# Dagger in the Library > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dagger_in_the_Library > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dagger_in_the_Library.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagger_in_the_Library > Source revision: 1330348178 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British annual award for crime fiction}} The '''Dagger in the Library''' ('''Golden Handcuffs''' in 1992–1994) is an annual award given by the British [Crime Writers' Association](/source/Crime_Writers'_Association) to a particular "living author who has given the most pleasure to readers".{{cite web|url=http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/index.html |title=The CWA Dagger Awards |publisher=CWA |access-date=17 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723043537/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/index.html |archivedate=23 July 2012 }}] Yearly shortlists are drawn up of the ten authors most nominated, online, by readers, and the final decision is made by a panel of [librarians](/source/librarians). It was sponsored by [Random House](/source/Random_House) until 2015. ==Winners== === 2020s === * 2025 – [Richard Osman](/source/Richard_Osman){{Cite web |title=Richard Osman |url=https://thecwa.co.uk/past-winners/richard-osman/ |access-date=November 19, 2025 |website=The Crime Writer's Association}} * 2024 – [Anthony Horowitz](/source/Anthony_Horowitz){{Cite web |last=Cooper-Fiske |first=Casey |date=2024-07-04 |title=James Bond author among winners of crime writing awards |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/alex-rider-anthony-horowitz-faber-midsomer-murders-nicholas-shakespeare-b1168774.html |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Standard |language=en}} * 2023 – [Sophie Hannah](/source/Sophie_Hannah){{Cite web |title=2023 Dagger Award Winners Announced |url=https://thecwa.co.uk/news/2023-dagger-award-winners-announced |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=The Crime Writers’ Association |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828144542/https://thecwa.co.uk/news/2023-dagger-award-winners-announced |url-status=dead }} * 2022 – [Mark Billingham](/source/Mark_Billingham){{Cite web |title=2022 CWA Dagger Awards Announced |url=https://thecwa.co.uk/news/2022-cwa-dagger-awards-announced |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=The Crime Writers’ Association |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710080231/https://thecwa.co.uk/news/2022-cwa-dagger-awards-announced |url-status=dead }} * 2021 – [Peter May](/source/Peter_May_(writer)){{Cite web|url=https://thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-competitions/the-daggers/dagger-in-the-library|title=Dagger in the Library|website=The Crime Writers’ Association|access-date=1 April 2022}} * 2020 – [Christopher Brookmyre](/source/Christopher_Brookmyre){{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards 2020|url=https://thecwa.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dagger-winners-2020-poster.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026220803/https://thecwa.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dagger-winners-2020-poster.pdf |archive-date=2020-10-26 |access-date=2020-10-24|website=The Crime Writers' Association}} ===2010s=== * 2019 – [Kate Ellis](/source/Kate_Ellis_(author)) *2018 – [Martin Edwards](/source/Martin_Edwards_(author)) *2017 – [Mari Hannah](/source/Mari_Hannah){{Cite web|url=https://thecwa.co.uk/the-daggers/winners-archive/?awardsyear=2017&dagger=library&accolade=winner&s=|title=Winners archive — The Crime Writers' Association|website=Thecwa.co.uk|access-date=1 April 2022|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304133500/https://thecwa.co.uk/the-daggers/winners-archive?awardsyear=2017&dagger=library&accolade=winner&s=|url-status=dead}} * 2016 – [Elly Griffiths](/source/Elly_Griffiths){{Cite web|url=https://thecwa.co.uk/dashboard/login|title=Login|website=Thecwa.co.uk|access-date=1 April 2022}} * 2015 – [Christopher Fowler](/source/Christopher_Fowler) * 2014 – [Sharon Bolton](/source/Sharon_Bolton){{cite web|url=http://thecwa.co.uk/the-daggers/winners-archive/?awardsyear=2014&dagger=library&accolade=winner|title=Winners archive — The Crime Writers' Association|website=Thecwa.co.uk|access-date=2 March 2017|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304122140/https://thecwa.co.uk/the-daggers/winners-archive?awardsyear=2014&dagger=library&accolade=winner|url-status=dead}} * 2013 – [Belinda Bauer](/source/Belinda_Bauer_(author)){{cite web|url=http://thecwa.co.uk/the-daggers/winners-archive/?awardsyear=2013&dagger=library&accolade=winner|title=Winners archive — The Crime Writers' Association|website=Thecwa.co.uk|access-date=2 March 2017|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304132734/https://thecwa.co.uk/the-daggers/winners-archive?awardsyear=2013&dagger=library&accolade=winner|url-status=dead}} * 2012 – [Steve Mosby](/source/Steve_Mosby){{cite web |title=Steve Mosby wins The CWA Dagger in the Library |url=http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2012/library.html |publisher=CWA |access-date=17 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728121920/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2012/library.html |archive-date=28 July 2012 }} * 2011 – [Mo Hayder](/source/Mo_Hayder){{cite web|title=Mo Hayder wins the CWA Dagger in the Library, 2011 |url=http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2011/library.html |publisher=CWA |access-date=17 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111080734/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2011/library.html |archive-date=11 January 2012 }} * 2010 – [Ariana Franklin](/source/Ariana_Franklin){{cite web|title=Ariana Franklin: winner of the 2010 CWA Dagger in the Library|url=http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2010/library.html|publisher=CWA|access-date=17 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527234650/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2010/library.html|archive-date=27 May 2012}} ===2000s=== *2009 – [Colin Cotterill](/source/Colin_Cotterill){{cite web|url=http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2009/index.html|title=The CWA Dagger awards 2009|date=15 July 2009|work=Crime Writers Association|access-date=2009-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111123952/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2009/index.html|archive-date=11 January 2012|url-status=dead}} *2008 – [Craig Russell](/source/Craig_Russell_(British_author)) *2007 – [Stuart MacBride](/source/Stuart_MacBride) *2006 – [Jim Kelly](/source/Jim_Kelly_(author)) *2005 – [Jake Arnott](/source/Jake_Arnott) *2004 – [Alexander McCall Smith](/source/Alexander_McCall_Smith) *2003 – [Stephen Booth](/source/Stephen_Booth_(writer)) *2002 – [Peter Robinson](/source/Peter_Robinson_(novelist)) *2000 – 2001 – in abeyance ===1990s=== *1997 – 1999 – in abeyance *1996 – [Marian Babson](/source/Marian_Babson) *1995 – [Lindsey Davis](/source/Lindsey_Davis) *1994 – [Robert Barnard](/source/Robert_Barnard) *1993 – [Margaret Yorke](/source/Margaret_Yorke) *1992 – [Catherine Aird](/source/Catherine_Aird) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120723043537/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/index.html#gold Crime Writers' Association website] Category:Crime Writers' Association awards Category:Awards established in 1994 Category:1994 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Mystery and detective fiction awards --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dagger in the Library](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagger_in_the_Library) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagger_in_the_Library?action=history)). 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