The Crime Writing Association Daggers 2020 Winners
Holding a candle up to the cloak and dagger world of contemporary crime writing, the Crime Writing Association Daggers celebrate the best of the genre across various categories.
This year’s winners are a typically eclectic bunch; from 1920’s India to the banlieues of modern-day Paris, and from a terrifying road-trip in the aftermath of John F. Kennedy’s assassination to Harper Lee’s obsession with a real-life Alabamian murder spree, these award-winning books are all captivating page-turners that excite and unnerve through to the very final paragraph.
The CWA Gold Dagger Winner
The Gold Dagger is awarded to the best crime novel of the year.
A forensics psychologist and a traumatised girl team up to solve a murder in this haunting thriller from the bestselling author of The Secrets She Keeps.
The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Winner
The Ian Fleming Steel Dagger is awarded to the best thriller of the year.
Set against the backdrop of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, this ingeniously plotted thriller of a New Orleans mobster running for his life is fuelled by an unexpected love story.
The CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Winner
The John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger is awarded to the best debut crime novel of the year.
A soldier suffering from PTSD sets out to save a missing girl in this intricate debut with a unique protagonist and a striking plotline.
The CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Winner
Witness to the ubiquitous racism and repression of the system, a hardworking French-Arabic police translator steps onto the other side of the law in Cayre’s multi-award-winning tale, eloquently translated by Stephanie Smee.
The CWA Sapere Books Historical Dagger Winner
The fourth gripping instalment in Mukherjee’s acclaimed Sam Wyndham series brings our Raj-era detective face to face with the traumatic memory of a brutal crime committed seventeen years ago.
The CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction Winner
Cep’s penetrating study paints a haunting portrait of the author of To Kill a Mockingbird and her unfinished manuscript – a true crime account of an Alabamian murder spree with which Lee wrestled for years.
The CWA Dagger in the Library Winner
The Dagger in the Library award is voted for exclusively by librarians and chosen for the author’s entire body of work.
The CWA Gold Dagger Shortlist
The Gold Dagger is awarded to the best crime novel of the year.
The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Shortlist
The Ian Fleming Steel Dagger is awarded to the best thriller of the year.
The CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Shortlist
The John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger is awarded to the best debut crime novel of the year.
The CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger Shortlist
The CWA Sapere Historical Dagger Shortlist
The CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction Shortlist
The CWA Dagger in the Library Shortlist
The Dagger in the Library award is voted on exclusively by librarians and chosen for the authors entire body of work.
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