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The Crime Writers Association Daggers 2023

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CWA Gold Dagger
John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award

The Crime Writers Association Daggers 2023: CWA Gold Dagger

Winner: The Kingdoms of Savannah

It begins quietly on a balmy Southern night in Savannah as some locals gather at Bo Peep's, one of the town's favourite watering holes. Within an hour, a man will be murdered and his companion will have 'disappeared'. An unlikely detective, Morgana Musgrove, doyenne of Savannah society, is called upon to unravel the mystery of these crimes. Morgana is an ...

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Shortlisted Books

The Lost Man of Bombay

Vaseem Khan

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£8.99 £9.99

A Killing in November

Simon Mason

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£8.99 £9.99

The Clockwork Girl

Anna Mazzola

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£8.99 £9.99

The Winter Guest

W. C. Ryan

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£8.09 £8.99

The Silent Brother

Simon Van Der Velde

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£11.69 £12.99

The Crime Writers Association Daggers 2023: John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award

Winner: Dirt Town

SHORTLISTED FOR CRIMEFEST'S SPECSAVERS BEST DEBUT CRIME NOVEL Twelve year-old Esther Bianchi disappears on her way home from school in the small town of Durton - and the truth will not come easily. Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor is an atmospheric crime novel set in rural Australia. Dirt town. Dirt and hurt - that's what others would remember about our ...

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Shortlisted Books

Breaking

Amanda Cassidy

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The Local

Joey Hartstone

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£8.99 £9.99

London in Black

Jack Lutz

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£8.99 £9.99

No Country for Girls

Emma Styles

Paperback

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£8.99 £9.99

Outback

Patricia Wolf

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The CWA Dagger Awards

The CWA Dagger Awards are the longest established literary awards in the UK and are internationally recognised as a mark of excellence and achievement.

The Crime Writers' Association was established in 1953 by crime writer John Creasey. The Daggers began with what was originally known as the Crossed Red Herring Award in 1955 and have grown from there. 10 Daggers are awarded every year.

To find out more about the CWA Dagger Awards you may visit the CWA website by clicking here.

The Daggers name and Crossed Daggers logo are registered Trade Marks of the Crime Writers’ Association.

About The Crime Writers Association Daggers

The CWA Dagger Awards

The CWA Dagger Awards are the longest established literary awards in the UK and are internationally recognised as a mark of excellence and achievement.

The Crime Writers' Association was established in 1953 by crime writer John Creasey. The Daggers began with what was originally known as the Crossed Red Herring Award in 1955 and have grown from there. 10 Daggers are awarded every year.

The longlists for the 2020 CWA Daggers have been announced. The winner will be announced at the glamorous CWA Dagger Awards Gala Dinner at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London City on 22 October 2020. Booking for the ceremony will be open later in the year, so watch this space.

To find out more about the CWA Dagger Awards you may visit the CWA website by clicking here.

The Daggers name and Crossed Daggers logo are registered Trade Marks of the Crime Writers’ Association.

The Crime Writers Association Daggers Archive

Click on a year below to view past years from this award.