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CWA Daggers 2012

The 2012 CWA Daggers went to The Eleventh Day by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan (ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction), The Potter’s Field by Andrea Camilleri (Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger) and The Rage by Gene Kerrigan (Gold Dagger), with winners in 3 more categories. 1 book was an Honor Book, 31 books made the shortlist and 42 the longlist across 6 categories.

Winners

ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

  1. The Eleventh Day by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swansource (opens in a new tab)

Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger

  1. The Potter’s Field by Andrea Camillerisource (opens in a new tab)

Gold Dagger

  1. The Rage by Gene Kerrigansource (opens in a new tab)

Historical Dagger

  1. Icelight by Aly Monroesource (opens in a new tab)

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

  1. A Foreign Country by Charles Cummingsource (opens in a new tab)

John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger

  1. A Land More Kind than Home by Wiley Cashsource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Book

ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

  1. The Negotiator by Ben Lopezsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

  1. Dark Market by Misha Glennysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Hood Rat by Gavin Knightsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. To Live Outside the Law by Leaf Fieldingsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Witness by David Smith with Carol Anne Leesource (opens in a new tab)

Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger

  1. I will have Vengeance by Maurizio de Giovannisource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Phantom by Jo Nesbosource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Dark Valley by Valerio Varesisource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Trackers by Deon Meyersource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Until Thy Wrath Be Past by Åsa Larssonsource (opens in a new tab)

Gold Dagger

  1. Bereft by Chris Womersleysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Flight by M.R. Hallsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Vengeance in Mind by N.J Coopersource (opens in a new tab)

Historical Dagger

  1. A Willing Victim by Laura Wilsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Bitter Water by Gordon Ferrissource (opens in a new tab)
  3. I will have Vengeance by Maurizio de Giovannisource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Prague Fatale by Philip Kerrsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Sacrilege by SJ Parrissource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Crown by Nancy Bilyeausource (opens in a new tab)

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

  1. Dare Me by Megan Abbottsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Reamde by Neal Stephensonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Fear Index by Robert Harrissource (opens in a new tab)

John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger

  1. Good People by Ewart Huttonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Heart-Shaped Bruise by Tanya Byrnesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Silent Wife by A S A Harrisonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. What Dies in Summer by Tom Wrightsource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

Gold Dagger

  1. Grandad, There’s a Head on the Beach by Colin Cotterillsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Child Who by Simon Lelicsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlantesource (opens in a new tab)

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

  1. The Child Who by Simon Lelicsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahnsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Shadow Patrol by Alex Berensonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Uncommon Entry by Alan Juddsource (opens in a new tab)

John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger

  1. So Much Pretty by Cara Hoffmansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Doll Princess by Tom Bennsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Expats by Chris Pavonesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlantesource (opens in a new tab)

About the CWA Daggers

Book daggers only, from the CWA past-winners database (thecwa.co.uk/past-winners), queried per dagger and year. Includes every tier the database records: winners, highly commended (as Honor), shortlists, and the 2010-2015 longlists (longlist rows list only books that missed the shortlist). The 2006-2007 John Creasey (New Blood) shortlists are filed in the database as "New Blood Fiction". The Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction was biennial 2006-2010, so 2007 and 2009 are zero. The Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger was the (Duncan Lawrie) International Dagger before 2016; the database uses the current name. The ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger, Twisted Dagger, and Whodunnit Dagger start in 2025. Skipped: Diamond Dagger, Dagger in the Library, Short Story, Debut/Emerging Author (unpublished), and Publishers' daggers. Author names the database truncates at non-ASCII characters are restored.

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