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]

The award was called the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger from 1999 to 2005, and was known as the Ellis Peters Historical Award from 2006 to 2012, 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]

Honorees

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Year Author Title Publisher Result Ref.
1999 Lindsey Davis Two for the Lions Century Winner [6]
Ian Morson Falconer and the Great Beast Shortlist
Charles Todd Wings of Fire Shortlist
2000 Gillian Linscott Absent Friends Virago Press Winner
Rennie Airth River of Darkness Shortlist
Clare Curzon Guilty Knowledge Shortlist
Pierre Magnan The Murdered House Shortlist
Hannah March The Devil’s Highway Shortlist
Michael Pearce Death of an Effendi Shortlist
Laura Wilson A Little Death Shortlist
2001 Andrew Taylor The Office Of The Dead HarperCollins Winner
Michael Pearce A Cold Touch of Ice Runner Up
Lindsey Davis Ode to a Banker Shortlist
Hannah March A Distinction of Blood Shortlist
Steven Saylor Last Seen in Massilia Shortlist
Penn Williamson Mortal Sins Shortlist
2002 Sarah Waters Fingersmith Virago Press Winner
Lindsey Davis The Jupiter Myth Shortlist
Philip Gooden The Pale Companion Shortlist
Gillian Linscott Dead Man Riding Shortlist
José Carlos Somoza The Athenian Murders Shortlist
Martin Stephen The Desperate Remedy Shortlist
2003 Andrew Taylor The American Boy Flamingo Winner
Tom Bradby The White Russian Shortlist
Marcello Fois The Advocate Shortlist
Lee Jackson London Dust Shortlist
Gillian Linscott Blood on the Wood Shortlist
C. J. Sansom Dissolution Shortlist
Olen Steinhauer The Bridge of Sighs Shortlist
2004 Barbara Cleverly The Damascened Blade Constable & Robinson Winner
Marjorie Eccles The Shape of Sand Shortlist
Tom Franklin Hell at the Breech Shortlist
Janet Gleeson The Thief Taker Shortlist
Matthew Pearl The Dante Club Shortlist
Steven Saylor The Judgment of Caesar Shortlist
Laura Wilson The Lover Shortlist
2005 C. J. Sansom Dark Fire Macmillan Winner
Tom Bradby The God of Chaos Shortlist
Barbara Cleverly The Palace Tiger Shortlist
Catriona McPherson After the Armistice Ball Shortlist
Iain Pears The Portrait Shortlist
Frank Tallis Mortal Mischief Shortlist
2006 Edward Wright Red Sky Lament Orion Winner
Louis Bayard The Pale Blue Eye Shortlist
Nick Drake Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead Shortlist
Jason Goodwin The Janissary Tree Shortlist
C. J. Sansom Sovereign Shortlist
Jenny White The Sultan’s Seal Shortlist
2007 Ariana Franklin Mistress of the Art of Death Bantam Press Winner
Jason Goodwin The Snake Stone Shortlist
Philip Kerr The One from the Other Shortlist
Andrew Martin Murder at Deviation Junction Shortlist
Mark Mills The Savage Garden Shortlist
Stef Penney The Tenderness of Wolves Shortlist
2008 Laura Wilson Stratton’s War Orion Winner
Ariana Franklin The Death Maze Shortlist
Philip Kerr A Quiet Flame Shortlist
Andrew Martin Death on a Branch Line Shortlist
C. J. Sansom Revelation Shortlist
Andrew Taylor Bleeding Heart Square Shortlist
2009 Philip Kerr If The Dead Rise Not Quercus Winner
Rennie Airth The Dead of Winter Shortlist
Shona MacLean The Redemption of Alexander Seaton Shortlist
Mark Mills The Information Officer Shortlist
Andrew Williams The Interrogator Shortlist
Laura Wilson An Empty Death Shortlist
2010 Rory Clements Revenger John Murray Winner
Aly Monroe Washington Shadow Shortlist
S. J. Parris Heresy Shortlist
C. J. Sansom Heartstone Shortlist
Andrew Taylor The Anatomy of Ghosts Shortlist
Andrew Williams To Kill a Tsar Shortlist
2011 Andrew Martin The Somme Stations Faber and Faber Winner
Rory Clements Prince Shortlist
Sam Eastland The Red Coffin Shortlist
Gordon Ferris The Hanging Shed Shortlist
R. N. Morris The Cleansing Flames Shortlist
Imogen Robertson Island of Bones Shortlist
2012 Aly Monroe Icelight John Murray Winner [7]
Nancy Bilyeau The Crown Shortlist
Maurizio de Giovanni I Will Have Vengeance Shortlist
Gordon Ferris Bitter Water Shortlist
Philip Kerr Prague Fatale Shortlist
S. J. Parris Sacrilege Shortlist
Laura Wilson A Willing Victim Shortlist
2013 Andrew Taylor The Scent of Death HarperCollins Winner [8]
Rory Clements The Heretics Shortlist
Gordon Ferris Pilgrim Soul Shortlist
Imogen Robertson The Paris Winter Shortlist
Craig Russell Dead Men and Broken Hearts Shortlist
William Ryan The Twelfth Department Shortlist
2014 Antonia Hodgson The Devil in the Marshalsea Hodder & Stoughton Winner [9]
Kate Griffin Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders Shortlist
S. J. Parris Treachery Shortlist
Jill Paton Walsh The Late Scholar Shortlist
Michael Russell The City of Strangers Shortlist
Imogen Robertson Theft of Life Shortlist
Robert Ryan The Dead Can Wait Shortlist
2015 S. G. MacLean The Seeker Quercus Winner [10][11]
Martin Davies Havana Sleeping Shortlist
Luke McCallin The Man From Berlin Shortlist
C. J. Sansom Lamentation Shortlist
Andrew Taylor The Silent Boy Shortlist
2016 David Young Stasi Child Twenty7Books Winner
Michelle Birkby The House at Baker Street Shortlist
Philip Kerr The Other Side of Silence Shortlist
William Shaw A Book of Scars Shortlist [12]
Fiona Veitch Smith The Jazz Files Shortlist
A. J. Wright Striking Murder Shortlist
2017 Abir Mukherjee A Rising Man Harvill Secker Winner
M. J. Carter The Devil’s Feast Shortlist
Luke McCallin The Ashes of Berlin Shortlist
Denise Mina The Long Drop Shortlist
Steven Price By Gaslight Shortlist
Michael Russell The City in Darkness Shortlist
2018 Rory Clements Nucleus Zaffre Publishing Winner [13]
Abir Mukherjee A Necessary Evil Harvill Secker Shortlist [14]
L. C. Tyler Fire Constable Shortlist [14]
Thomas Mullen Lightning Men Little, Brown & Co. Shortlist [14]
Ngaio Marsh and Stella Duffy Money in the Morgue HarperCollins Shortlist [14]
Nicola Upson Nine Lessons Faber & Faber Shortlist [14]
2019 S. G. MacLean Destroying Angel Quercus Winner [15]
Liam McIlvanney The Quaker Shortlist
Abir Mukherjee Smoke and Ashes Shortlist
Alex Reeve The House on Half Moon Street Shortlist
C. J. Sansom Tombland Shortlist
Laura Shepherd-Robinson Blood & Sugar Shortlist
2020 Abir Mukherjee Death in the East Harvill Secker Winner [16][17][18]
Alis Hawkins In Two Minds Shortlist
Philip Kerr Metropolis Shortlist
S. G. MacLean The Bear Pit Shortlist
Alex Reeve  The Anarchists’ Club Shortlist
Ovidia Yu The Paper Bark Tree Mystery Shortlist
2021 Vaseem Khan Midnight at Malabar House Hodder & Stoughton Winner [19][20][21]
John Banville Snow Faber and Faber Shortlist [22]
Chris Lloyd The Unwanted Dead Orion Shortlist [22]
Michael Russell The City Under Siege Constable; Little, Brown Book Group Shortlist [22]
David Stafford Skelton’s Guide to Domestic Poisons Allison & Busby Shortlist [22]
Ovidia Yu The Mimosa Tree Mystery Constable; Little, Brown Book Group Shortlist [22]
2022 Ray Celestin Sunset Swing Pan Macmillan; Mantle Winner [23][24]
John Banville April in Spain Faber and Faber Shortlist [25]
Andy Charman Crow Court Unbound Shortlist [25]
Alis Hawkins Not One of Us Canelo Shortlist [25]
Robbie Morrison Edge of the Grave Pan Macmillan; Macmillan Shortlist [25]
Ambrose Parry A Corruption of Blood Canongate Books Shortlist [25]
2023 D. V. Bishop The Darkest Sin Pan Macmillan; Macmillan Winner [26]
Anna Mazzola The Clockwork Girl Orion Shortlist [27]
J. B. Mylet The Homes Viper Shortlist [27]
Harini Nagendra The Bangalore Detectives Club Little, Brown Book Group, Constable Shortlist [27]
Leonora Nattrass Blue Water Viper Shortlist [27]
Sarah Smith Hear No Evil John Murray Shortlist [27]

 References

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  1. ^ a b c "CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger". The Crime Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ^ Picker, Lenny (March 3, 2010). "Mysteries of History". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. ^ Rivkin Jr., David B. (February 27, 2010). "Five Best Historical Mystery Novels". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Endeavour Press sponsors the CWA Historical Dagger Award". Endeavour Press. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Lee, Richard. "The CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger for Historical Detective Fiction 1999/2000". Historical Novel Society. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  7. ^ "Awards: Frank O'Connor Short Story; CWA Daggers". Shelf Awareness. July 10, 2012. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  8. ^ "Awards: SCBWI Late Bloomer; CWA Daggers". Shelf Awareness. July 17, 2013. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  9. ^ "Awards: CWA Daggers". Shelf Awareness. July 2, 2014. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  10. ^ "CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger: This Year's Winner 2015". The Crime Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Awards: Desmond Elliott; CWA Daggers". Shelf Awareness. July 2, 2015. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  12. ^ "William Shaw shortlisted for CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger Award". Curtis Brown. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  13. ^ "2018 CWA Dagger Winners Announced". Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  14. ^ a b c d e "2018 Daggers Shortlists Announced". Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  15. ^ "2019 CWA Daggers Announced". Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  16. ^ "Michael Robotham wins the 2020 Gold Dagger". The Booktopian. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  17. ^ "CWA Dagger Awards 2020 Winners Announced". Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  18. ^ "CWA Dagger Awards 2020 Winners Announced". Crime Time. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  19. ^ "2021 CWA Daggers Announced". The Crime Writers’ Association. 2021-07-01. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  20. ^ "CWA Dagger Awards 2021 winners announced". Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  21. ^ Mabee, Megan (2021-07-08). "Looking Sharp: Announcing the 2021 CWA Dagger Award Winners". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  22. ^ a b c d e "Dagger Shortlists Announced". The Crime Writers’ Association. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  23. ^ "CWA Dagger Awards 2022: winners announced". Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  24. ^ Smith, Fiona Veitch (2022-07-01). "CWA Daggers 2022 announced". The Crime Readers' Association. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  25. ^ a b c d e "CWA Dagger Award Shortlists announced". Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  26. ^ "2023 Dagger Award Winners Announced". The Crime Writers’ Association. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  27. ^ a b c d e Mitchell, Erin (2023-05-12). "2023 CWA Dagger Shortlists Revealed". Crimespree Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
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