CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
Crime Writers' Association (CWA)
An annual award presented by the Crime Writers' Association, sponsored by Ian Fleming Publications, honoring the best thriller, adventure, or spy novel published in the UK.
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2026
- King of AshesWon
SA Cosby
- A Sting in her TaleShortlisted
Mark Ezra
- Such Quiet GirlsShortlisted
Noelle W Ihli
- The Big EmptyShortlisted
Robert Crais
- The Good FatherShortlisted
Liam McIlvanney
- The Midnight KingShortlisted
Tariq Ashkanani
- We Are All Guilty HereShortlisted
Karin Slaughter
2025
- Dark RideWon
Lou Berney
- Blood Like MineShortlisted
Stuart Neville
- City in RuinsShortlisted
Don Winslow
- HuntedShortlisted
Abir Mukherjee
- Nobody’s HeroShortlisted
MW Craven
2024
- Everybody KnowsWon
Jordan Harper
- All the Sinners BleedShortlisted
S. A. Cosby
- DrowningShortlisted
T. J. Newman
- Gas LightShortlisted
Femi Kayode
- Ozark DogsShortlisted
Eli Cranor
- The MantisShortlisted
Kōtarō Isaka
2023
- Agent SeventeenWon
John Brownlow
- May God ForgiveShortlisted
Alan Parks
- Take Your Breath AwayShortlisted
Linwood Barclay
- The BotanistShortlisted
M. W. Craven
- The ChaseShortlisted
Ava Glass
- The Ink Black HeartShortlisted
Robert Galbraith
2022
- Dead GroundWon
M. W. Craven
- Dream GirlShortlisted
Laura Lippman
- Find You FirstShortlisted
Linwood Barclay
- Razorblade TearsShortlisted
S. A. Cosby
- The Devil's AdvocateShortlisted
Steve Cavanagh
- The PactShortlisted
Sharon Bolton
2021
- When She Was GoodWon
Michael Robotham
- One by OneShortlisted
Ruth Ware
- The Devil and the Dark WaterShortlisted
Stuart Turton
- The Nothing ManShortlisted
Catherine Ryan Howard
- Troubled BloodShortlisted
Robert Galbraith
- We Begin at the EndShortlisted
Chris Whitaker
2020
- November RoadWon
Lou Berney
- Between Two EvilsShortlisted
Eva Dolan
- Cold StorageShortlisted
David Koepp
- One Way OutShortlisted
A. A. Dhand
- The Whisper ManShortlisted
Alex North
- This is GomorrahShortlisted
Tom Chatfield
2019
- To The LionsWon
Holly Watt
- Give Me Your HandShortlisted
Megan Abbott
- Killing Eve, No TomorrowShortlisted
Luke Jennings
- Lives Laid AwayShortlisted
Stephen Mack Jones
- Memo From TurnerShortlisted
Tim Willocks
- Safe HousesShortlisted
Dan Fesperman
2018
- Bluebird, BluebirdWon
Attica Locke
- An Act of SilenceShortlisted
Colette McBeth
- If I Die Before I WakeShortlisted
Emily Koch
- London RulesShortlisted
Mick Herron
- The Chalk ManShortlisted
C.J. Tudor
- The ForceShortlisted
Don Winslow
2017
- Spook StreetWon
Mick Herron
- Redemption RoadShortlisted
John Hart
- The Constant SoldierShortlisted
William Ryan
- The Killing GameShortlisted
J S Carol
- Shortlisted
- You Will Know MeShortlisted
Megan Abbott
2016
- The CartelWon
Don Winslow
- Make MeShortlisted
Lee Child
- Rain DogsShortlisted
Adrian McKinty
- Real TigersShortlisted
Mick Herron
- The English SpyShortlisted
Daniel Silva
2015
- Cop TownWon
Karin Slaughter
- MissingShortlisted
Sam Hawken
- Nobody WalksShortlisted
Mick Herron
- The Girl on the TrainShortlisted
Paula Hawkins
- The Kind Worth KillingShortlisted
Peter Swanson
- The Night the Rich Men BurnedShortlisted
Malcolm Mackay
- The White VanShortlisted
Patrick Hoffman
2014
- An Officer and a SpyWon
Robert Harris
- Apple Tree YardShortlisted
Louise Doughty
- I Am PilgrimShortlisted
Terry Hayes
- Natchez BurningShortlisted
Greg Iles
2013
- GhostmanWon
Roger Hobbs
- Capital PunishmentShortlisted
Robert Wilson
- RatlinesShortlisted
Stuart Neville
- The SentinelShortlisted
Mark Oldfield
2012
- A Foreign CountryWon
Charles Cumming
- Dare MeShortlisted
Megan Abbott
- ReamdeShortlisted
Neal Stephenson
- The Fear IndexShortlisted
Robert Harris
2011
- The Lock ArtistWon
Steve Hamilton
- Before I Go to SleepShortlisted
S.J. Watson
- Cold RainShortlisted
Craig Smith
- The Good SonShortlisted
Michael Gruber
2010
- A Loyal SpyWon
Simon Conway
- 61 HoursShortlisted
Lee Child
- GoneShortlisted
Mo Hayder
- InnocentShortlisted
Scott Turow
- Slow HorsesShortlisted
Mick Herron
- The Dying LightShortlisted
Henry Porter
- The Gentlemen’s HourShortlisted
Don Winslow
2009
- The Last ChildWon
John Hart
- Calumet CityShortlisted
Charlie Newton
- Dark PlacesShortlisted
Gillian Flynn
- Moscow RulesShortlisted
Daniel Silva
- The Brass VerdictShortlisted
Michael Connelly
- The InterrogatorShortlisted
Andrew Williams
- The TouristShortlisted
Olen Steinhauer
2008
- Child 44Won
Tom Rob Smith
- I See YouShortlisted
Gregg Hurwitz
- RitualShortlisted
Mo Hayder
- ShatterShortlisted
Michael Robotham
- The Echelon VendettaShortlisted
David Stone
2007
- Sharp ObjectsWon
Gillian Flynn
- City of LiesShortlisted
R. J. Ellory
- The Faithful SpyShortlisted
Alex Berenson
- The IntrudersShortlisted
Michael Marshall
- The Night FerryShortlisted
Michael Robotham
- The WoodsShortlisted
Harlan Coben
- TriptychShortlisted
Karin Slaughter
2006
- Mr ClarinetWon
Nick Stone
- Contact ZeroShortlisted
David Wolstencroft
- Pig IslandShortlisted
Mo Hayder
- Sweet GumShortlisted
Jo-Ann Goodwin
- The English AssassinShortlisted
Daniel Silva
- The Lincoln LawyerShortlisted
Michael Connelly
- The Mercy SeatShortlisted
Martyn Waites
2005
- BrandenburgWon
Henry Porter
- A Blind EyeShortlisted
G. M. Ford
- A Death in ViennaShortlisted
Daniel Silva
- A Good Day to DieShortlisted
Simon Kernick
- Double Cross BlindShortlisted
Joel Ross
- LabyrinthShortlisted
Kate Mosse
- The Apothecary's HouseShortlisted
Adrian Matthews
2004
- Garden of BeastsWon
Jeffery Deaver
- Dead I Well May BeShortlisted
Adrian McKinty
- Hard LandingShortlisted
Stephen Leather
- ParanoiaShortlisted
Joseph Finder
- The ConfessorShortlisted
Daniel Silva
- The Warlord's SonShortlisted
Dan Fesperman
- TokyoShortlisted
Mo Hayder
2003
- The Small Boat of Great SorrowsWon
Dan Fesperman
- CandlemothShortlisted
R. J. Ellory
- Empire StateShortlisted
Henry Porter
- PersuaderShortlisted
Lee Child
- The CompanyShortlisted
Robert Littell
- The NightspinnersShortlisted
Lucretia Grindle
- Traitor's KissShortlisted
Gerald Seymour
2002
- The Sirius CrossingWon
John Creed
- HostageShortlisted
Robert Crais
- Lime's PhotographShortlisted
Leif Davidsen
- Tango OneShortlisted
Stephen Leather
- The French ExecutionerShortlisted
CC Humphreys
- The Master of RainShortlisted
Tom Bradby
- Without FailShortlisted
Lee Child