Cartier Diamond Dagger

Last updated January 30, 2026

The CWA Diamond Dagger is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association of the United Kingdom to authors who have made an outstanding lifetime contribution to the genre.

Winners

1986 – Eric Ambler ^[1]
1987 – P. D. James
1988 – John le Carré
1989 – Dick Francis
1990 – Julian Symons
1991 – Ruth Rendell
1992 – Leslie Charteris
1993 – Ellis Peters
1994 – Michael Gilbert
1995 – Reginald Hill
1996 – H. R. F. Keating
1997 – Colin Dexter
1998 – Ed McBain
1999 – Margaret Yorke
2000 – Peter Lovesey ^[1]
2001 – Lionel Davidson
2002 – Sara Paretsky
2003 – Robert Barnard
2004 – Lawrence Block
2005 – Ian Rankin
2006 – Elmore Leonard
2007 – John Harvey
2008 – Sue Grafton
2009 – Andrew Taylor ^[2]
2010 – Val McDermid
2011 – Lindsey Davis ^[3]
2012 – Frederick Forsyth
2013 – Lee Child ^[4]
2014 – Simon Brett
2015 – Catherine Aird
2016 – Peter James
2017 – Ann Cleeves
2018 – Michael Connelly
2019 – Robert Goddard
2020 – Martin Edwards ^[5]
2021 – Martina Cole ^[6]
2022 – C. J. Sansom
2023 – Walter Mosley ^[7]
2024 – James Lee Burke and Lynda La Plante ^[8]
2025 – Mick Herron ^[9]
2026 – Mark Billingham ^[10]

References

1 2 "Diamond Dagger award winners". Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
↑ "Andrew Taylor wins the CWA/Cartier Diamond Dagger 2009". Archived from the original on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
↑ Allen, Katie (25 January 2011). "Davis to be awarded Cartier Diamond Dagger Award". The Bookseller . Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
↑ Alison Flood (12 February 2013). "Lee Child gets away with major crime writing award". The Guardian . Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ "The Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards 2020" (PDF). The Crime Writers' Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
↑ "The Crime Writers' Association".
↑ "2023 Dagger Award Winners Announced". The Crime Writers’ Association. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
↑ Creamer, Ella (23 January 2024). "Lynda La Plante and James Lee Burke share Diamond Dagger lifetime award". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
↑ Spanoudi, Melina. "Slow Horses author Mick Herron awarded CWA Diamond Dagger" The Bookseller. January 23, 2025.
↑ DeathBecomesHer (2026-01-29). "Mark Billingham wins the 2026 CWA Diamond Dagger Award | Crime Fiction Lover". crimefictionlover.com. Retrieved 2026-01-29.

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[CWA-1] 1 2 "Diamond Dagger award winners". Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2013-06-20.

[2] "Andrew Taylor wins the CWA/Cartier Diamond Dagger 2009". Archived from the original on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2013-10-19.

[3] Allen, Katie (25 January 2011). "Davis to be awarded Cartier Diamond Dagger Award". The Bookseller . Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

[4] Alison Flood (12 February 2013). "Lee Child gets away with major crime writing award". The Guardian . Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[5] "The Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards 2020" (PDF). The Crime Writers' Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

[6] "The Crime Writers' Association".

[7] "2023 Dagger Award Winners Announced". The Crime Writers’ Association. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-07-10.

[Grdn2024-8] Creamer, Ella (23 January 2024). "Lynda La Plante and James Lee Burke share Diamond Dagger lifetime award". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

[9] Spanoudi, Melina. "Slow Horses author Mick Herron awarded CWA Diamond Dagger" The Bookseller. January 23, 2025.

[10] DeathBecomesHer (2026-01-29). "Mark Billingham wins the 2026 CWA Diamond Dagger Award | Crime Fiction Lover". crimefictionlover.com. Retrieved 2026-01-29.

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