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Gold Dagger - (UK) Crime Writer's Association Awards
The Crime Writers Association is a writers' association in the United Kingdom. Founded by John Creasey in 1953, it is currently chaired by Tom Harper and claims 450+ members. Membership is open to any author who has had one crime novel produced by a bona fide publisher (or at the discretion of the committee). It enables writers to contact each other, promotes crime writing with annual awards, and organises social events. It also supports writing groups, festivals and literary events with authors.
The Gold Dagger Award was announced last week. http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2010/gold.html The Gold Dagger winner Belinda Bauer - Blacklands, pub. Transworld / Simon & Shuster This is the author's first novel. A boy tries to lay to rest the ghost of a murdered uncle, leading to a chilling confrontation with a child killer in this disturbing coming-of-age novel. Available as an e-book: Kobo Canada - $17.99; Amazon US/Canada - $10.99; Sony US only - $10.99; Amazon UK only - £4.55 Others on the Dagger Shortlist S J Bolton - Blood Harvest, pub. Transworld / Bantam Author's website - http://www.sjbolton.com/ Set in an isolated and isolating community, this is a children-in-peril narrative with a powerful twist. Available as an e-book: Kobo Canada - $11.69; Amazon US/Canada - $9.99; Sony US only - $12.99; Amazon UK only - £9.59 Karen Campbell - Shadowplay, pub. Hodder & Stoughton Author's website - http://www.karencampbell.co.uk/ A strongly realised female protagonist in a substantial Glasgow police procedural. Anna Cameron is caught between the personal and the professional pitfalls of power and influence in the force. Available as an e-book: Kobo Canada - n/a; Amazon US - ??; Sony US only - n/a; Amazon UK only - £5.22 George Pelicanos - The Way Home, pub. Orion Author of fifteen previous crime novels set in and around the Washington area; recently nominated for an Emmy for his work on The Wire. Author's website - http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/fea...orgepelecanos/ A remarkable portrait of a blue collar family whose son is struggling to break free from his criminal past. Available as an e-book: Kobo Canada - $13.99; Amazon US only - $11.99; Sony US only - $11.99; Amazon UK only - £4.75 Also shortlisted Richard Asplin - Conman, pub. No Exit Press ... not available as an e-book James Lee Burke - Rain Gods, Orion ... not available in the UK as an e-book; Kobo Canada, Amazon US/Canada, Sony US/Canada Patricia Duncker - The Strange Case of the Composer and the Judge, pub. Bloomsbury ... not available as an e-book Denise Mina - Still Midnight, pub. Orion ... Kobo Canada, Amazon US only, Sony US only, Amazon UK only |
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