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CrimeFest bills itself as “a convention for people who like to read an occasional crime novel as well as for die-hard fanatics.” In other words, a convention for everyone in the world. And since CrimeFest 2013, held as it is every year in Bristol, England, included a panel discussion with the creators of BBC’s Sherlock, we’re figuring the world (and his wife) attended.
Naturally, CrimeFest bestows awards, and here is a list of this year’s nominees and winners (in bold):
The Audible Sounds of Crime Award, for best audiobook crime novel
- The Black Box by Michael Connelly, read by Michael McConnohie
- The Racketeer by John Grisham, read by J.D. Jackson
- The Lewis Man by Peter May, read by Peter Forbes
- Phantom by Jo Nesbø, read by Sean Barrett
- Standing In Another Man’s Grave by Ian Rankin; read by James MacPherson
The Goldsboro Last Laugh Award, for best humorous crime novel
- The Prisoner of Brenda by Colin Bateman
- The Corpse on the Court by Simon Brett
- Slaughter’s Hound by Declan Burke
- Killing the Emperors by Ruth Dudley Edwards
- Bryant & May and the Invisible Code by Christopher Fowler
- The Iron Will of Shoeshine Cats by Hesh Kestin
eDunnit Award, for best crime novel published in both hardcover and ebook format
- The Age of Doubt by Andrea Camilleri
- Killing the Emperors by Ruth Dudley Edwards
- Bryant & May and the Invisible Code by Christopher Fowler
- Dominion by C.J. Sansom
H. R. F. Keating Award, for best biography or critical book related to crime fiction published between 2008 and 2012
- Books to Die For by Declan Burke & John Connolly (2012)
- Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks by John Curran (2009)
- British Crime Writing: an Encyclopaedia Barry Forshaw, editor (2008)
- Invisible Ink by Christopher Fowler (2012)
- Following the Detectives Maxim Jakubowski, editor (2010)
- Talking about Detective Fiction by P.D. James (2009)