The Crime Writers’ Association

Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger 2026

Shortlisted


Leonie Swann

tr. Amy Bojang

Big Bad Wool

Published by: Allison & Busby

Judges’ comments

On an Irish hillside, the dead body of a shepherd lies pinned down by a spade. It’s left to eccentric Miss Maple, the cleverest of them all, and her herd of sheep to lead the most curious of investigations. An animal-led Christie-like caper.

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