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Shortlists Announced for The Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2011

The longlists for each of the three categories in the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards were announced on Friday 19 August. These are the CWA Gold Dagger; the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger and the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger.

CWA Gold Dagger Award 2011 shortlist

* Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (Pan)
* Snowdrops by A.D Miller (Atlantic Books)
* The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina (Orion)
* The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton (Orion)

CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2011 Award shortlist

* Before I Go To Sleep by S.J Watson (Doubleday)
* Cold Rain by Craig Smith (Myrmidon)
* The Good Son by Michael Gruber (Corvus)
* The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton (Orion)
* The Trinity Six by Charles Cumming (HarperCollins)

CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2011 Award shortlist

* Before I Go To Sleep by S.J Watson (Doubleday)
* Kiss Me Quick by Danny Miller (Robinson)
* The Dead Woman of Juárez by Sam Hawken (Serpent’s Tail)
* The Dogs of Rome by Conor Fitzgerald (Bloomsbury)
* The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly (Hodder)

The 2011 season documentary series, THE A to Z OF CRIME, will start on Thursday 1 September at 9pm on ITV3.

In the lead-up to the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2011, the public will get the chance to vote for the ITV3 People’s Bestseller Dagger online at www.itv.com/crimethrillerawards. The winner will be presented with their award at the awards ceremony on 7 October.

The nominated authors for the ITV3 PEOPLE’S BESTSELLER DAGGER 2011 are:

* David Baldacci – The Sixth Man (Macmillan)
* Lee Child – Worth Dying For (Bantam)
* Mark Billingham – Good As Dead (Little, Brown)
* Peter James – Dead Man’s Grip (Macmillan)
* Peter Robinson – Before the Poison (Hodder)

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