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Sapere Books Historical Dagger

2021
Winner
Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan

Shortlist
​Snow by John Banville
The Unwanted Dead by Chris Lloyd
The City Under Siege by Michael Russell
Skelton’s Guide to Domestic Poisons by David S Stafford
The Mimosa Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu

Longlist
Justice for Athena by JM Alvey
Riviera Gold by Laurie R King
Execution by SJ Parris
The Night of Shooting Stars by Ben Pastor
Chaos by AD Swanston
The Dead of Winter by Nicola Upson
2020
Winner
Death in the East by Abir Mukherjee

Shortlist
In Two Minds by Alis Hawkins
Metropolis by Philip Kerr
The Bear Pit by SG MacLean
Liberation Square by Gareth Rubin
The Paper Bark Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu

Longlist
The Serpent’s Mark by SW Perry
The Anarchists’ Club by Alex Reeve
The Bone Fire by SD Sykes
The King’s Evil by Andrew Taylor
The Man That Got Away by Lynne Truss
Sorry for the Dead by Nicola Upson
2019
Winner
Destroying Angel by SG MacLean

Shortlist
The Quaker by Liam McIlvanney
Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee
The House on Half Moon Street by Alex Reeve
Tombland by CJ Sansom
Blood and Sugar by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

Longlist
The Mobster’s Lament by Ray Celestin
Gallows Court by Martin Edwards
The Mathematical Bridge by Jim Kelly
The Angel’s Mark by SW Perry

Endeavor Historical Dagger

2018
Winner
Nucleus by Rory Clements

Shortlist
Money in the Morgue by Ngaio Marsh & Stella Duffy
A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjee
Lightning Men by Thomas Mullen
Fire by LC Tyler
Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson

Longlist
Death in the Stars by Frances Brody
Merlin at War by Mark Ellis
The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes
Prussian Blue by Philip Kerr​
2017
Winner
A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee
 
Shortlist
The Devil’s Feast by MJ Carter
The Ashes of Berlin by Luke McCallin
The Long Drop by Denise Mina
By Gaslight by Steven Price
The City in Darkness by Michael Russell
 
Longlist
The Coroner’s Daughter by Andrew Hughes
The Black Friar by SG MacLean
Darktown by Thomas Mullen
Dark Asylum by ES Thomson
2016
Winner
Stasi Child by David Young
 
Shortlist
The House at Baker Street by Michelle Birkby
The Other Side of Silence by Philip Kerr
A Book of Scars by William Shaw
The Jazz Files by Fiona Veitch Smith
Striking Murder by AJ Wright
2015
Winner
The Seeker by SG MacLean
 
Shortlist
Havana Sleeping by Martin Davies
The Man from Berlin by Luke McCallin
The Taxidermist’s Daughter by Kate Mosse
Lamentation by CJ Sansom
The Silent Boy by Andrew Taylor
2014
Winner
The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson
 
Shortlist
Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders by Kate Griffin
Treachery by SJ Parris
The Late Scholar by Jill Paton Walsh
Theft of Life by Imogen Robertson
The City of Strangers by Michael Russell
The Dead Can Wait by Robert Ryan

Historical Dagger

2013
Winner
The Scent of Death by Andrew Taylor
 
Shortlist
The Heretics by Rory Clements
Pilgrim Soul by Gordon Ferris
The Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson
Dead Men and Broken Hearts by Craig Russell
The Twelfth Department by William Ryan

Ellis Peters Historical Award

2012
Winner
Icelight by Aly Monroe
 
Shortlist
The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau
Bitter Water by Gordon Ferris
I will have vengeance by Maurizio di Giovanni
Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr
Sacrilege by SJ Parris
A Willing Victim by Laura Wilson
2011
Winner
The Somme Stations by Andrew Martin
 
Shortlist
Prince by Rory Clements
The Red Coffin by Sam Eastland
The Hanging Shed by Gordon Ferris
The Cleansing Flames by RN Morris
Island of Bones by Imogen Robertson
2010
Winner
Revenger by Rory Clements
 
Shortlist
Washington Shadow by Aly Monroe
Heresy by SJ Parris
Heartstone by CJ Sansom
The Anatomy of Ghosts by Andrew Taylor
To Kill A Tsar by Andrew Williams
2009
Winner
If The Dead Rise Not by Philip Kerr
 
Shortlist
The Dead of Winter by Rennie Airth
The Redemption of Alexander Seaton by Shona MacLean
The Intelligence Officer by Mark Mills
The Interrogator by Andrew Williams
An Empty Death by Laura Wilson
2008
Winner
Stratton’s War by Laura Wilson
 
Shortlist
Last Nocturne by Marjorie Eccles
The Death Maze by Ariana Franklin
A Mortal Curiosity by Ann Granger
Inspector Ghote’s First Case by HRF Keating
A Quiet Flame by Philip Kerr
Death on a Branch Line by Andrew Martin
A Vengeful Longing by RN Morris
Revelation by CJ Sansom
Bleeding Heart Square by Andrew Taylor
2007
Winner
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
 
Shortlist
The Snake Stone by Jason Goodwin
The One From the Other by Philip Kerr
Murder at Deviation Junction by Andrew Martin
The Savage Garden by Mark Mills
The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
2006
Winner
Red Sky Lament by Edward Wright
 
Shortlist
The Pale Blue Eyes by Louis Bayard
Nefertiti & The Book of the Dead by Nick Drake
The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin
The Sultan’s Seal by Jenny White

Ellis Peters Historical Dagger

2005
Winner
Dark Fire by CJ Sansom
 
Shortlist
The God of Chaos by Tom Bradby
The Palace Tiger by Barbara Cleverly
After the Armistice Ball by Catriona McPherson
The Portrait by Iain Pears
Mortal Mischeif by Frank Tallis
2004
Winner
The Damascened Blade by Barbara Cleverly
 
Shortlist
The Shape of Sand by Marjorie Eccles
Hell at the Breech by Tom Franklin
The Thief Taker by Janet Gleeson
The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
The Judgement of Caesar by Steven Saylor
The Lover by Laura Wilson
2003
Winner
The American Boy by Andrew Taylor
 
Shortlist
The White Russian by Tom Bradby
The Advocate by Marcello Fois
London Dust by Lee Jackson
Blood on the Wood by Gillian Linscott
Dissolution by CJ Sansom
The Bridge of Sights by Olen Steinhauer
2002
Winner
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
 
Shortlist
The Jupiter Myth by Lindsey Davis
The Pale Companion by Philip Gooden
Dead Man Riding by Gillian Linscott
The Athenian Murders by Jose Carlos Somoza
The Desperate Remedy by Martin Stephen
2001
Winner
The Office of the Dead by Andrew Taylor
 
Shortlist
Ode To A Banker by Lindsey Davis
A Distinction of Blood by Hannah March
A Cold Touch of Ice by Michael Pearce
Last Seen in Massilia by Steven Saylor
Mortal Sins by Penn Williamson
2000
Winner
Absent Friends by Gillian Linscott
 
1999
Winner
Two for the Lions by Lindsey Davis