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)