The True Crime Awards 2025 Presents:

THE SHORTLIST 

  • THE WRONGED MAN: A Miscarriage of Justice by Denise Beddows
  • Four Shots in the Night by Henry Hemming - Quercus Books
  • DECOY by Robert Murphy - Harper Collins
  • The Lady In The Lake by Jeremy Craddock - Mirror Books (Reach PLC)
  • LONG HAUL by Frank Figliuzzi - Mariner Books
  • Unmasking Lucy Letby by Jonathan Coffey & Judith Moritz - Seven Dials/Orion Publishing Group
  • The Natural History of Crime by Patricia Wilshire - Bonnier Books UK
  • Inside Wakefield Prison - Behind Bars in the Monster Mansion by Jonathan Levi & Emma French - Bonnier Books UK
  • The Lady in the Lake by Jeremy Craddock - W.F. Howes
  • The Yank by John Crawley - W.F. Howes
  • Murder at Lordship by Pat Marry & Robin Schiller - W.F. Howes
  • The Godfather of British Crime by Freddie Foreman - Bonnier Books UK
  • Murder in the Gulag: The Life and Death of Alexei Navalny by John Sweeney - Headline
  • LONG HAUL by Frank Figliuzzi - Mariner Books
  • Framed by Jim McCloskey & John Grisham - Hodder & Stoughton
  • Frank Figliuzzi for LONG HAUL - Mariner Books
  • Rob McKeon for Parole:  The Fate of Prisoners in My Hands and the High-Stakes Risks of Getting it Wrong - Aurum, The Quarto Group
  • Erin Fetterly for Women Who Kill: A History of Britain's Most Dangerous Women
  • Jonathan Coffey and Judith Moritz  for Unmasking Lucy Letby - Devel Dials/Orion Publishing Group
  • The Murder of Judith Roberts: The Mark of Peter Sutcliffe by Chris Clark & Tanita Matthews
  • LONG HAUL by Frank Figliuzzi - Mariner Books
  • DECOY by Robert Murphy - Harper Collins

Please Note: There will be no shortlist published for the Production Company of the Year - Partnered by 911 True Crime Music, Podcast Network of the Year or Publishing Company of the Year - Partnered by Wondery UK. The Winners will be announced at the ceremony on 5th June 2025. 

The True Crime Awards will take place on 5th June 2025 at the Hilton, London Bankside. If you'd like to join us for this prestigious event, tickets are currently available for purchase for either individuals, tables of ten or tables of twelve. 

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