Saturday, July 5, 2025

British CWA Dagger Awards


The British Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) a
nnounced the winners of the 2025 Dagger Awards. Congratulations to all!

Gold Dagger:
The Book of Secrets, by Anna Mazzola (Orion)

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger:
Dark Ride, by Lou Berney (Hemlock Press)

ILP John Creasey Dagger (New Blood):
All Us Sinners, by Katy Massey (Sphere)

Historical Dagger:
The Betrayal of Thomas True, by A.J. West (Orenda)

Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger:
The Night of Baby Yaga, by Akira Otani, translated by Sam Bett (Faber & Faber)

ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-fiction:
The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place, by Kate Summerscale (Bloomsbury Circus)

Short Story Dagger:
 “A Date on Yarmouth Pier,” by J.C. Berthal (from Midsummer Mysteries)

Twisted Dagger (for psychological and suspense thrillers):
Nightwatching, by Tracy Sierra (Penguin)

Whodunnit Dagger (for cosy crime, traditional mysteries, and Golden Age crime stories):
The Case of the Singer and the Showgirl, by Lisa Hall (Canelo Hera)

Dagger in the Library (for a body of work by an established crime writer that has long been popular with borrowers from libraries):
Richard Osman

Publishers’ Dagger (Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year):
Orenda Books

Emerging Author Dagger (for the opening of a crime novel by an unpublished writer):
Joe Eurell

Nick Herron previously received the CWA Diamond Dagger.

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