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CWA Daggers 2015

The 2015 CWA Daggers went to In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile by Dan Davies (ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction), Camille by Pierre Lemaitre, translated by Frank Wynne (Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger) and Life or Death by Michael Robotham (Gold Dagger), with winners in 3 more categories. 36 books made the shortlist and 49 the longlist across 6 categories.

Winners

ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

  1. In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile by Dan Daviessource (opens in a new tab)

Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger

  1. Camille by Pierre Lemaitre, translated by Frank Wynnesource (opens in a new tab)

Gold Dagger

  1. Life or Death by Michael Robothamsource (opens in a new tab)

Historical Dagger

  1. The Seeker by S.G. MacLeansource (opens in a new tab)

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

  1. Cop Town by Karin Slaughtersource (opens in a new tab)

John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger

  1. Fourth of July Creek by Smith Hendersonsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

  1. A Kim John Il Production by Paul Fischersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Ghettoside: Investigating a Homicide Epidemic by Jill Leovysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Gun Baby Gun: A Bloody Journey Into the World of the Gun by Iain Overtonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption by Bryan Stevensonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway by Ǻsne Seierstadsource (opens in a new tab)

Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger

  1. Arab Jazz by Karim Miské, translated by Sam Gordonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Cobra by Deon Meyer, translated by KL Seegerssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Falling Free, As If In A Dream by Leif GW Persson, translated by Paul Norlensource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Into a Raging Blaze by Andreas Norman, translated by Ian Gilessource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Invisible Guardian by Dolores Redondo, translated by Isabelle Kaufelersource (opens in a new tab)

Gold Dagger

  1. Missing by Sam Hawkensource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Mr Mercedes by Stephen Kingsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Pleasantville by Attica Lockesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Rules of Wolfe by James Carlos Blakesource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Shut Eye by Belinda Bauersource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraithsource (opens in a new tab)

Historical Dagger

  1. Havana Sleeping by Martin Daviessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Lamentation by C.J. Sansomsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Man from Berlin by Luke McCallinsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Silent Boy by Andrew Taylorsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Taxidermist’s Daughter by Kate Mossesource (opens in a new tab)

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

  1. MISSING by Sam Hawkensource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkinssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swansonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Night The Rich Men Burned by Malcolm MacKaysource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The White Van by Patrick Hoffmansource (opens in a new tab)

John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger

  1. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ngsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Abrupt Physics of Dying by Paul E. Hardistysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. You by Caroline Kepnessource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

Gold Dagger

  1. The Bone Seeker by M.J. McGrathsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swansonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Serpentine Road by Paul Mendelsonsource (opens in a new tab)

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

  1. Heartman by M. P Wrightsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. No Safe House by Linwood Barclaysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Runner by Patrick Leesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Defence by Steve Cavanaghsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Final Minute by Simon Kernicksource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Stranger by Harlan Cobensource (opens in a new tab)

John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger

  1. Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Littlesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Boumansource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Killing of Bobbi Lomax by Cal Moriartysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Well by Catherine Chantersource (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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