CWA Dagger Awards 2025
Each year since 1955, the Crime Writers Association presents a number of Dagger Awards for the best in mystery and crime fiction. The 2025 shortlists were announced at the end of May. The winners were awarded in a ceremony on the 3rd of July 2025.
Here are the winners of the 2025 CWA dagger awards
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2025 Whodunnit Dagger AwardLisa Hall
The Case of the Singer and the Showgirl
Hotel Hollywood 2
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2025 Twisted Dagger Award
Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher: Orenda
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Kate Rhodes
Isles of Scilly Mysteries 8
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Ragnar Jonasson
Ari Thor Arason (Dark Iceland) 1
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CWA Gold Dagger Award shortlist 2025 - for the best crime novel originally published in English
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2025 Gold Dagger Award
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CWA Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation shortlist 2025
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2025 Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation Award
CWA Historical Dagger shortlist 2025
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2025 Historical Dagger Award
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2025 Gold Dagger Award
CWA Whodunnit Dagger shortlist 2025
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S. J. Bennett
Her Majesty The Queen Investigates 4
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2025 Whodunnit Dagger Award
Lisa Hall
The Case of the Singer and the Showgirl
Hotel Hollywood 2
Regular price £9.99 GBPUnit price /Unavailable
CWA New Blood Dagger shortlist 2025 for best debut novel
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Jessica Bull
Miss Austen Investigates 1
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2025 First Novel Dagger Award
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CWA Short Story Dagger - all shortlisted titles to be found in just two anthologies:
CWA Diamond Dagger 2025 - lifetime achievement award recipient: Mick Herron
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