This year's CWA Ellis Peters Dagger for the best
historical crime novel has been won by Andrew
Taylor for his book The American
Boy, published by Flamingo. It is the second time Andrew has won
the award. The announcement was made by the chair of the judges' panel,
Susanna Yager, at a reception at the Savoy in London. The award of £3,000
is sponsored by the estate of the late Ellis Peters, Headline and Time
Warner. The Dagger will be presented at the CWA annual awards lunch on
Thursday 13 November. |
The other shortlisted titles were:
- Tom Bradby - The White Russian - Bantam Press
- Marcello Fois - The Advocate - Harvill Press
- Lee Jackson - London Dust - Arrow
- Gillian Linscott - Blood on the Wood - Virago
- C.J. Sansom - Dissolution - Macmillan
- Olen Steinhauer- The Bridge of Sighs - Heinemann
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Nominees LR - Lee Jackson, Marcello
Fois,Gillian Linscott,
Andrew Taylor, Olen Steinhauer & Tom Bradby
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Andrew silenced - just for a few
seconds! |
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Andrew and Sussana Yagar |
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Andrew and George Harding |
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CWA Chairperson, Hilary Bonner &
Sussanna Yager |
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The nominees put the boot in! |
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Photos © Mike Stotter & SHOTS Magazine. |
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