Today we’re announcing the CWA Dagger Award shortlists, sponsored by @ALCS_UK, @TheIanFleming, and @SapereBooks! Congratulations to all the authors and publishers who made the final cut! #CWADaggers

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THE DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY:
Christopher Brookmyre
Jane Casey
Alex Gray
Quintin Jardine
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THE DEBUT DAGGER:
Anna Caig, ‘The Spae-Wife’
Leann Fry, ‘Whipstick’
Kim Hays, ‘Pesticide’
Nicholas Morrish, ‘Emergency Drill’
Josephine Moulds, ‘Revolution Never Lies’
Michael Munro, ‘Bitter Lake’
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THE SHORT STORY DAGGER (pt 1):
Jeffery Deaver, ‘The Bully’ in ‘Exit Wounds’
Paul Finch, ‘The New Lad’ in ‘Exit Wounds’
Christopher Fowler, ‘The Washing’ in ‘Invisible Blood’
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THE SHORT STORY DAGGER (pt 2):
Lauren Henderson, ‘ #Me Too’ in ‘Invisible Blood’
Louise Jensen, ‘The Recipe’ in ‘Exit Wounds’
Syd Moore, ‘Easily Made’ in ‘The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas’
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THE CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER (Pt 1):
Marion Brunet, ‘Summer of Reckoning’ (tr Katherine Gregor)
Hannelore Cayre, ‘The Godmother’ (tr Stephanie Smee)
K. Ferrari, ‘Like Flies from Afar’ (tr Adrian Nathan West)
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THE CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER (Pt 2):
Jorge Galán, ‘November’ (tr Jason Wilson)
Sergio Olguín, ‘The Fragility of Bodies’ (tr Miranda France)
Antti Tuomainen, ‘Little Siberia’ (tr David Hackston)
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THE ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION (Pt 1):
Casey Cep, ‘Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee’
Peter Everett, ‘Corrupt Bodies’
Caroline Goode, ‘Honour: Achieving Justice for Banaz Mahmod’
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THE ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION (Pt 2):
Sean O’Connor, ‘The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury’
Adam Sisman, ‘The Professor & The Parson’
Susannah Stapleton, ‘The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective’
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THE SAPERE BOOKS HISTORICAL DAGGER:
Alis Hawkins, ‘In Two Minds’
Philip Kerr, ‘Metropolis’
S.G. MacLean, ‘The Bear Pit’
Abir Mukherjee, ‘Death in the East’
Alex Reeve, ‘The Anarchists’ Club’
Ovidia Yu, ‘The Paper Bark Tree Mystery’
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THE JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER:
Steph Cha, ‘Your House Will Pay’
Samantha Downing, ‘My Lovely Wife’
Philippa East, ‘Little White Lies’
Robin Morgan-Bentley, ‘The Wreckage’
Trevor Wood, ‘The Man on the Street’
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DAGGER FOR THE BEST CRIME & MYSTERY PUBLISHER:
Bitter Lemon Press
Harvill Secker
Head of Zeus
HQ
Michael Joseph
Orenda Books
Raven Books
Severn House Publishers
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THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER:
Lou Berney, ‘November Road’
Tom Chatfield, ‘This is Gomorrah’
AA Dhand, ‘One Way Out’
Eva Dolan, ‘Between Two Evils’
David Koepp, ‘Cold Storage’
Alex North, ‘The Whisper Man’
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THE CWA GOLD DAGGER:
Claire Askew, ‘What You Pay For’
Lou Berney, ‘November Road’
John Fairfax, ‘Forced Confessions’
Mick Herron, ‘Joe Country’
Abir Mukherjee, ‘Death in the East’
Michael Robotham, ‘Good Girl, Bad Girl’
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As previously announced, this year’s DIAMOND DAGGER recipient is Martin Edwards @medwardsbooks for a lifetime’s service to (fictional!) crime. #CWADaggers

CONGRATULATIONS to all those shortlisted!

Winners will be announced at a special event later in the year. At the moment we’re not 100% sure what form that will take, due to [gestures at everything] but details will be announced here closer to the time. #CWADaggers