART OF A LIE, by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
THE RUSH, by Beth Lewis
BURNING GROUNDS, by Abir Mukherjee
DANGEROUS, by Essie Fox
MARBLE HALL MURDERS, by Anthony Horowitz

GENRE-BUSTING BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
KILL THEM WITH KINDNESS, by Will Carver
LITTLE RED DEATH, by A.K. Benedict
BLOOD LIKE OURS, by Stuart Neville
SMALL FIRES, by Ronnie Turner
MANHATTAN DOWN, by Michael Cordy

DEBUT BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
BROKEN, by Jon Atli Jonasson
DEADLINE, by Steph McGovern
DEATH AT THE WHITE HART, by Chris Chibnall
THE DAY OF THE ROARING, by Nina Bhadreshwar
THIS IS NOT A GAME, by Kelly Mullen

TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
STORY OF A MURDER, by Hallie Rubenhold
NOBODY'S GIRL, by Virginia Roberts-Guiffre
MURDERLAND: CRIME AND BLOODLUST IN THE TIME OF SERIAL KILLERS, by Caroline Fraser
A HISTORY OF MODERN BRITAIN IN TWENTY MURDERS, by Professor David Wilson
A FLOWER TRAVELED IN MY BLOOD, by Haley Cohen Gilliland

AUDIO BOOK OF THE YEAR: (5)
DON'T LET HIM IN, by Lisa Jewell
KING OF ASHES, by S.A. Cosby
WE LIVE HERE NOW, by Sarah Pinborough
BEAUTIFUL UGLY, by Alice Feeney
ARTIFICIAL WISDOM, by Thomas R. Weaver

The winners will be announced on Thursday, June 18 during Capital Crime Festival held at Leonardo Royal Hotel in London (the CAPITAL city of UK).

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