The Crime Writers' Association (CWA) has announced the winners of the 2007 Daggers, among the most pretigious awards recognizing excellence in mystery writing. The awards ceremony was held on July 5th at the Four Seasons Hotel on Park Lane in London.The top prize, the Duncan Lawrie Dagger for best crime novel of the year, was awarded to Peter Temple for The Broken Shore. He also received £20,000.
Other prizes include:
Duncan Lawrie International Dagger for best crime novel translated into English: Wash this Blood Clean from My Hand by Fred Vargas.
The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for best adventure/thriller in the style of James Bond: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn.
The CWA New Blood Dagger for first books by previously unpublished authors: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn.
The CWA Dagger in the Library which recognizes the author of crime fiction whose work is currently giving the greatest enjoyment to readers: Stuart MacBride.
Congratulations from Mystery Book News to all the winners!
Please visit the Mystery Book Awards website where lists of winners from 19 different organizations that recognize excellence in mysteries, including the CWA Daggers, are presented.
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