CWA Historical Dagger

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 Historical Dagger is awarded for the best historical crime novel (set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made) by an author of any nationality. The CWA Historical Dagger was known as the "Ellis Peters Historical Dagger" until 2013.

See other CWA category winners and all the other literary prize winners we list.

2024

• Viper's dream Jake Lamar

2023

• The Darkest Sin D. V. Bishop (New Zealand)

2022

• Sunset swing Ray Celestin

2021

• Midnight at Malabar House Vaseem Khan

2020

• Death in the East Abir Mukherjee

2019

• Destroying angel Shona MacLean

2018

• Nucleus Rory Clements

2017

• A rising man Abir Mukherjee

2016

• Stasi child David Young

2015

• The seeker S. G. MacLean

2014

• The devil in the Marshalsea Antonia Hodgson

2013

• The scent of death Andrew Taylor

2012

• Icelight Aly Monroe

2011

• The Somme stations Andrew Martin

2010

• Revenger Rory Clements

2009

• If the dead rise not Philip Kerr

2008

• Stratton’s war Laura Wilson

2007

• Mistress of the art of death Ariana Franklin

2006

• Red sky lament Edward Wright

2005

• Dark fire C. J. Sansom

2004

• The Damascened blade Barbara Cleverly

2003

• The American boy Andrew Taylor

2002

• Fingersmith Sarah Waters

2001

• The office of the dead Andrew Taylor

2000

• Absent friends Gillian Linscott

1999

• Two for the lions Lindsey Davis