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CWA Daggers 2018

The 2018 CWA Daggers went to Blood on the Page by Thomas Harding (ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction), After the Fire by Henning Mankell, translated by Marlaine Delargy (Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger) and The Liar by Steve Cavanagh (Gold Dagger), with winners in 3 more categories. 35 books made the shortlist across 6 categories.

Winners

ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

  1. Blood on the Page by Thomas Hardingsource (opens in a new tab)

Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger

  1. After the Fire by Henning Mankell, translated by Marlaine Delargysource (opens in a new tab)

Gold Dagger

  1. The Liar by Steve Cavanaghsource (opens in a new tab)

Historical Dagger

  1. Nucleus by Rory Clementssource (opens in a new tab)

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

  1. Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Lockesource (opens in a new tab)

John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger

  1. Lola by Melissa Scrivner Lovesource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

  1. A False Report by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrongsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Black Dahlia, Red Rose by Piu Eatwellsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grannsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Rex v Edith Thompson by Laura Thompsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevichsource (opens in a new tab)

Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger

  1. Offering to the Storm by Dolores Redondo, translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcíasource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Accordionist by Fred Vargas, translated by Sian Reynoldssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Frozen Woman by Jon Michelet, translated by Don Bartlettsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Three Days and a Life by Pierre Lemaître, translated by Frank Wynnesource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Zen and the Art of Murder by Oliver Bottini, translated by Jamie Bullochsource (opens in a new tab)

Gold Dagger

  1. A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjeesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. London Rules by Mick Herronsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskicsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Since We Fell by Dennis Lehanesource (opens in a new tab)

Historical Dagger

  1. A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjeesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Fire by L. C. Tylersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Lightning Men by Thomas Mullensource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Money in the Morgue by Ngaio Marsh and Stella Duffysource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Nine Lessons by Nicola Upsonsource (opens in a new tab)

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

  1. An Act of Silence by Colette McBethsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. If I Die Before I Wake by Emily Kochsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. London Rules by Mick Herronsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Chalk Man by C J Tudorsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Force by Don Winslowsource (opens in a new tab)

John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger

  1. East of Hounslow by Khurrum Rahmansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafkasource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Gravesend by William Boylesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. I.Q. by Joe Idesource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskicsource (opens in a new tab)

About the CWA Daggers

Book daggers only, from the CWA past-winners database (thecwa.co.uk/past-winners), queried per dagger and year. Includes every tier the database records: winners, highly commended (as Honor), shortlists, and the 2010-2015 longlists (longlist rows list only books that missed the shortlist). The 2006-2007 John Creasey (New Blood) shortlists are filed in the database as "New Blood Fiction". The Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction was biennial 2006-2010, so 2007 and 2009 are zero. The Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger was the (Duncan Lawrie) International Dagger before 2016; the database uses the current name. The ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger, Twisted Dagger, and Whodunnit Dagger start in 2025. Skipped: Diamond Dagger, Dagger in the Library, Short Story, Debut/Emerging Author (unpublished), and Publishers' daggers. Author names the database truncates at non-ASCII characters are restored.

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