Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
The Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger award is for the year’s best crime novel written in English.
The Gold Dagger was first awarded in 1955 with the name "Crossed Red Herrings Award". Since 1960 it has been known as the Gold Dagger, with variations in its name depending on sponsorship. Up to and including 2005, books in translation were eligible for this prize. In 2006 a separate Dagger, the International Dagger, was introduced for books in translation.
See other CWA category winners and all the other literary prize winners we list.
2024
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Tell Me What I Am Una Mannion
2023
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The Kingdoms of Savannah George Dawes Green
2022
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Sunset swing Ray Celestin
2021
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We begin at the end Chris Whitaker
2020
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Good Girl, Bad Girl Michael Robotham
2019
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The puppet show Mike Craven
2018
- Steve Cavanagh
The liar2017
- The dry Jane Harper
2016
- Dodgers Bill Beverly
2015
- Life or death Michael Robotham
2014
- This dark road to Mercy Wiley Cash
2013
- Dead lions Mick Herron
2012
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The rage Gene Kerrigan
2011
- Crooked letter, crooked letter Tom Franklin
2010
- Blacklands Belinda Bauer
2009
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A whispered name William Brodrick
2008
- Blood from stone Frances Fyfield
2007
- The broken shore Peter Temple
2006
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Raven black Ann Cleeves
2005
- Silence of the grave Arnaldur Indridason (Translator: Bernard Scudder)
2004
- Blacklist Sara Paretsky
2003
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Fox evil Minette Walters
2002
- The Athenian murders Jose Carlos Somoza
2001
- Sidetracked Henning Mankel
2000
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Motherless Brooklyn Jonathan Lethem
1999
- A small death in Lisbon Robert Wilson
1998
- Sunset Limited James Lee Burke
1997
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Black & blue Ian Rankin
1996
- Popcorn Ben Elton
1995
- The mermaids singing Val McDermid
1994
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The scold’s bridle Minette Walters
1993
- Cruel and unusual Patricia Cornwell
1992
- The way through the woods Colin Dexter
1991
- King Solomon’s carpet Barbara Vine
1990
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Bones and silence Reginald Hill
1989
- The wench is dead Colin Dexter
1988
- Ratking Michael Dibdin
1987
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A fatal inversion Barbara Vine
1986
- Live flesh Ruth Rendell
1985
- Monkey puzzle Paula Gosling
1984
- The twelfth juror B. M. Gill
1983
- Accidental crimes John Hutton
1982
- The false Inspector Dew Peter Lovesey
1981
- Gorky Park Martin Cruz Smith
1980
- The murder of the Maharajah H. R. F. Keating
