The Spotted Dog by Kerry Greenwood and Greenlight by Benjamin Stevenson are Ned Kelly Award Finalists

We are ​excited to share that The Spotted Dog by Kerry Greenwood and Greenlight by Benjamin Stevenson are on the 2019 Ned Kelly Award Longlist! 

The Ned Kelly Awards are sponsored by the Australian Crime Writer’s Association. They are Australia’s oldest and most prestigious prize, that honors both crime fiction and true crime writing. To see the full 2019 longlist, click here.

The Spotted Dog ​will be published by Poisoned Pen Press September 2019, and Trust Me When I Lie (Greenlight in the UK) will be published by Sourcebooks Landmark August 2019.

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About The Spotted Dog:

Corinna Chapman, baker extraordinaire, talented sleuth, stalwart friend and lover, is back in her first adventure in seven years!

Betrayal is a bitter pill to swallow…

Rising at four o'clock every morning isn't Corinna Chapman's favorite part of running her Australian bakery, Earthly Delights, and the glowing light of dawn starts to feel even harsher when a seemingly disturbed man collapses in her shop. When the man, a military veteran, comes around and reveals that his beloved ex-service dog is missing, Corinna and her longtime companion, Daniel, feel compelled to help. It soon becomes clear, though, that they have gotten involved in something much bigger and more complicated than they had bargained for… especially when threatening notes begin to appear in Corinna's apartment.

Along with searching for the kidnapped dog and trying to stay out of range of the gang of drug runners who are probably responsible for his disappearance, Corinna has to make sure the delicious breads, muffins, and treats that she has become known for are still fresh and ready for her eager customers. Can she take the heat?

About Kerry Greenwood:

​Kerry Greenwood was born in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray and after wandering far and wide, she returned to live there. She has degrees in English and Law from Melbourne University and was admitted to the legal profession on the 1st April 1982, a day which she finds both soothing and significant. Kerry has written three series, a number of plays, including The Troubadours with Stephen D’Arcy, is an award-winning children’s writer and has edited and contributed to several anthologies. The Phryne Fisher series (pronounced Fry-knee, to rhyme with briny) began in 1989 with Cocaine Blues which was a great success. Kerry has written twenty books in this series with no sign yet of Miss Fisher hanging up her pearl-handled pistol. Kerry says that as long as people want to read them, she can keep writing them. In 2003 Kerry won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Association.

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About Trust Me When I Lie:

Eliza Dacey was murdered in cold blood.
Four years later, the world watched it unfold again on screen.

Producer Jack Quick knows how to frame a story. So says Curtis Wade, the subject of Jack’s new true crime docuseries, convicted of a young woman’s murder four years prior. In the eyes of Jack’s viewers, flimsy evidence and police bias influenced the final verdict…even though, off screen, Jack himself has his doubts. 

But when the series finale is wildly successful, a retrial sees Curtis walk free. And then another victim turns up dead.

To set things right, Jack goes back to the sleepy vineyard town where it all began, bent on discovering what really happened. Because behind the many stories he tells, the truth is Jack’s last chance. He may have sprung a killer from jail, but he’s also the one that can send him back.

About Benjamin Stevenson:

Benjamin Stevenson ​is an award-winning stand-up comedian and author. He has sold out shows from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has appeared on The Comedy Central. Off-stage, Benjamin has worked for publishing houses and literary agencies in Australia and the US. He currently works with some of Australia’s best-loved authors at Curtis Brown Australia. Trust Me When I Lie is his first novel.