Awards & Winners

Dagger in the Library

The Crime Writer's Association Dagger Awards

The Dagger in the Library is an annual award given by the British Crime Writers' Association to a particular author. The award is given to a "living author who has given the most pleasure to readers". Yearly shortlists are drawn up from submissions by libraries across United Kingdom, and the final decision is made by a panel of librarians. The award is currently sponsored by the Random House.
Date Established : 1994

Check all the winners of Dagger in the Library presented under The Crime Writer's Association Dagger Awards since 1994 .


Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chris Simms
Denise Mina
Mo Hayder
Simon Beckett
Roger Jon Ellory

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Colin Cotterill
Simon Beckett
Roger Jon Ellory
Diana Norman
Peter James
Michael Robotham

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Craig Russell
Elizabeth Corley
Andrew Martin
Denise Mina
Chris Sims
C. J. Sansom

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stuart MacBride
Kate Atkinson
Susan Hill
Barbara Nadel
Courttia Newland

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jim Kelly
Anthony Horowitz
Margaret Murphy
C. J. Sansom
Danuta Reah
Cath Staincliffe
Lesley Horton

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jake Arnott
Joolz Denby
Mark Billingham
Nicci Gerrard
Sean French
Mo Hayder
Martyn Waites

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alexander McCall Smith
Mark Billingham
Christopher Brookmyre
Stuart Pawson
Andrew Taylor
Jim Kelly

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Booth
Ann Cleeves
Julie Parsons
Mike Ripley

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Robinson
Stephen Booth
Natasha Cooper
Liz Evans
Quintin Jardine
Stuart Pawson