Emerging Author Dagger
2026

winner

Blind Side of the Sun
by
Michael Nikitin

nominee

The Pattern of Absence
by
Melissa Tonkin

nominee

Ill Met By Murder
by
Rod Cookson

nominee

The Man Who Fit the Case
by
Sophie Georghiou

nominee

Just a Simple Wedding
by
Kate Koester

nominee

The Fixer
by
Lorna Mathew

nominee

The Madam of Morningside
by
Rebecca McFarland

About the Crime Writers' Association Awards

The Dagger awards are given annually by the Crime Writers' Association of the United Kingdom. Website

Years when the Emerging Author Dagger was given

2025 2026

Other Crime Writers' Association Awards given in 2026

Emerging Author Dagger2026