The True Crime Awards 2026 Presents:

THE SHORTLIST 

  • A History of Modern Britain in Twenty Murders by Professor David Wilson - Little, Brown Book Group
  • A Spy In the Family by Paul Henderson and David Gardner - W. F. Howes
  • For My Boys by Claire Throssell - W. F. Howes
  • Groomed: Coercion, Control and a Cold-blooded Murder by Nicola Tallant - Bonnier Books UK
  • Killer Cults: Gripping True Stories from the Terrifying Hidden World of Cults by Emma Kenny - Little, Brown Book Group (Sphere imprint)
  • Kincora: Britain's Shame by Chris Moore - W. F. Howes
  • Meadow's Law by Quentin McDermott
  • Saffie: The Youngest Victim of the Manchester Terror Attack and her Family's Fight for Justice by David Collins (with Andrew & Lisa Roussos) from Silvertail Books
  • Hearth of Darkness: If your home had a dark past, would you want to know? by Matt Blake - Elliott & Thompson
  • Kincora: Britain's Shame by Chris Moore - Merrion Press
  • Living the Dream: Confessions of a Trainee Detective by Jade Cameron
  • Meadow's Law by Quentin McDermott
  • Sparks in The Dark - The Prison Project by Denise Harrison
  • The Wireless Operator: The Untold Story of the British Sailor Who Invented the Modern Drug Trade by David Tuch
  • A Spy In the Family by Paul Henderson and David Gardner - Mirror Books
  • Groomed: Coercion, Control and a Cold-blooded Murder by Nicola Tallant - Bonnier Books UK
  • Hearth of Darkness: If your home had a dark past, would you want to know? by Matt Blake - Elliott & Thompson
  • Killer Cults: Gripping True Stories from the Terrifying Hidden World of Cults by Emma Kenny - Little, Brown Book Group (Sphere imprint)
  • Meadow's Law by Quentin McDermott
  • Saffie: The Youngest Victim of the Manchester Terror Attack and her Family's Fight for Justice by David Collins (with Andrew & Lisa Roussos) from Silvertail Books
  • For My Boys by Claire Throssell - Mirror Books
  • Green Crime: Inside the minds of the people destroying the planet and how to stop them by Julia Shaw
  • Sparks in The Dark - The Prison Project by Denise Harrison
  • The Killing of The Reavey Brothers: British Murder and Cover-Up in Northern Ireland by Eugene Reavey and Ken Murray - Mercier Press
  • True Crime and Consequences: Does the True Crime Community Help with Murder Investigations or Hurt Them? By David Lyons
  • Women Who Talk to the Dead by Katherine Schweit
  • Bonnier Books UK
  • Mercier Press
  • Mirror Books
  • W. F. Howes

The True Crime Awards will take place on 4th June 2026 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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