I’m delighted to learn that Dead Tomorrow has been shortlisted for the following two awards:

SOUNDS OF CRIME AWARDS SHORTLISTS
We are pleased to announce the shortlists for the Sounds of Crime Awards for best abridged and unabridged crime audiobooks of 2009. The Sounds of Crime Awards are sponsored by Audible UK and the shortlists are:

ABRIDGED
– Dan Brown for The Lost Symbol (abridged by Karen DiMattia). Reader: Paul Michael (Orion)
– Lee Child for Gone Tomorrow (abridged by Carolanne Lyme). Reader: Kerry Shale (Random House)
– Peter James for Dead Tomorrow (abridged by Kati Nicholl). Reader: William Gaminara (Pan Macmillan)
– Stieg Larsson for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (translated by Reg Keeland; abridged by Isabel Morgan). Reader: Martin Wenner (Quercus)
– Stieg Larsson for The Girl Who Played with Fire (translated by Reg Keeland; abridged by Isabel Morgan). Reader: Martin Wenner (Quercus)
– Ian Rankin for The Complaints (abridged by Kati Nicholl). Reader: James Macpherson (Orion)

UNABRIDGED
– Dan Brown for The Lost Symbol. Reader: Paul Michael (Whole Story Audio Books)
– Michael Connelly for The Scarecrow. Reader: Peter Giles (Orion)
– Peter James for Dead Tomorrow. Reader: David Bauckham (Whole Story Audio Books)
– Stieg Larsson for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (translated by Reg Keeland). Reader: Saul Reichlin (Whole Story Audio Books)
– Stieg Larsson for The Girl Who Played with Fire (translated by Reg Keeland). Reader: Saul Reichlin (Whole Story Audio Books)
– Ian Rankin for The Complaints. Reader: Peter Forbes (Whole Story Audio Books)

The awards — provided by Bristol Blue Glass — go to both the author and reader of each category.