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Chris Brookmyre
The Last Siege of Bothwell Castle
Short Story
2018 | Shortlisted
Historic Environment Scotland

Lee Child
Second Son
Short Story
2018 | Shortlisted
Bantam Press

Erin Kelly
Smoking Kills
Short Story
2018 | Shortlisted
Killer Women Ltd

Christine Poulson
Accounting for Murder
Short Story
2018 | Shortlisted
Orenda Books

Nicci French
Nicci French
Dagger in the Library
2018 | Shortlisted

Edward Marston
Edward Marston
Dagger in the Library
2018 | Shortlisted

Peter May
Peter May
Dagger in the Library
2018 | Shortlisted

Rebecca Tope
Rebecca Tope
Dagger in the Library
2018 | Shortlisted

Simon Kernick
Simon Kernick
Dagger in the Library
2018 | Shortlisted

Sherryl Clark
Trust Me, I’m Dead
Debut Dagger
2018 | Shortlisted

Linda Duncan McLaughlin
Original Sins
Debut Dagger
2018 | Shortlisted

Luke Melia
The Last Googling of Beth Bailly
Debut Dagger
2018 | Shortlisted

Martin Edwards
Martin Edwards
Dagger in the Library
2018 | Winner

Joseph James
Riverine Blood
Debut Dagger
2018 | Highly Commended

Bill Crotty
The Eternal Life of Ezra Ben Simeon
Debut Dagger
2018 | Winner

Henning Mankell
tr. Marlaine Delargy
After the Fire
International
2018 | Winner
Harvill Secker

Denise Mina
Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
Short Story
2018 | Winner
Historic Environment Scotland

Rory Clements
Nucleus
Sapere Books Historical
2018 | Winner
Zaffre Publishing

Thomas Harding
Blood on the Page
Gold - Non-fiction
2018 | Winner

Melissa Scrivner Love
Lola
John Creasey (New Blood)
2018 | Winner
Point Blank

Attica Locke
Bluebird, Bluebird
Ian Fleming Steel
2018 | Winner
Serpent's Tail

Steve Cavanagh
The Liar
Gold
2018 | Winner
Orion

Ann Cleeves
Diamond
2017 | Winner

Kate Ellis
Dagger in the Library
2017 | Shortlisted

Tana French
Dagger in the Library
2017 | Shortlisted

James Oswald
Dagger in the Library
2017 | Shortlisted

C. J. Sansom
Dagger in the Library
2017 | Shortlisted

Andrew Taylor
Dagger in the Library
2017 | Shortlisted

Kat Clay
Victorianoir
Debut Dagger
2017 | Longlisted

Spike Dawkins
Lost Boys
Debut Dagger
2017 | Longlisted