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CWA Gold Dagger
John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award
Chris Whitaker wins The Gold Dagger with S A Crosby's Blacktop Wasteland and Nicci French's House of Correction highly recommended.
Set in Iceland, this novel introduces a new policing team in a tense and unsettling crime novel. Winner of Iceland’s Blackbird Award and translated by prizewinning Victoria Cribb The Creak on the Stairs marks the beginning of a new series. The prologue provokes a sense of unease, which lies in wait through the rest of ...
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.
