CWA Historical Dagger
The CWA Historical Dagger (currently called the CWA Endeavor Historical Dagger) is an annual award given by the British Crime Writers' Association to the author of the best historical crime novel of the year.[1] Established in 1999, it is presented to a novel "with a crime theme and a historical background of any period up to 35 years before the current year".[1]
From 1999 to 2005 the award was called the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger and from 2006 to 2012 known as the Ellis Peters Historical Award, to commemorate the life and work of historical crime writer Ellis Peters,[1] whose Cadfael Chronicles (1977–1994) are generally credited with popularizing the genre that would become known as the historical mystery.[2][3]
Starting in 2014 the award became known as the CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger through sponsorship by Endeavor Press.[4][5]
Winners
- 1999: Two for the Lions (Century) – Lindsey Davis[1]
- 2000: Absent Friends (Virago) – Gillian Linscott[1]
- 2001: The Office Of The Dead (HarperCollins) – Andrew Taylor[1]
- 2002: Fingersmith (Virago) – Sarah Waters[1]
- 2003: The American Boy (Flamingo) – Andrew Taylor[1]
- 2004: The Damascened Blade (Constable & Robinson) – Barbara Cleverly[1]
- 2005: Dark Fire (Macmillan) – CJ Sansom[1]
- 2006: Red Sky Lament (Orion) – Edward Wright[1]
- 2007: Mistress of the Art of Death (Bantam Press) – Ariana Franklin[1]
- 2008: Stratton’s War (Orion) – Laura Wilson[1]
- 2009: If The Dead Rise Not (Quercus) – Philip Kerr[1]
- 2010: Revenger (John Murray) – Rory Clements[1]
- 2011: The Somme Stations (Faber and Faber) – Andrew Martin[1]
- 2012: Icelight (John Murray) – Aly Monroe[1]
- 2013: The Scent of Death (HarperCollins) – Andrew Taylor[1]
- 2014: The Devil in the Marshalsea (Hodder & Stoughton) – Antonia Hodgson[1]
- 2015: The Seeker (Quercus) – S G MacLean[6]
- 2016: Stasi Child – David Young
- 2017: A Rising Man - Abir Mukherjee
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger". The Crime Writers' Association. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ Picker, Lenny (March 3, 2010). "Mysteries of History". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ↑ Rivkin Jr., David B. (February 27, 2010). "Five Best Historical Mystery Novels". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Endeavour Press sponsors the CWA Historical Dagger Award". Endeavour Press. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "Who Wunnit? CWA Dagger Winners Announced". The Crime Writers' Association. June 30, 2014. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger: This Year's Winner 2015". The Crime Writers' Association. Retrieved 30 September 2015.