Since 1955, the Dagger Awards, were established by the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA). The longlists were announced on April 16th, the shortlists on May 28th, and the winners will be announced on July 2nd.
For more information check the Awards’ Website .
Here are the longlisted titles for 2026 that are in the TBP collection.
Gold Dagger DON’T FORGET ME, LITTLE BESSIE by James Lee Burke (DB 130682, LB 05620) KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby (DB 130044) DEATH OF US by Abigail Dean (DB 128718) NOT QUITE DEAD YET by Holly Jackson (DB 131109, LB 0005721) FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon (DB 117781, LB 0000144) RUSH by Beth Lewis (DB 0013135) HOTEL UKRAINE by Martin Cruz Smith (DB 131188) ART OF A LIE by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (DB 131965)
Whodunnit Dagger ETIQUETTE FOR LOVERS AND KILLERS by Fitzgerald Healy (DB 130574) MURDER FOR MISS HORTENSE by Mel Pennant (DB 129922)
Twisted Dagger DEATH OF US by Abigail Dean (DB 128718) BEAUTIFUL UGLY by Alice Feeney (DB 126338, LB 0002874) DON’T LET HIM IN by Lisa Jewell (DB 131308, LB 0005870) WE LIVE HERE NOW by Sarah Pinborough (DB 130293)
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger GHOSTWRITER by Julie Clark (DB 133889) KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby (DB 130044) BIG EMPTY by Robert Crais (DB 126841, LB 0002605) DEATH OF US by Abigail Dean (DB 128718) SUCH QUIET GIRLS by Noelle Ihli (DB 129733) WE ARE GUILTY HERE by Karin Slaughter (DB 131980, LB 0005717)
ILP John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger ETIQUETTE FOR LOVERS AND KILLERS by Fitzgerald Healy (DB 130574) RETIREMENT PLAN by Sue Hincenbergs (DB 131326, LB 0005340) WOLF TREE by Laura McCluskey (DB 127119) VANISHING PLACE by Zoë Rankin (DB 132594) HOLY CITY by Henry Wise (DB 132167)
Historical Dagger FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon (DB 117781, LB 0000144) RUSH by Beth Lewis (DB 0013135) ART OF A LIE by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (DB 131965)
ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction SHADOW OF THE BRIDGE: THE DELPHI MURDERS AND THE DARK SIDE OF THE AMERICAN HEARTLAND by Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee (DB 132637) SPY IN THE ARCHIVE: HOW ONE MAN TRIED TO KILL THE KGB by Gordon Corera (DB 134875) CIA BOOK CLUB: THE SECRET MISSION TO WIN THE COLD WAR WITH FORBIDDEN LITERATURE by Charlie English (DB 131492) MURDERLAND: CRIME AND BLOODLUST IN THE TIME OF THE SERIAL KILLERS by Caroline Fraser (DB 129808) ILLEGALS: RUSSIA’S MOST AUDACIOUS SPIES AND THEIR CENTURY-LONG MISSION TO INFILTRATE THE WEST by Shaun Walker (DB 129523)
Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation SEESAW MONSTER written by Kotaro Isaka and translated from the Japanese by Sam Malissa (IN PROCESS) BIG BAD WOOL written by Leonie Swann and translation from the German by Amy Bojang (DB 130226)
