Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
The Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger award is for crime novels (defined by the broadest definition including thrillers, suspense novels and spy fiction) as long as the book was not originally written in English and has been translated into English for UK publication during the judging period. Until 2019 this award was known as the CWA International Dagger. The Crime Writers’ Association International Dagger award was introduced in 2006 for books in translation, as a way to recognise the work of the translator as well as that of the original author. Prior to 2006, translated novels were eligible for the Gold Dagger award.
See other CWA category winners and all the other literary prize winners we list.
2026
The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen, translated by David Hackston
2025
The Night of Baba Yaga by Akira Otani, translated by Sam Bett
2024
My husband by Maud Ventura, Translated by Emma Ramadan
2023
Even the Darkest Night by Javier Cercas, Translated by Anne McLean
2022
Hotel Cartagena by Simone Buchholz, Translated by Rachel Ward
2021
The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun, Translated by Lizzie Buehler
2020
The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre, Translated by Stephanie Smee
2019
A long night in Paris Dov Alfon; translated by Daniella Zamir
2018
After the fire Henning Mankell; translated by Marlaine Delargy
2017
The dying detective Leif G W Persson; translated by Neil Smith
2016
The great swindle Pierre Lemaître; translated by Frank Wynne
2015
Camille Pierre Lemaître; translated by Frank Wynne
2014
The siege Arturo Pérez-Reverte; translated by Frank Wynne
2013
Joint winnners: Ghost riders of Ordebec Fred Vargas; translated by Siân Reynolds; Alex Pierre Lemaître, translated by Frank Wynne
2012
The potter’s field Andrea Camilleri; translated by Stephen Sartarelli
2011
Three seconds Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström; translated by Kari Dickson
2010
The darkest room Johan Theorin; translated by Marlaine Delargy
2009
The chalk circle man Fred Vargas; translated by Sîan Reynolds
2008
Lorraine connection Dominique Manotti; translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz
2007
Wash this blood clean from my hand Fred Vargas; translated by Sîan Reynolds
2006
The three evangelists Fred Vargas; translated by Sîan Reynolds