2024 Dagger Awards Shortlists
The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has announced the shortlists for the 2024 Dagger Awards, including several titles and authors of genre interest.
Gold Dagger
- Over My Dead Body, Maz Evans (Headline)
- Small Mercies, Dennis Lehane (Harper)
- Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, Jesse Sutanto (Berkley)
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
- All the Sinners Bleed, S.A. Cosby (Flatiron Books)
- Ozark Dogs, Eli Cranor (Soho Crime)
Historical Dagger
- Viper’s Dream, Jake Lamar (No Exit Press)
Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger 2024
- The Prey, Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Hodder & Stoughton)
Short Story Dagger
- “Safe Enough”, Lee Child (An Unnecessary Assassin)
- “The Last Best Thing”, Mia Dalia (Bang!:An Anthology of Modern Noir Fiction)
- “The Also-Rans”, Benedict J. Jones (Bang!:An Anthology of Modern Noir Fiction)
Dagger in the Library
- M.W. Craven
- Anthony Horowitz
Judges for the Gold Dagger are Angus Batey, Lyn Brown, Amanda Cassidy, Jess Faraday, Pippa Macallister, Colin Murray, Richard Reynolds (Non-Voting Chair), and Ngaire Mason-Wenn. Wallace. Judges for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger are Helena Baser, Corinne Turner (Chair), Lisa Moylet, Ayo Onatade, Craig Sisterson, Simon Ward, and David Wilkerson. Judges for the Sapere Books Historical Dagger are Edward James, Janet Laurence (chair), Andre Paine, and Angela Rippon. Judges for the Short Story Dagger are Sophie Goodfellow, Mike Linane, and Ayo Onatade (chair). Judges for the Dagger in the Library are Ian Anstice, Mirka Duxberry, Kay Easson, Marleen Kennedy, Jennifer Stewart, and Sue Wilkinson (chair). Judges for the Historical Dagger are Charlotte Beyer, Paul Burke, Professor Edward James (Chair), and Farah Mendlesohn. Judges for the Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation are Duncan Beattie, Maxim Jakubowski (Chair), Ignaty Dyakov-Richmond, Meggy Roussel, and Sarah Ward. Judges for the Short Story Dagger are Chris Simmons (Chair), Harriet Tyce, and Laura Wilson. Judges for the Dagger in the Library are Ian Anstice (Chair), Olivia Davies, Donna Duff, Marleen Kennedy, and Leanne McMahon.
Winners will be announced July 4, 2024. For more information, see the CWA website.
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