Silver has been longlisted for one of the world’s most prestigious crime writing awards, the UK Crime Writers’ Association’s Gold Dagger for the best crime novel of the year.
This is a big one, as all books published in the UK during the past year are eligible, including novels from the USA and the rest of the English-speaking world, so there’s a lot of competition!
My thanks to the wonderful team at Wildfire, my UK publishers. It’s a crowded market, so it takes a big effort to get a new writer noticed, particularly when they live on the opposite side of the planet and aren’t available for the usual promotional activities.
Congrats also to fellow Aussies who are also longlisted, Michael Robotham (Gold Dagger) and Felicity McLean (new Blood Dagger).