Ned Kelly Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 10 (2005) Winner
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Edition 13 (2008) Winner
Michael Robotham
マイケル・ロボタム
Maikeru Robothamu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-11-09 （Casino, New South Wales）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Australia (New South Wales) → London, UK → Australia (returned)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, crime fiction writer, journalist, ghostwriter
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Nominations
- Ned Kelly Awards 2007: The Night Ferry (shortlisted), CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2007: The Night Ferry (shortlisted), CWA Gold Dagger 2013: Say You're Sorry (shortlisted), Edgar Award 2020: Good Girl, Bad Girl (finalist)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CWA Gold Dagger | Life or Death | 最優秀犯罪小説 | Crime Writers' Association | winner |
| 2020 | CWA Gold Dagger | Good Girl, Bad Girl | 最優秀犯罪小説 | Crime Writers' Association | winner |
| 2005 | Ned Kelly Awards | Lost | 最優秀小説 | Australian Crime Writers | winner |
| 2008 | Ned Kelly Awards | Shatter | 最優秀小説 | Australian Crime Writers | winner |
| 2021 | CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger | When She Was Good | 最優秀スリラー | Crime Writers' Association | winner |
CWA Gold Dagger
2015
Work:
Life or Death
Category:
最優秀犯罪小説
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
winner
CWA Gold Dagger
2020
Work:
Good Girl, Bad Girl
Category:
最優秀犯罪小説
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
winner
Ned Kelly Awards
2005
Work:
Lost
Category:
最優秀小説
Organization:
Australian Crime Writers
Result:
winner
Ned Kelly Awards
2008
Work:
Shatter
Category:
最優秀小説
Organization:
Australian Crime Writers
Result:
winner
CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
2021
Work:
When She Was Good
Category:
最優秀スリラー
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
CWA KAA Gold Dagger
2 appearances
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Edition 61 (2015) Winner
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Edition 66 (2020) Winner
CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2021) Winner
Works
Major Works
Life or Death
2014 Crime FictionA standalone novel about a prison escape.
SurvivalJusticeRedemption
Adaptations
- [Film]
Good Girl, Bad Girl
2019 Crime FictionFirst in the Cyrus Haven series.
TraumaPsychologyCrime
The Suspect
2004 Crime FictionFirst in the Joseph O'Loughlin series.
Mental IllnessDetectionFamily
Adaptations
- [TV Movie] Adrenalin (2014)
- [TV Series] The Suspect (2021)
Bibliography
- The Suspect (2004)
- Lost (2005)
- The Night Ferry (2007)
- Shatter (2008)
- Bombproof (2008)
- Bleed For Me (2010)
- The Wreckage (2011)
- Say You're Sorry (2012)
- Watching You (2013)
- Life or Death (2014)
- Close Your Eyes (2015)
- The Secrets She Keeps (2017)
- The Other Wife (2018)
- Good Girl, Bad Girl (2019)
- When She Was Good (2020)
- When You Are Mine (2021)
- Lying Beside You (2022)
- Storm Child (2024)
- The White Crow (2025)
Adaptations
- Neben der Spur (German ZDF TV movies, 8 Joe O'Loughlin novels)
- The Suspect (UK TV series, 2021)
- The Secrets She Keeps (Australian TV series, Network 10)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed psychological portraitsSuspenseful plottingRealistic characters
- Recurring Motifs
- Mental illnessTraumaFamily bondsPursuit of justice
Legacy
Prominent Australian crime writer, twice winner of CWA Gold Dagger, internationally translated with numerous TV adaptations.
In Popular Culture
- Eldest child is ARIA-winning songwriter Alex Hope.
Trivia
- Accessed secret Russian archives as a journalist.
- Eldest child Alexandra Hope Robotham is a musician/producer.