WINNER - Derek B. Miller, Norwegian by Night (Faber and Faber)

The Goldsboro Last Laugh Award for best humorous crime novel category

WINNER - Derek B. Miller, Norwegian by Night (Faber and Faber)

Both winners scoop the acclaimed prizes for their first crime novels, with Derek B. Miller winning two of the three awards for his genre-defying hit novel Norwegian by Night.

The ceremony took place at the Bristol Royal Marriott Hotel to mark the climax of a convention that saw nearly 500 crime fiction fans and authors come together to enjoy an extensive programme of panel discussions, signings and events. Highlights of this year’s convention included guest author appearances from Mark Billingham, Yrsa Sigurdardottir and Simon Brett as well as panels featuring the likes of Ben Aaronovitch, Jasper Fforde, Nicci French, Lars Kepler and Peter James.

CrimeFest co-director Myles Allfrey says of the winners: ‘For these authors to win the awards perfectly reflects the ethos of CrimeFest, the convention that celebrates both new and established talent and everything in between. We are thrilled to have them as winners and we look forward to welcoming them to a future CrimeFest.’

For the full line-up of authors visit www.crimefest.com/attend.html

SHORTLIST DETAILS:

Audible Sounds Of Crime Award

The Audible Sounds of Crime Award is for the best crime audiobook first published in the UK in 2013 in both printed and audio formats, and available for download from audible.co.uk, Britain’s largest provider of downloadable audiobooks. Courtesy of sponsor Audible UK, the winning author and audiobook reader share the £1,000 prize equally and each receives a Bristol Blue Glass commemorative award.

Nominees:

- Ben Aaronovitch for Broken Homes, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Orion Audio

- John le Carré for A Delicate Truth, read by John le Carré (Penguin)

- Robert Galbraith for The Cuckoo’s Calling, read by Robert Glenister (Hachette Audio) WINNER

- Peter James for Dead Man’s Time, read by Daniel Weyman (Macmillan Audio)

- Peter May for The Chessmen, read by Peter Forbes (Quercus)

- James Oswald for Natural Causes, read by Ian Hanmore (Penguin)

Eligible titles were submitted by publishers for the longlist, and Audible UK listeners established the shortlist and the winning title.

eDunnit Award

The eDunnit Award is for the best crime fiction ebook first published in both hardcopy and in electronic format in the British Isles in 2013. The winning author receives £500 and a Bristol Blue Glass commemorative award.

Nominees:

- A.K. Benedict for The Beauty of Murder (Orion)

- Thomas H. Cook for Sandrine (Head of Zeus)

- Sara Gran for Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway (Faber and Faber)

- Elizabeth Haynes for Under a Silent Moon (Sphere)

- Val McDermid for Cross and Burn (Sphere)

- Derek B. Miller for Norwegian by Night (Faber and Faber) WINNER

- Denise Mina for The Red Road (Orion)

- Thomas Mogford for Sign of the Cross (Bloomsbury)

- George Pelecanos for The Double (Orion)

- Anne Zouroudi for The Feast of Artemis (Bloomsbury)

Eligible titles were submitted by publishers for the longlist, and a team of British crime fiction reviewers voted to establish the shortlist and the winning title.

Goldsboro Last Laugh Award

The Goldsboro Last Laugh Award is for the best humorous crime novel first published in the British Isles in 2013. The £500 prize is sponsored by Goldsboro Books, the UK’s largest specialist in first edition, signed books. The winner also receives a Bristol Blue Glass commemorative award.

Nominees:

- Colin Bateman for Fire and Brimstone (Headline)

- Alan Bradley for Speaking from Among the Bones (Orion)

- Colin Cotterill for The Axe Factor (Quercus)

- Shamini Flint for A Calamitous Chinese Killing (Little, Brown)

- Carl Hiaasen for Bad Monkey (Little, Brown)

- Suzette A. Hill for A Little Murder (Allison & Busby)

- Derek B. Miller for Norwegian by Night (Faber and Faber) WINNER

- Teresa Solana for The Sound of One Hand Killing (Bitter Lemon Press)

Eligible titles were submitted by publishers for the longlist, and a team of British crime fiction reviewers voted to establish the shortlist and the winning title.