The Amazon Publishing Readers’ Awards winners were tweeted on October 13. The crime fiction and media award sponsored by Amazon Publishing premiered at last year’s Capital Crime event in London.

This year the Capital Crime Festival was cancelled due to the pandemic. However, festival passholders and Capital Crime Book Club members still voted on the 2020 winners.

CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 

• Without A Trace by Mari Hannah 

DEBUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 

• Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi 

THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 

• Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton

MYSTERY BOOK OF THE YEAR 

• The Mist by Ragnar Jónasson 

E-BOOK OF THE YEAR 

• Death in the East by Abir Mukherjee 

AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR 

• The Guest List by Lucy Foley 

INDEPENDENT VOICE BOOK OF THE YEAR 

• Beast by Matt Wesolowski 

CRIME MOVIE OF THE YEAR 

• Knives Out 

CRIME TV SHOW OF THE YEAR 

• The Liar (Season 2)