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CWA Daggers 2014

The 2014 CWA Daggers went to The Siege by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark (ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction), The Siege by Arturo Perez-Reverte, translated by Frank Wynne (Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger) and This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash (Gold Dagger), with winners in 3 more categories. 30 books made the shortlist and 40 the longlist across 6 categories.

Winners

ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

  1. The Siege by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clarksource (opens in a new tab)

Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger

  1. The Siege by Arturo Perez-Reverte, translated by Frank Wynnesource (opens in a new tab)

Gold Dagger

  1. This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cashsource (opens in a new tab)

Historical Dagger

  1. Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgsonsource (opens in a new tab)

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

  1. An Officer and A Spy by Robert Harrissource (opens in a new tab)

John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger

  1. The Axeman’s Jazz by Ray Celestinsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

  1. Did She Kill Him? by Kate Colquhounsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Life after Death by Damien Echolssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Manson by Jeff Guinnsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Girl by Samantha Geimersource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Undercover by Rob Evans and Paul Lewissource (opens in a new tab)

Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger

  1. Dog Will Have His Day by Fred Vargas, translated by Siân Reynoldssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Forty Days without Shadow by Olivier Truc, translated by Louise Rogers LaLauriesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Irène by Pierre Lemaitre, translated by Frank Wynnesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Plan D by Simon Urban, translated by Katy Derbyshiresource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Strange Shores by Arnaldur Indridason, translated by Victoria Cribbsource (opens in a new tab)

Gold Dagger

  1. How the Light Gets In by Louise Pennysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Keep Your Friends Close by Paula Dalysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The First Rule of Survival by Paul Mendelsonsource (opens in a new tab)

Historical Dagger

  1. Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders by Kate Griffinsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The City of Strangers by Michael Russellsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Dead Can Wait by Robert Ryansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Late Scholar by Jill Paton Walshsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Theft of Life by Imogen Robertsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Treachery by S J Parrissource (opens in a new tab)

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

  1. Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughtysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Natchez Burning by Greg Ilessource (opens in a new tab)

John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger

  1. I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Strangler Vine by M J Cartersource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

Gold Dagger

  1. Stone Bruises by Simon Beckettsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Corporal’s Wife by Gerald Seymoursource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Verdict by Nick Stonesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. What She Saw by Mark Robertssource (opens in a new tab)

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

  1. 419 by Will Fergusonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayessource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Never Go Back by Lee Childsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Corporal’s Wife by Gerald Seymoursource (opens in a new tab)

John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger

  1. Night Heron by Adam Brookessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Shovel Ready by Adam Sternberghsource (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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