The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) of the United Kingdom announced the winners of the 2023 CWA Dagger Awards on July 4.

GOLD DAGGER

This award is for the best crime novel by an author of any nationality.

• Tell me What I Am, by Una Mannion (Faber & Faber)

IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER

Eligible books in this category are thrillers set in any period and include, but are not limited to, spy fiction, psychological thrillers and action/adventure stories.

• Everybody Knows, by Jordan Harper (Faber & Faber)

ILP JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER

This award is for the best crime novel by a first-time author of any nationality.

• In The Blink of An Eye, by Jo Callaghan  (Simon & Schuster UK)

HISTORICAL DAGGER

This award is for the best historical crime novel, set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made.

• Viper’s Dream by Jake Lamar (No Exit Press)

CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER

This award is for a crime novel not originally written in English and which has been translated into English for UK publication.

• My Husband by Maud Ventura (translated by Emma Ramadan,) Hutchinson Heinemann

ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 

This award is for any non-fiction work on a crime-related theme by an author of any nationality.

• Ian Fleming: The Complete Man by Nicholas Shakespeare, (Vintage)

SHORT STORY DAGGER

This award is for any crime short story first published in the UK in English in a publication that pays for contributions, or broadcast in the UK in return for payment.

• The Divide by Sanjida Kay from The Book of Bristol edited by Joe Melia and Heather Marks, (Comma Press)

DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY

The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by an established crime writer who has long been popular with borrowers from libraries, and who has supported libraries and their users.

• Anthony Horowitz

PUBLISHERS’ DAGGER

This prestigious Dagger is awarded annually to the Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year.

• Pushkin Press

DEBUT DAGGER (Sponsored by ProWritingAid)

A competition for the opening of a crime novel and synopsis.

• Makoto Murders by Richard Jerram

The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) of the United Kingdom announced the longlists for the 2024 Dagger Awards on April 20.

The Daggers were first given in 1955, however, for the first five years CWA called its top honor the Crossed Red Herring Award.

The award shortlists will come out May 10, and the winners will be revealed at a ceremony on July 4.

GOLD DAGGER

This award is for the best crime novel by an author of any nationality.

• Over My Dead Body by Maz Evans, (Headline)
• Dead Man’s Creek by Chris Hammer, (Wildfire Books)
• A Bitter Remedy by Alis Hawkins, (Canelo)
• Night Will Find You by Julia Haeberlin, (Penguin, Michael Joseph)
• The Secret Hours, by Mick Herron (Baskerville, John Murray)
• The White Lie by J G Kelly (Hodder & Stoughton)
• Death of a Lesser God, by Vaseem Khan (Hodder & Stoughton
• Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane (Abacus, Little Brown)
• Tell me What I Am, by Una Mannion (Faber & Faber)
• Homecoming by Kate Morton, (Mantle, Pan Macmillan)
• Black River, by Nilanjana Roy (Pushkin Vertigo)
• Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by Jesse Sutanto (HQ ,Harper Collins)

IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER

Eligible books in this category are thrillers set in any period and include, but are not limited to, spy fiction, psychological thrillers and action/adventure stories.

• Simply Lies, by David Baldacci (Macmillan Pan Macmillan)
• The Lie Maker, by Linwood Barclay (HQ HarperCollins)
• All the Sinners Bleed, by S A Cosby (Headline, Hachette)
• Ozark Dogs, by Eli Cranor  (Headline Hachette)
• The House Hunt by C M Ewan  (Macmillan, Pan Macmillan)
• Everybody Knows, by Jordan Harper (Faber & Faber)
• The Mantis by Kotaro Isaka, (Harvill Secker, Penguin Random House) 
• Gaslight by Femi Kayode (Raven Books, Bloomsbury)
• 77 North by D L Marshall, (Canelo)
• Drowning, by T J Newman (Simon & Schuster)
• After that Night, by Karin Slaughter (HarperCollins)
• The Man in the Corduroy Suit, by James Wolff (Bitter Lemon Press

ILP JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER

This award is for the best crime novel by a first-time author of any nationality.

• A Most Unusual Demise by Kathryn Black  (Bloodhound Books)
• In The Blink of An Eye, by Jo Callaghan  (Simon & Schuster UK)
• The Golden Gate by Amy Chua, (Corvus, Atlantic Books)
• Scorched Grace, by Margot Douaihy (Pushkin Vertigo)
• Murder By Natural Causes, by Helen Erichsen (Muswell Press)
• The Maiden, by Kate Foster (Mantle Pan Macmillan)
• The Golden Spoon, by Jessa Maxwell (Penguin)
• West Heart Kill, by Dann McDorman (Raven Books)
• Obsessed, by Liza North (Constable)
• Go Seek by Michelle Teahan (Headline)
• The Other Half, by Charlotte Vassell (Faber & Faber)
• The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh, (Gallic Books)

HISTORICAL DAGGER

This award is for the best historical crime novel, set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made.

Clara & Olivia, by Lucy Ashe (Magpie, Oneworld Publications)

The Lock-Up by John Banville  Faber & Faber

• Flags on the Bayou, by James Lee Burke  Orion Fiction (Hachette)
• Murder in the Bookshop by Anita Davison (Boldwood Books)
• Harlem After Midnight by Louise Hare  (HQ, HarperCollins)
• A Bitter Remedy by Alis Hawkins (Canelo)
• Viper’s Dream by Jake Lamar (No Exit Press)
• The Winter List by S.G. MacLean (Quercus Fiction, Quercus)
• The Murder Wheel by Tom Mead (Aries Head of Zeus)
• Scarlet Town by Leonora Nattrass (Viper, Profile Books)
• Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry (Canongate Books)
• Lady MacBethad by Isabelle Schuler (Raven Books, Bloomsbury)

CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER

This award is for a crime novel not originally written in English and which has been translated into English for UK publication.

• The Snow Girl by Javier Castillo (translated by Isabelle Kaufeler), Penguin Books
• Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado, (translated by Nick Caistor,) Macmillan
• The Girl By The Bridge by Arnaldur Indridason (translated by Philip Roughton,) Vintage
• The Mantis by Kotaro Isaka, (translated by Sam Malissa,) Vintage
• The Sins Of Our Fathers by translated by Frank Perry), Maclehose Press
• Thirty Days Of Darkness, by Jenny Lund Madsen (translated by Megan E.Turney), Orenda Books
• Nothing Is Lost, by Cloé Mehdi (translated by Howard Curtis), Europa Editions UK
• He Murder Of Anton Livius, by Schneider Hansjörg (translated by Astrid Freuler), Bitter Lemon Press
• The Consultant, by Im Seong-sun (translated by An Seong Jae,) Raven Books
• Not Russian by Mikhail Shevelev (translated by Brian James Baer & Ellen Vayner), Europa Editions UK
• The Prey by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (translated by Victoria Cribb), Hodder & Stoughton
• My Husband by Maud Ventura (translated by Emma Ramadan,) Hutchinson Heinemann

ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 

This award is for any non-fiction work on a crime-related theme by an author of any nationality.

• The Art Thief, by Michael Finkel (Simon & Schuster)
• G-Man, by Beverly Gage (Simon & Schuster)
• The Many Lives of Mama Love, by Lara Love Hardin (Endeavour)
• No Ordinary Day by Matt Johnson with John Murray  (Ad Lib Publishers)
• Chasing Shadows by Miles Johnson, (The Bridge Street Press)
• The Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe (Picador)
• Devil’s Coin by Jennifer McAdam with Douglas Thompson  (Ad Lib Publishers Ltd)
• No Comment by Jess McDonald (Raven Books)
• Seventy Times Seven by Alex Mar (Bedford Square Publishers)
• How Many More Women? By Jennifer Robinson & Keina Yoshida  (Endeavour)
• Ian Fleming: The Complete Man by Nicholas Shakespeare, (Vintage)
• Murder at Home, by David Wilson (Sphere)

SHORT STORY DAGGER

This award is for any crime short story first published in the UK in English in a publication that pays for contributions, or broadcast in the UK in return for payment.

• Three Ways to Die by Rachel Amphlett from No W.W.M.  – Thrill Ride #3, edited by M. L. “Matt” Buchman, (Buchman Bookworks, Inc)
• Safe Enough by Lee Child from An Unnecessary Assassin, edited by Lorraine Stevens, (Rivertree)
• The Last Best Thing by Mia Dalia from Bang!:An Anthology of Modern Noir Fiction, edited by Andrew Hook, (Head Shot Press)
• Slap Happy by Andrew Humphrey from Bang!:An Anthology of Modern Noir Fiction edited by Andrew Hook, (Head Shot Press)
• The Also-Rans by Benedict J Jones from Bang!:An Anthology of Modern Noir Fiction edited by Andrew Hook, (Head Shot Press)
• The Divide by Sanjida Kay from The Book of Bristol edited by Joe Melia and Heather Marks, (Comma Press)
• The Spendthrift and the Swallow, by Ambrose Parry (Canongate Books)
• Drive Bye by DG Penny from An Unnecessary Assassin edited by Lorraine Stevens, (Rivertree)
• Best Served Cold by FD Quinn from An Unnecessary Assassin edited by Lorraine Stevens, (Rivertree)
• Revenge is Best Served Hot by Robert Scragg from An Unnecessary Assassin edited by Lorraine Stevens, (Rivertree)

DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY

The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by an established crime writer who has long been popular with borrowers from libraries, and who has supported libraries and their users.

• Louise Candlish 
• MW Craven
• Lucy Foley
• Cara Hunter
• Anthony Horowitz
• Vaseem Khan
• Angela Marsons
• Kate Rhodes
• LJ Ross 
• Diane Saxon

PUBLISHERS’ DAGGER

This prestigious Dagger is awarded annually to the Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year.

• Bitter Lemon Press
• Canelo
• Harper Fiction (HarperCollins)
• Harvill Secker (PenguinRandomHouse)
• Headline (Hachette)
• Joffe Books
• Michael Joseph (PenguinRandomHouse)
• Pushkin Press
• Raven (Bloomsbury)
• Simon & Schuster

DEBUT DAGGER (Sponsored by ProWritingAid)

A competition for the opening of a crime novel and synopsis.

• Burnt Ranch by Katherine Ahlert,
• Unnatural Predators by Caroline Arnoul
• Vilomah by Matt Coot
• Good Criminals by Judy Hock
• Vigilante Love Song by JR Holland
• Bluebirds by Alan Jackson
• Makoto Murders by Richard Jerram
• Long Way Home by Lynn McCall, 
• Not a Good Mother by Karabi Mitra
• The Last Days of Forever by Jeremy Tinker
• A Politician’s Guide to Murder by James Tobin 
• The Blond by Megan Toogood

The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) of the United Kingdom announced the winners of the 2023 CWA Dagger Awards on July 6.

GOLD DAGGER

This award is for the best crime novel by an author of any nationality.

• The Kingdoms of the Savannah by George Dawes Green

IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER

Eligible books in this category are thrillers set in any period and include, but are not limited to, spy fiction, psychological thrillers and action/adventure stories.

• Agent Seventeen by John Brownlow

JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER

This award is for the best crime novel by a first-time author of any nationality.

• Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor

HISTORICAL DAGGER

This award is for the best historical crime novel, set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made.

• The Darkest Sin by DV Bishop

ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION

This award is for any non-fiction work on a crime-related theme by an author of any nationality.

• Unlawful Killings by Wendy Joseph

CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER

This award is for a crime novel not originally written in English and which has been translated into English for UK publication.

• Even the Darkest Night by Javier Cercas (tr Anne Mclean)

SHORT STORY DAGGER

This award is for any crime short story first published in the UK in English in a publication that pays for contributions, or broadcast in the UK in return for payment.

• Cast A Long Shadow by Hazell Ward

PUBLISHERS’ DAGGER

This prestigious Dagger is awarded annually to the Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year.

• Viper

DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY

The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by an established crime writer who has long been popular with borrowers from libraries, and who has supported libraries and their users.

• Sophie Hannah 

DIAMOND DAGGER

Awarded every year to an author whose crime-writing career has been marked by sustained excellence, and who has made a significant contribution to the genre. Votes from CWA members go forward to be deliberated on by an independent panel. This year’s recipient is:

• Walter Mosley

DEBUT DAGGER Sponsored by ProWritingAid

• Sideways by Jeff Marsick

The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) of the United Kingdom announced the shortlist for the 2023 CWA Dagger Awards on May 12.

The winners will be presented on July 6.

GOLD DAGGER

This award is for the best crime novel by an author of any nationality.

• The Kingdoms of the Savannah by George Dawes Green
• The Lost Man of Bombay by Vaseem Khan
• A Killing in November by Simon Mason
• The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola 
• The Winter Guest by William Ryan 
• The Silent Brother by Simon Van der Velde

IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER

Eligible books in this category are thrillers set in any period and include, but are not limited to, spy fiction, psychological thrillers and action/adventure stories.

• Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay
• Seventeen by John Brownlow
• The Botanist by MW Craven
• The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith
• Alias Emma by Ava Glass
• May God Forgive by Alan Parks

JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER

This award is for the best crime novel by a first-time author of any nationality.

• Breaking by Amanda Cassidy 
• The Local by Joey Hartstone
• London in Black by Jack Lutz 
• Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor
• No Country for Girls by Emma Styles
• Outback by Patricia Wolf

HISTORICAL DAGGER

This award is for the best historical crime novel, set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made.

• The Darkest Sin by DV Bishop
• The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola
• The Homes by JB Mylet
• The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra
• Blue Water by Leonora Nattrass
• Hear No Evil by Sarah Smith

ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION

This award is for any non-fiction work on a crime-related theme by an author of any nationality.

• The Poisonous Solicitor by Stephen Bates
• The Life of Crime by Martin Edwards
• Unlawful Killings by Wendy Joseph
• Tremors In The Blood by Amit Katwala
• To Hunt a Killer by Julie Mackay & Robert Murphy
• About A Son by David Whitehouse

CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER

This award is for a crime novel not originally written in English and which has been translated into English for UK publication.

• Good Reasons to Die, by Morgan Audic (tr Sam Taylor)
• The Red Notebook, by Michel Bussi (tr Vineet Lal)
• Even the Darkest Night by Javier Cercas (tr Anne Mclean)
• Bad Kids by Zijin Chen, (tr Michelle Deeter)
• The Bleeding by Johana Gustawsson (tr David Warriner) 
• The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier (tr Adriana Hunter) 

SHORT STORY DAGGER

This award is for any crime short story first published in the UK in English in a publication that pays for contributions, or broadcast in the UK in return for payment.

• The Disappearance by Leigh Bardugo – In ‘Marple’ 
• The Tears of Venus by Victoria and Delilah Dowd – In ‘Unlocked’ 
• The Beautiful Game by Sanjida Kay 
• Paradise Lost by Abir Mukherjee
• Runaway Blues by C J Tudor – In ‘A Sliver of Darkness’ 
• Cast A Long Shadow by Hazell Ward – In ‘Cast A Long Shadow’

PUBLISHERS’ DAGGER

This prestigious Dagger is awarded annually to the Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year.

• Harper Fiction 
• Mantle 
• Michael Joseph 
• Pushkin Vertigo 
• Quercus 
• Viper

DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY

The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by an established crime writer who has long been popular with borrowers from libraries, and who has supported libraries and their users.

• Ben Aaronovitch    
• Sophie Hannah 
• Mick Herron  

DIAMOND DAGGER

Awarded every year to an author whose crime-writing career has been marked by sustained excellence, and who has made a significant contribution to the genre. Votes from CWA members go forward to be deliberated on by an independent panel. This year’s recipient is:

• Walter Mosley

DEBUT DAGGER Sponsored by ProWritingAid

• Bulldog Murphy by Chris Corbett
• Male, Unknown by Chris Griffiths
• Sideways by Jeff Marsick
• Heist by James Pierson
• The Line of Least Resistance by Jeff Richards
• Cradle of Storms by Margaret Winslow

The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) of the United Kingdom announced the 2022 Dagger Awards on June 29.

The Daggers were first given in 1955, but for the first five years CWA called its top honor the Crossed Red Herring Award.

GOLD DAGGER

This award is for the best crime novel by an author of any nationality.

• SUNSET SWING by RAY CELESTIN (Pan Macmillan • Mantle)

IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER

Eligible books in this category are thrillers set in any period and include, but are not limited to, spy fiction, psychological thrillers and action/adventure stories.

• DEAD GROUND by MW CRAVEN (Little, Brown • Constable)

JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER

This award is for the best crime novel by a first-time author of any nationality.

• THE APPEAL by JANICE HALLETT (Profile Books • Viper Books)

CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER

This award is for a crime novel not originally written in English and which has been translated into English for UK publication.

• HOTEL CARTAGENA by SIMONE BUCHHOLZ Translated by RACHEL WARD (Orenda Books)

ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION

This award is for any non-fiction work on a crime-related theme by an author of any nationality.

• THE DISAPPEARANCE OF LYDIA HARVEY: A TRUE STORY OF SEX, CRIME AND THE MEANING OF JUSTICE by JULIA LAITE (Profile Books)

HISTORICAL DAGGER

This award is for the best historical crime novel, set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made.

• SUNSET SWING by RAY CELESTIN (Pan Macmillan • Mantle)

SHORT STORY DAGGER

This award is for any crime short story first published in the UK in English in a publication that pays for contributions, or broadcast in the UK in return for payment.

• FLESH OF A FANCY WOMAN by PAUL MAGRS in Criminal Pursuits: Crime Through Time; Editor: Samantha Lee Howe (Telos Publishing)

PUBLISHERS’ DAGGER

This prestigious Dagger is awarded annually to the Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year.

• FABER & FABER

DEBUT DAGGER

A competition for the opening of a crime novel and synopsis.

• THE 10:12 by ANNA MALONEY

DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY

The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by an established crime writer who has long been popular with borrowers from libraries, and who has supported libraries and their users.

• MARK BILLINGHAM

DIAMOND DAGGER

For a lifetime contribution to crime writing in the English language.

• CJ SANSOM

CWA RED HERRING

Awarded for services to the Association.

• THALIA PROCTOR

The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) of the United Kingdom announced the shortlist for the 2022 Dagger Awards on May 13.

The Daggers were first given in 1955, but for the first five years CWA called its top honor the Crossed Red Herring Award.

The winners will be revealed at a ceremony on June 29.

GOLD DAGGER

This award is for the best crime novel by an author of any nationality.

• BEFORE YOU KNEW MY NAME by JACQUELINE BUBLITZ (Little, Brown • Sphere)
• SUNSET SWING by RAY CELESTIN (Pan Macmillan • Mantle)
• RAZORBLADE TEARS by SA COSBY (Headline Publishing Group • Headline)
• THE UNWILLING by JOHN HART (Bonnier Books UK • Zaffre)
• THE SHADOWS OF MEN by ABIR MUKHERJEE (Penguin Random House • Harvill Secker)
• THE TRAWLERMAN by WILLIAM SHAW (Quercus • riverrun)

IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER

Eligible books in this category are thrillers set in any period and include, but are not limited to, spy fiction, psychological thrillers and action/adventure stories.

• FIND YOU FIRST by LINWOOD BARCLAY (HarperCollins • HQ)
• THE PACT by SHARON BOLTON (Orion Publishing Group)
• THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE by STEVE CAVANAGH (Orion Publishing Group)
• RAZORBLADE TEARS by SA COSBY (Headline Publishing Group)
• DEAD GROUND by MW CRAVEN (Little, Brown • Constable)
• DREAM GIRL by LAURA LIPPMAN (Faber)

JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER

This award is for the best crime novel by a first-time author of any nationality.

• WELCOME TO COOPER by TARIQ ASHKANANI (Thomas & Mercer)
• REPENTANCE by ELOÍSA DÍAZ (Orion Publishing Group • Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
• THE MASH HOUSE by ALAN GILLESPIE (Unbound • Unbound Digital)
• THE APPEAL by JANICE HALLETT (Profile Books • Viper Books)
• WHERE RAVENS ROOST by KARIN NORDIN (HarperCollins • HQ)
• HOW TO KIDNAP THE RICH by RAHUL RAINA (Little, Brown)
• WAKING THE TIGER by MARK WIGHTMAN (Hobeck Books)

CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER

This award is for a crime novel not originally written in English and which has been translated into English for UK publication.

• HOTEL CARTAGENA by SIMONE BUCHHOLZ Translated by RACHEL WARD (Orenda Books)
• BULLET TRAIN by KŌTARŌ ISAKA Translated by SAM MALISSA (Penguin Random House • Harvill Secker)
• OXYGEN by SACHA NASPINI Translated by CLARISSA BOTSFORD (Europa Editions UK)
• PEOPLE LIKE THEM by SAMIRA SEDIRA Translated by LARA VERGNAUD (Bloomsbury Publishing • Raven Books)
• THE RABBIT FACTOR by ANTTI TUOMAINEN Translated by DAVID HACKSTON (Orenda Books)

ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION

This award is for any non-fiction work on a crime-related theme by an author of any nationality.

• THE DEVIL YOU KNOW: STORIES OF HUMAN CRUELTY AND COMPASSION by DR GWEN ADSHEAD & EILEEN HORNE (Faber)
• THE DUBLIN RAILWAY MURDER by THOMAS MORRIS (Penguin Random House • Harvill Secker)
• THE UNUSUAL SUSPECT by BEN MACHELL (Canongate Books)
• THE DISAPPEARANCE OF LYDIA HARVEY: A TRUE STORY OF SEX, CRIME AND THE MEANING OF JUSTICE by JULIA LAITE (Profile Books)
• EMPIRE OF PAIN by PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE (Pan Macmillan • Picador)
• THE IRISH ASSASSINS: CONSPIRACY, REVENGE AND THE MURDERS THAT STUNNED AN EMPIRE by JULIE KAVANAGH (Atlantic Books • Grove Press UK)

HISTORICAL DAGGER

This award is for the best historical crime novel, set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made.

• APRIL IN SPAIN by JOHN BANVILLE (Faber)
• SUNSET SWING by RAY CELESTIN (Pan Macmillan • Mantle)
• CROW COURT by ANDY CHARMAN (Unbound)
• NOT ONE OF US by ALIS HAWKINS (Canelo)
• EDGE OF THE GRAVE by ROBBIE MORRISON (Pan Macmillan • Macmillan)
• A CORRUPTION OF BLOOD by AMBROSE PARRY (Canongate Books)

SHORT STORY DAGGER

This award is for any crime short story first published in the UK in English in a publication that pays for contributions, or broadcast in the UK in return for payment.

• BLINDSIDED by CAROLINE ENGLAND in Criminal Pursuits: Crime Through Time; Editor: Samantha Lee Howe (Telos Publishing)
• WITH THE OTHERS by TM LOGAN in Afraid of the Shadows; Editor: Miranda Jewess (Criminal Minds)
• FLESH OF A FANCY WOMAN by PAUL MAGRS in Criminal Pursuits: Crime Through Time; Editor: Samantha Lee Howe (Telos Publishing)
• LONDON by JO NESBØ in The Jealousy Man and other stories; Editor: Robert Ferguson (Penguin Random House • Harvill Secker)
• CHANGELING by BRYONY PEARCE in Criminal Pursuits: Crime Through Time; Editor: Samantha Lee Howe (Telos Publishing)
• WHEN I GROW UP by ROBERT SCRAGG in Afraid of the Shadows; Editor: Miranda Jewess (Criminal Minds)

PUBLISHERS’ DAGGER

This prestigious Dagger is awarded annually to the Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year.

• FABER & FABER
• HARPER FICTION (HARPERCOLLINS imprint)
• MICHAEL JOSEPH (PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE imprint)
• TITAN BOOKS
• VIPER (PROFILE BOOKS imprint)
• PUSHKIN VERTIGO (PUSHKIN PRESS imprint)

DEBUT DAGGER

A competition for the opening of a crime novel and synopsis.

• HENRY’S BOMB by KEVIN BARTLETT
• HOLLOWAY CASTLE by LAURA ASTON HILL
• THE 10:12 by ANNA MALONEY
• THE DEAD OF EGYPT by DAVID SMITH
• THE DIEPPE LETTERS by LIZ RACHEL WALKER

DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY

The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by an established crime writer who has long been popular with borrowers from libraries, and who has supported libraries and their users.

• LIN ANDERSON
• MARK BILLINGHAM
• SUSAN HILL
• EDWARD MARSTON
• CATH STAINCLIFFE