The CWA Dagger Shortlists
The Duncan Lawrie Dagger was announced in advance, but now all the other Dagger shortlists have come in:
THE DUNCAN LAWRIE INTERNATIONAL DAGGER
Andrea Camilleri, THE PATIENCE OF THE SPIDER (Picador)
Stieg Larsson, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Quercus)
Dominique Manotti, LORAINE CONNECTION (Arcadia)
Martin Suter, A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL (Arcadia)
Fred Vargas, THIS NIGHT’S FOUL WORK (Harvill Secker)
Mo Hayder, RITUAL (Transworld)
Gregg Hurwitz, I SEE YOU (Little, Brown)
Michael Robotham, SHATTER (Little, Brown)
Tom Rob Smith, CHILD 44 (Simon & Schuster)
David Stone, THE ECHELON VENDETTA (Penguin)
THE JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER
Zoe Ferraris, THE NIGHT OF THE MI’RAJ (Little, Brown)
Elena Forbes, DIE WITH ME (Quercus)
Caro Ramsay, ABSOLUTION (Penguin)
Matt Rees, THE BETHLEHEM MURDERS (Atlantic Books)
Tom Rob Smith, CHILD 44 (Simon & Schuster)
Elizabeth Corley
Andrew Martin
Denise Mina
Craig Russell
CJ Sansom
Chris Simms
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THE DEBUT DAGGER**
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Amer Anwar** (UK) – Western Fringes**
Belinda Bauer** (UK) – Blacklands**
Russell Colman** (Canada) – Desert Storm**
Peter Dewar** (UK) – The Eclipse of Lilith**
Bill Harrison** (Canada) – Nite Lite**
Alison Marlow** (UK) – The Stench of Lilies**
James Oswald** (UK) – The Book of Souls**
Susan Schaab** (USA) – Wearing the Spider**
Ian Simpson** (UK) – Devils and Disciples**
PJ Watson** (USA) – All the Wrong People
THE GOLD DAGGER FOR NON FICTION
Kester Apsden, NATIONALITY: WOG (Jonathan Cape)
Francisco Goldman, THE ART OF POLITICAL MURDER (Atlantic Books)
David Rose, VIOLATION (HarperPress)
Duncan Staff, THE LOST BOY (Bantam Press)
Kate Summerscale, THE SUSPICIONS OF DR WHICHER (Bloomsbury)
Peter Zimonjic, INTO THE DARKNESS (Vintage Books)
Robert Barnard, “Provenance” (from THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST BRITISH MYSTERIES)
Michael Connelly, “One Dollar Jackpot” (from DEAD MAN’S HAND)
Martin Edwards, “The Bookbinder’s Apprentice (from THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST BRITISH MYSTERIES)
Laura Lippman, “One True Love” (from BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2007)
Danuta Reah, “Glazed” (from GETTING EVEN: REVENGE STORIES)
As always, congratulations to all the nominees! The winners will be announced on July 10th at the Four Seasons Hotel, Park Lane.