Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher
This prestigious Dagger (often referred to as simply the “Publisher’s Dagger”) is awarded annually to the Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year.
Publishers and specific imprints are nominated by a representative group of leading book reviewers, booksellers, festival organisers, bloggers, literary agents and journalists, with the eventual winner designated from the shortlist by the CWA Board.
2024 longlist
| Publisher |
|---|
| Bitter Lemon |
| Canelo |
| Harper Fiction (HarperCollins) |
| Harvill Secker (Penguin Random House) |
| Headline (Hachette) |
| Joffe Books |
| Michael Joseph (Penguin Random House) |
| Pushkin Vertigo |
| Raqven (Bloomsbury) |
How it’s decided.
The Dagger is awarded annually to the Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year. Publishers and specific imprints are nominated by a representative group of leading book reviewers, booksellers, festival organisers, bloggers, literary agents and journalists, with the eventual winner selected from the shortlist by the CWA Board. This prestigious Dagger was inaugurated in 2019, the first new Dagger for a decade.
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