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2025

Shortlist
A Divine Fury by DV Bishop
I Died at Fallow Hall by Bonnie Burke-Patel
The Bell Tower by RJ Ellory
The Hunter by Tana French
Guide Me Home by Attica Locke
Book of Secrets by Anna Mazzola

Longlist
Man of Bones by Ben Creed
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney
D Is For Death by Harriet F Townson
The Innocents by Bridget Walsh

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Whodunnit Dagger

2024

Winner
Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion

Shortlist
Over My Dead Body by Maz Evans
The Secret Hours by Mick Herron
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
Black River by Nilanjana Roy
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto

Longlist
Dead Man’s Creek by Chris Hammer
Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin
A Bitter Remedy by Alis Hawkins
The White Lie by JG Kelly
Death of a Lesser God by Vaseem Khan
Homecoming by Kate Morton

2023

Winner
The Kingdoms of Savannah by George Dawes Green

Shortlist
The Lost Man of Bombay by Vaseem Khan
A Killing in November by Simon Mason
The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola
The Winter Guest by WC Ryan
The Silent Brother by Simon Van der Velde

Longlist
Oxblood by Tom Benn
Shoot the Moonlight Out by William Boyle
The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith
The Bookseller of Inverness by SG MacLean
A Killing Rain by Faye Snowdon
The Bone Road by NE Solomons

2022

Winner
Sunset Swing by Ray Celestin

Shortlist
Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz
Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby
The Unwilling by John Hart
The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee
The Trawlerman by William Shaw

Longlist
Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah
The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict
Rabbit Hole by Mark Billingham
City Of Vengeance by DV Bishop
The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean
The House Uptown by Melissa Ginsburg
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
Lightseekers by Femi Kayode
I Know What I Saw by Imran Mahmood
The Killing Hills by Chris Offutt
The Stoning by Peter Papathanasiou
Daughters of Night by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
A Beginner’s Guide to Murder by Rosalind Stopps
Brazilian Psycho by Joe Thomas

2021

Winner
We Begin At the End by Chris Whitaker

Highly Commended
Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby
House of Correction by Nicci French

Shortlist
City of Ghosts by Ben Creed
Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths
Midnight Atlanta by Thomas Mullen

Longlist
Stone Cold Trouble by Amer Anwar
The Curator by MW Craven
Peace by Garry Disher
Arrowood and the Thames Corpses by Mick Finlay
The Silver Collar by Antonia Hodgson
The House of Lamentations by SG MacLean
The Other Girl by CD Major
Execution by SJ Parris
Making Wolf by Tade Thompson
The Dead of Winter by Nicola Upson
The Hidden Girls by Rebecca Whitney

2020

Winner
Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham

Shortlist
What You Pay For by Claire Askew
November Road by Lou Berney
Forced Confessions by John Fairfax
Joe Country by Mick Herron
Death in the East by Abir Mukherjee

Longlist
Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Gary Bell
Black Summer by MW Craven
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths
Silver by Chris Hammer
The Bear Pit by SG MacLean
Throw Me to the Wolves by Patrick McGuinness
The Whisper Man by Alex North
That Left Turn at Albuquerque by Scott Phillips
No One Home by Tim Weaver

2019

Winner
The Puppet Show by MW Craven

Shortlist
All the Hidden Truths by Claire Askew
What We Did by Christobel Kent
Unto Us a Son Is Given by Donna Leon
American By Day by Derek B Miller
A Station on the Path to Somewhere Better by Benjamin Wood

Longlist
Snap by Belinda Bauer
The Mobster’s Lament by Ray Celestin
Body and Soul by John Harvey
Fade to Grey by John Lincoln
Cold Bones by David Mark
Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee
Salt Lane by William Shaw
Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson
The Fire Court by Andrew Taylor

Goldsboro Gold Dagger

2018

Winner
The Liar by Steve Cavanagh

Shortlist
London Rules by Mick Herron
Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjee
Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic

Longlist
Head Case by Ross Armstrong
Sunburn by Laura Lippman
You Don't Know Me by Imran Mahmood
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

2017

Winner
The Dry by Jane Harper

Shortlist
The Beautiful Dead by Belinda Bauer
Dead Man’s Blues by Ray Celestin
Spook Street by Mick Herron
The Girl in Green by Derek B Miller
A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee

Longlist
The Girl Before by JP Delaney
Desperation Road by Michael Farris Smith
Little Deaths by Emma Flint
Sirens by Joseph Knox
Ashes of Berlin by Luke McCallin
Darktown by Thomas Mullen

2016

Winner
Dodgers by Bill Beverly

Shortlist
Black Widow by Christopher Brookmyre
Real Tigers by Mick Herron
Blood Salt Water by Denise Mina

2015

Winner
Life or Death by Michael Robotham

Shortlist
The Shut Eye by Belinda Bauer
The Rules of Wolfe by James Carlos Blake
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
Missing by Sam Hawken
Mr Mercedes by Stephen King
Pleasantville by Attica Locke

Longlist
The Bone Seeker by MJ McGrath
The Serpentine Road by Paul Mendelson
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

2014

Winner
This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash

Shortlist
Keep Your Friends Close by Paula Daly
The First Rule of Survival by Paul Mendelson
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny

Longlist
Stone Bruises by Simon Beckett
What She Saw by Mark Roberts
The Corporal’s Wife by Gerald Seymour
The Verdict by Nick Stone

2013

Winner
Dead Lions by Mick Herron

Shortlist
Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman

Longlist
Tequilla Sunset by Sam Hawken
Breakdown by Sara Paretsky
Say You’re Sorry by Michael Robotham
The Kings of Cool by Don Winslow

2012

Winner
The Rage by Gene Kerrigan

Shortlist
Vengeance in Mind by NJ Cooper
The Flight by MR Hall
Bereft by Chris Womersley

Longlist
Land More Kind than Home by Wiley Cash
Grandad, There’s a Head on the Beach by Colin Cotterill
Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante
The Child Who by Simon Lelic

2011

Winner
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

Shortlist
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
Snowdrops by AD Miller
The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina

Longlist
The Villa Triste by Lucretia Grindle
Hanging Hill by Mo Hayder
The Cypress House by Michael Koryta
White Heat by MJ McGrath

2010

Winner
Blacklands by Belinda Bauer

Shortlist
Blood Harvest by SJ Bolton
Shadowplay by Karen Campbell
The Way Home by George Pelecanos

Longlist
Conman by Richard Asplin
Rain Gods by James Lee Burke
The Strange Case of the Composer and his Judge by Patricia Duncker
Still Midnight by Denise Mina

2009

Winner
A Whispered Name by William Brodrick

Shortlist
When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
In the Dark by Mark Billingham
Hit and Run by Lawrence Block
The Coroner by MR Hall
Dark Times in the City by Gene Kerrigan

Duncan Lawrie Dagger

2008

Winner
Blood From Stone by Frances Fyfield

Shortlist
The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
Night Work by Steve Hamilton
What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
A Vengeful Longing by RN Morris

2007

Winner
The Broken Shore by Peter Temple

Shortlist
The Fields of Grief by Giles Blunt
Pegasus Descending by James Lee Burke
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Brother Grimm by Craig Russell
Sovereign by CJ Sansom

2006

Winner
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

Shortlist
The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
Safer Than Houses by Frances Fyfield
Wolves of Memory by Bill James
A Thousand Lies by Laura Wilson

Gold Dagger

2005

Winner
Silence of the Grave by Arnadur Indriðason

Silver Dagger
Deadly Web by Barbara Nadel

Shortlist
Calling Out for You by Karin Fossum
In Matto's Realm by Friedrich Glauser
Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Seeking Whom He May Devour by Fred Vargas

2004

Winner
Blacklist Sara Paretsky

Silver Dagger
Flesh and Blood by John Harvey

Shortlist
Tokyo by Mo Hayder
The Torment of Others by Val McDermid
Midnight Cab by James W Nichol
The Lover by Laura Wilson

2003

Winner
Fox Evil by Minette Walters

Silver Dagger
Half-Broken Things by Morag Joss

Shortlist
The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin
The Company by Robert Littell
Almost Blue by Carlo Lucarelli
The Blind Man of Seville by Robert Wilson

Macallan Gold Dagger

2002

Winner
The Athenian Murders by José Carlos Somoza

Silver Dagger
The Final Country by James Crumley

Shortlist
Scaredy Cat by Mark Billingham
Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee Burke
City of Bones by Michael Connelly
Acid Row by Minette Walters

2001

Winner
Sidetracked by Henning Mankell

Silver Dagger
Forty Words for Sorrow by Giles Blunt

Shortlist
Dancing with the Virgins by Stephen Booth
Baby Love by Denise Danks
Right as Rain by George Pelecanos
The Ice Harvest by Scott Phillips

2000

Winner
Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

Silver Dagger
Friends In High Places by Donna Leon

Shortlist
Purple Cane Road by James Lee Burke
The Skull Mantra by Eliot Pattison
Havana Bay by Martin Cruz Smith
Lost by Lucy Wadham

1999

Winner
A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson

Silver Dagger
Vienna Blood by Adrian Mathews

Shortlist
Angels Flight by Michael Connelly
Phreak by Denise Danks
Staring at the Light by Frances Fyfield
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid
Dead Souls by Ian Rankin

1998

Winner
Sunset Limited by James Lee Burke

Silver Dagger
Manchester Slingback by Nicholas Blincoe

Shortlist
Fire Hawk by Geoffrey Archer
A Long Finish by Michael Dibdin
On Beulah Height by Reginald Hill
King Suckerman by George Pelecanos

1997

Winner
Black and Blue by Ian Rankin

Silver Dagger
Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich

Shortlist
The Reluctant Investigator by Frank Lean

1996

Winner
Popcorn by Ben Elton

Silver Dagger
Bloodhounds by Peter Lovesey

Shortlist
A Private Enquiry by Jessica Mann

1995

Winner
The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid

Silver Dagger
The Summons by Peter Lovesey

Shortlist
Death in the Garden by Elizabeth Ironside
The Dark Room by Minette Walters

Gold Dagger

1994

Winner
The Scold's Bridle by Minette Walters

Silver Dagger
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg

Shortlist
Crack Down by Val McDermid
Tunnel Vision by Sara Paretsky

1993

Winner
Cruel and Unusual by Patricia Cornwell

Silver Dagger
Fatlands by Sarah Dunant

Shortlist
Death Among the Dons by Janet Neel
The Hand of Strange Children by Robert Richards

1992

Winner
The Way Through the Woods by Colin Dexter

Silver Dagger
Bucket Nut by Liza Cody

1991

Winner
King Solomon's Carpet by Barbara Vine

Silver Dagger
Deep Sleep by Frances Fyfield

Shortlist
Dirty Tricks by Michael Dibdin
Death of a Partner by Janet Neel

1990

Winner
Bones and Silence by Reginald Hill

Silver Dagger
The Late Candidate by Mike Phillips

Shortlist
Rough Treatment by John Harvey

1989

Winner
The Wench is Dead by Colin Dexter

Silver Dagger
The Shadow Run by Desmond Lowden

1988

Winner
Ratking by Michael Dibdin

Silver Dagger
Toxic Shock by Sara Paretsky

1987

Winner
A Fatal inversion by Barbara Vine

Silver Dagger
Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow

Shortlist
Under Contract by Liza Cody

1986

Winner
Live Flesh by Ruth Rendell

Silver Dagger
A Taste for Death by PD James

1985

Winner
Monkey Puzzle by Paula Gosling

Silver Dagger
Last Seen Alive by Dorothy Simpson

Shortlist
A Piece of Justice by Jill Paton Walsh
Our Father's Lies by Andrew Taylor

1984

Winner
The Twelfth Juror by BM Gill

Silver Dagger
The Tree of Hands by Ruth Rendell

1983

Winner
Accidental Crimes by John Hutton

Silver Dagger
The Papers of Tony Vietch by William McIlvanney

1982

Winner
The False Inspector Dew by Peter Lovesey

Silver Dagger
Ritual Murder by ST Haymon

1981

Winner
Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith

Silver Dagger
The Dead of Jericho by Colin Dexter

1980

Winner
The Murder of the Maharaja by HRF Keating

Silver Dagger
Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters

1979

Winner
Whip Hand by Dick Francis

Silver Dagger
Service of All the Dead by Colin Dexter

1978

Winner
The Chelsea Murders by Lionel Davidson

Silver Dagger
Waxwork by Peter Lovesey

1977

Winner
The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré

Silver Dagger
Laidlaw by William McIlvanney

1976

Winner
A Demon in My View by Ruth Rendell

Silver Dagger
Rogue Eagle by James H McClure

1975

Winner
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution by Nicholas Meyer

Silver Dagger
The Black Tower by PD James

1974

Winner
Other Paths to Glory by Anthony Price

Silver Dagger
The Grosvenor Square Goodbye by Francis Clifford

1973

Winner
The Defection of A.J. Lewinter by Robert Littell

Silver Dagger
A Coffin for Pandora by Gwendoline Butler

1972

Winner
The Levanter by Eric Ambler

Silver Dagger
The Rainbird Pattern by Victor Canning

1971

Winner
The Steam Pig by James H McClure

Silver Dagger
Shroud for a Nightingale by PD James

1970

Winner
Young Man I Think You're Dying by Joan Fleming

Silver Dagger
The Labyrinth Makers by Anthony Price

1969

Winner
A Pride of Heroes (The Old English Peep Show) by Peter Dickinson

Silver Dagger
Another Way of Dying by Francis Clifford

1968

Winner
Skin Deep (A Glass-Sided Ants' Nest) by Peter Dickinson

Shortlist
The Private Wound by Nicholas Blake

1967

Winner
Murder Against the Grain by Emma Lathen

Shortlist
Dirty Story by Eric Ambler
Lonely Heart 4122 by Colin Watson

1966

Winner
A Long Way to Shiloh by Lionel Davidson

Shortlist
The Double Agent by John Bingham

1965

Winner
The Far Side of the Dollar by Ross Macdonald

Shortlist
For Kicks by Dick Francis
Accounting for Murder by Emma Lathen
Midnight Plus One by Gavin Lyall

1964

Winner
The Perfect Murder by HRF Keating

Shortlist
The Most Dangerous Game by Gavin Lyall
The Chill by Ross Macdonald

1963

Winner
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré

Shortlist
Gun Before Butter by Nicolas Freeling
The High Wire by William Haggard

1962

Winner
When I Grow Rich by Joan Fleming

Shortlist
The Light of the Day by Eric Ambler
Hopjoy Was Here by Colin Watson

1961

Winner
The Spoilt Kill by Mary Kelly

Shortlist
Call for the Dead by John le Carré
One Way by Allan Prior

1960

Winner
The Night of Wenceslas by Lionel Davidson

Shortlist
My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart
Progress of a Crime by Julian Symons

Crossed Red Herring Award

1959

Winner
Passage of Arms by Eric Ambler

Shortlist
Strike for a Kingdom by Menna Gallie
A Way Back by James Mitchell

1958

Winner
Someone from the Past by Margot Bennett

Shortlist
Hide My Eyes by Margery Allingham
Or Be He Dead by James Byrom
Undiplomatic Exit by John Sherwood

1957

Winner
The Colour of Murder by Julian Symons

Shortlist
Off With His Head by Ngaio Marsh
Your Money or Your Life by George Milner
The Long Echo by Douglas Rutherford

1956

Winner
The Second Man by Edward Grierson

Shortlist
Time Right Deadly by Sarah Gainham
Gideon's Week by JJ Marric
Man of Two Tribes by Arthur Upfield

1955

Winner
The Little Walls by Winston Graham

Shortlist
The Man Who Didn't Fly by Margot Bennett
Blind Date by Leigh Howard
Scales of Justice by Ngaio Marsh

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