CWA Gold Dagger, every year

Also on the shortlist

• King of Ashes S. A. Cosby

  
  King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby
• Not Quite Dead Yet Holly Jackson

  
  Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
• The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon

  
  The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
• The Art of a Lie Laura Shepherd-Robinson
  The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
• The Girl in Cell A Vaseem Khan
  The Girl in Cell A by Vaseem Khan

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• The Hunter Tana French

  
  The Hunter by Tana French
• A Divine Fury D. V. Bishop
  A Divine Fury by D. V. Bishop
• Guide Me Home Attica Locke
  Guide Me Home by Attica Locke
• I Died at Fallow Hall Bonnie Burke-Patel
  I Died at Fallow Hall by Bonnie Burke-Patel
• The Bell Tower R. J. Ellory
  The Bell Tower by R. J. Ellory

Also on the shortlist

• Small Mercies Dennis Lehane

  
  Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
• The Secret Hours Mick Herron

  
  The Secret Hours by Mick Herron
• Black River Nilanjana S. Roy
  Black River by Nilanjana S. Roy
• Over My Dead Body Maz Evans
  Over My Dead Body by Maz Evans
• Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Jesse Q. Sutanto
  Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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• The Clockwork Girl Anna Mazzola

  
  The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola
• The Lost Man of Bombay Vaseem Khan

  
  The Lost Man of Bombay by Vaseem Khan
• A Killing in November Simon Mason
  A Killing in November by Simon Mason
• The Silent Brother Simon Van der Velde
  The Silent Brother by Simon Van der Velde
• The Winter Guest W. C. Ryan
  The Winter Guest by W. C. Ryan

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• Before You Knew My Name Jacqueline Bublitz

  
  Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz
• Razorblade Tears S. A. Cosby

  
  Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby
• The Shadows of Men Abir Mukherjee
  The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee
• The Trawlerman William Shaw
  The Trawlerman by William Shaw
• The Unwilling John Hart
  The Unwilling by John Hart

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• Blacktop Wasteland S. A. Cosby
  Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby
• City of Ghosts Ben Creed
  City of Ghosts by Ben Creed
• House of Correction Nicci French
  House of Correction by Nicci French
• Midnight Atlanta Thomas Mullen
  Midnight Atlanta by Thomas Mullen
• The Postscript Murders Elly Griffiths
  The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths
• Troubled Blood Robert Galbraith
  Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith

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

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• A Station on the Path to Somewhere Better Benjamin Wood

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

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• Bluebird, Bluebird Attica Locke

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

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• A Rising Man Abir Mukherjee

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

Also on the shortlist

• Black Widow Chris Brookmyre
  Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre
• Blood Salt Water Denise Mina
  Blood Salt Water by Denise Mina
• Real Tigers Mick Herron
  Real Tigers by Mick Herron

Also on the shortlist

• Mr. Mercedes Stephen King

  
  Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
• Pleasantville Attica Locke

  
  Pleasantville by Attica Locke
• Missing Sam Hawken
  Missing by Sam Hawken
• The Rules of Wolfe James Carlos Blake
  The Rules of Wolfe by James Carlos Blake
• The Shut Eye Belinda Bauer
  The Shut Eye by Belinda Bauer
• The Silkworm Robert Galbraith
  The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith