Just in time for the iconic festival starting 6 September, Bad Sydney have unveiled the shortlist for the Danger Prize, which recognises the best books, films, podcasts of TV dramas focusing on Sydney crime.

Two true crime books and one short fiction collection are among the shortlist, with other entries including the podcasts The Teacher’s Pet and Who the Hell is Hamish?

The winner will be announced on the opening night of the Bad Sydney Writers festival, alongside the winner for the 2019 Ned Kelly Awards which focuses on Australian crime writing. Truly a night not to be missed – grab tickets here!

The shortlisted books for 2019 are;

• Sydney Noir (ed. John Dale, Xoum)
• The Suicide Bride: A mystery of tragedy and family secrets in Edwardian Sydney (Tanya Bretherton, Hachette)
• Reasonable Doubt: Spies, police and the Croatian Six (Hamish McDonald, Doosra Media).