CWA International Dagger
Crime Writers' Association (CWA)
An annual award presented by the Crime Writers' Association (UK) to the best crime novel translated into English and published in the UK, honoring both the author and translator.
Latest winner · 2026
- The Winter Job · Antti Tuomainen
Next · expected May 2027
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2026
- Won
- Big Bad WoolShortlisted
Leonie Swann
- Murder MindfullyShortlisted
Karsten Dusse
- Red WaterShortlisted
Jurica Pavičić
- Strange PicturesShortlisted
Uketsu
- The LakeShortlisted
Jørn Lier Horst
2025
- Won
- ButterShortlisted
Azako Yuzuki
- Shortlisted
- Dogs and WolvesShortlisted
Herve Le Corre
- Shortlisted
- The Clues in the FjordShortlisted
Satu Rämö
2024
- Won
- Nothing Is LostShortlisted
Cloé Mehdi
- Red QueenShortlisted
Juan Gómez-Jurado
- The ConsultantShortlisted
Im Seong-sun
- The PreyShortlisted
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
- Shortlisted
2023
- Won
- Bad KidsShortlisted
Zijin Chen
- Good Reasons to DieShortlisted
Morgan Audic
- Shortlisted
- The BleedingShortlisted
Johana Gustawsson
- The Red NotebookShortlisted
Michel Bussi
2022
- Won
- Shortlisted
- OxygenShortlisted
Sacha Naspini
- People Like ThemShortlisted
Samira Sedira
- Shortlisted
2021
- Won
- Anxious PeopleShortlisted
Fredrik Backman
- The Coral BrideShortlisted
Roxanne Bouchard
- The Seven DoorsShortlisted
Agnes Ravatn
- ThreeShortlisted
D.A. Mishani
- To Cook a BearShortlisted
Mikael Niemi
2020
- Won
- Like Flies From AfarShortlisted
K. Ferrari
- Shortlisted
- NovemberShortlisted
Jorge Galán
- Summer of ReckoningShortlisted
Marion Brunet
- The Fragility of BodiesShortlisted
Sergio Olguín
2019
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- The ForgerShortlisted
Cay Rademacher
- Shortlisted
- Weeping WatersShortlisted
Karin Brynard
2018
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- The Frozen WomanShortlisted
Jon Michelet
- Shortlisted
- Zen and the Art of MurderShortlisted
Oliver Bottini
2017
- Won
- Shortlisted
- A Cold DeathShortlisted
Antonio Manzini (it.)
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
2016
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Six FourShortlisted
Hideo Yokoyama
- The Murderer in RuinsShortlisted
Cay Rademacher (de.)
- The Truth and Other LiesShortlisted
Sascha Arango (de.)
2015
- Won
- Arab JazzShortlisted
Karim Miské
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Into A Raging BlazeShortlisted
Andreas Norman
- Shortlisted
2014
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Forty Days Without ShadowShortlisted
Olivier Truc (fr.)
- Shortlisted
- Plan DShortlisted
Simon Urban (de.)
- Shortlisted
2013
- Won
- Death in SardiniaShortlisted
Marco Vichi
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- The Missing FileShortlisted
Dror Mishani
- Shortlisted
Two Soldiers
2012
- Won
- I Will Have VengeanceShortlisted
Maurizio de Giovanni
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
2011
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Death on a Galician ShoreShortlisted
Domingo Villar
- Needle in a HaystackShortlisted
Ernesto Mallo
- Shortlisted
- The Saint-Florentin MurdersShortlisted
Jean-François Parot
- Shortlisted
2008
- Won
- A Deal with the DevilShortlisted
Martin Suter
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
2007
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- The ExceptionShortlisted
Christian Jungersen
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
2006
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Blood on the SaddleShortlisted
Rafael Reig
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
- Shortlisted
Frequently asked questions
- Who won the CWA International Dagger in 2026?
- “The Winter Job” by Antti Tuomainen won the CWA International Dagger in 2026.
- Who are the most recent CWA International Dagger winners?
- 2026: “The Winter Job” by Antti Tuomainen; 2025: “The Night of Baba Yaga” by Akira Otani; 2024: “My Husband” by Maud Ventura; 2023: “Even the Darkest Night” by Javier Cercas; 2022: “Hotel Cartagena” by Simone Buchholz.
- Has anyone won the CWA International Dagger more than once?
- Yes - 2 authors have: Fred Vargas (2006, 2007, 2009); Pierre Lemaitre (2013, 2015, 2016).