The British website crimefictionlover has started its own award for the best in crime fiction. Nominees have been chosen by the general reading public. You may go to the website and vote for your choice of winners. Here are their shortlists:

Crime Novel
THE DARK REMAINS by Ian Rankin and William McIlvanney
RAZORBLADE TEARS by SA Cosby
THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE by Steve Cavanagh
I KNOW WHAT I SAW by Imran Mahmood
TRUE CRIME STORY by Joseph Knox
THE NIGHT HAWKS by Elly Griffiths
1979 by Val McDermid

Debut Crime Novel
THE SOURCE by Sarah Sultoon
BLACK DROP by Leonora Nattrass
EDGE OF THE GRAVE by Robbie Morrison
THE WAITER by Ajay Chowdhury
WINTER COUNTS by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
BURYING THE NEWSPAPER MAN by Curtis Ippolito

Crime Novel in Translation
HOTEL CARTAGENA by Simone Buchholz, translated by Rachel Ward
BULLET TRAIN by Kotaro Isaka, translated by Sam Malissa
THE RABBIT FACTOR by Antti Tuomainen, translated by David Hackston
RICCARDINO by Andrea Camilleri, translated by Stephen Sartarelli
THE GIRL WHO DIED by Ragnar Jonasson, translated by Victoria Cribb
COLD AS HELL by Lilja Sigurdardottir, translated by Quentin Bates
LITTLE REBEL by Jerome Leroy, translated by Graham H Roberts

Crime Author of the Year
Ian Rankin
M.W. Craven
Ann Cleeves
Elly Griffiths
William Shaw
S. A. Cosby

Thanks to the Rap Sheet for this information.