The Survivors by Jane Harper shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Awards 2021
We are pleased to announce that The Survivors by Jane Harper has been shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Awards 2021, in the Best Crime Fiction category. The Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s oldest and most prestigious recognition honouring published crime fiction and true crime writing.
Jane Harper has won multiple Ned Kelly Awards; in 2017 she won Best First Crime Fiction for her debut novel The Dry and in 2019 she won Best Crime Fiction for The Lost Man.
This shortlisting adds to a growing number of accolades for The Survivors:
- Short-listed for Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel 2021
- Long-listed for Colin Roderick Award 2021
- Long-listed for ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year 2021
- Short-listed for ABA Nielsen Bookdata Booksellers’ Choice Award 2021
- Long-listed for Indie Book Awards Fiction 2021
About the book
The compelling new novel from Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of The Dry.
Kieran Elliott’s life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences.
The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home.
Kieran’s parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is his absent brother, Finn.
When a body is discovered on the beach, long-held secrets threaten to emerge. A sunken wreck, a missing girl, and questions that have never washed away…