The Crime Writers' Association announced yesterday the shortlists for six mid-year 2012 CWA Daggers, awards which celebrate the best in contemporaty crime writing. The winners of these Daggers including the CWA Diamond Dagger — which was previously announced to be Frederick Forsyth — will be announced at a black tie dinner on July 5th, when the longlists for the second set of Daggers — the Gold, Steel, and John Creasey — will also be announced. The winners of this second set will be revealed later in the year.
International Dagger …
• I will have Vengeance by Maurizio de Giovanni, translated by Anne Milano Appel (Hersilia Press)
• Phantom by Jo Nesbø, translated by Don Bartlett (Harvill Secker)
• The Dark Valley by Valerio Varesi, translated by Joseph Farrell (Quercus/Maclehose)
• The Potter’s Field by Andrea Camilleri, translated by Stephen Sartarelli (Mantle)
• Trackers by Deon Meyer, translated by T K L Seegers (Hodder & Stoughton)
• Until Thy Wrath Be Past by Åsa Larsson, translated by Laurie Thompson (Quercus/Maclehose)
Ellis Peters Historical Dagger …
• The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau (Orion)
• Bitter Water by Gordon Ferris (Corvus)
• I Will Have Vengeance by Maurizio de Giovanni (Hersilia Press)
• Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr (Quercus)
• Icelight by Aly Monroe (John Murray)
• Sacrilege by SJ Parris (HarperCollins)
• A Willing Victim by Laura Wilson (Quercus)
Non-Fiction Dagger …
• To Live Outside the Law by Leaf Fielding (Serpent’s Tail)
• Dark Market by Misha Glenny (Vintage)
• Hood Rat by Gavin Knight (Pan Macmillan)
• Witness by David Smith with Carol Ann Lee (Mainstream)
• The Negotiator by Ben Lopez (Little, Brown)
• The Eleventh Day by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan (Doubleday)
Short Story Dagger …
• "A Long Time Dead" (The Best American Mystery Stories 2011) by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins
• "The Golden Hour" (Guilty Consciences) by Bernie Crossthwaite
• "Hixton" (Crimes by Moonlight) by William Kent Krueger
• "The Message" (Best Eaten Cold) by Margaret Murphy
• "He Did Not Always See Her" (Guilty Consciences) by Claire Seeber
• "Laptop" (Best Eaten Cold) by Cath Staincliffe
Debut Dagger …
• Death by Glasgow by Jon Breakfield
• Easy to Die by Sean Carpenter
• The Watchers by Karen Catalona
• One Man Army by Bram E. Gieben
• Beached by Sandy Gingras
• Trick by Sean Hancock
• Broken-Winged Bird by Renata Hill
• Death Knell by Rob Lowe
• Chasing Shadows by Lesley McLaren
• The Wrong Domino by Simon Miller
• Message from Panama by Britt Vasarhelyi
• Port of Spain by Elizabeth Wells
The Dagger in the Library, given to an author for a body of work, not a specific title …
• Belinda Bauer
• S. J. Bolton
• Susan Hill
• Peter May
• Steve Mosby
• Imogen Robertson
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Shortlists Announced for Mid-Year 2012 CWA Dagger Awards
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