CWA Historical Dagger

Starting in 2014, the award became known as the CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger through sponsorship by Endeavor Press.

• Name — CWA Historical Dagger • Description — Best historical crime novel set at least 35 years in the past • Presenter — Crime Writers' Association (CWA) • Country — United Kingdom • Website — https: thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-competitions/the-daggers/historical-dagger/ The CWA Historical Dagger (currently called the CWA Endeavor Historical Dagger) is an annual award given by the British Crime Writers' Association to the author of the best historical crime novel of the year. Established in 1999, it is presented to a novel "with a crime theme and a historical background of any period up to 35 years before the current year". The award was called the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger from 1999 to 2005, and was known as the Ellis Peters Historical Award from 2006 to 2012, to commemorate the life and work of historical crime writer Ellis Peters, whose Cadfael Chronicles (1977–1994) are generally credited with popularizing the genre that would become known as the historical mystery. Starting in 2014, the award became known as the CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger through sponsorship by Endeavor Press.

• Year — Author — Title — Publisher — Result — Ref. • 1999 — Two for the Lions — Century — Winner • Falconer and the Great Beast — Shortlist • Wings of Fire — Shortlist • 2000 — Absent Friends — Virago Press — Winner • River of Darkness — Shortlist • Guilty Knowledge — Shortlist • The — Shortlist • The — Shortlist • Death of an Effendi — Shortlist • A — Shortlist • 2001 — 1=The — HarperCollins — Winner • Michael — A — Runner Up • Lindsey — Ode to a Banker — Shortlist • Hannah — A — Shortlist • Steven — Last Seen in Massilia — Shortlist • Penn — Mortal Sins — Shortlist • 2002 — Fingersmith — Virago Press — Winner • Lindsey — The — Shortlist • Philip — The — Shortlist • Gillian — Dead Man Riding — Shortlist • José Carlos — The — Shortlist • Martin — The — Shortlist • 2003 — 1=The — Flamingo — Winner • Tom — The — Shortlist • Marcello — The — Shortlist • Lee — London Dust — Shortlist • Gillian — Blood on the Wood — Shortlist • C. J. — Dissolution — Shortlist • The — Shortlist • 2004 — 1=The — Constable & Robinson — Winner • Marjorie — 1=The — Shortlist • Tom — Hell at the Breech — Shortlist • Janet — 1=The — Shortlist • Matthew — 1=The — Shortlist • Steven — 1=The — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • 2005 — Dark Fire — Macmillan — Winner • Tom — The — Shortlist • Barbara — The — Shortlist • Catriona — After the Armistice Ball — Shortlist • Iain — The — Shortlist • Frank — Mortal Mischief — Shortlist • 2006 — Red Sky Lament — Orion — Winner • The — Shortlist • Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead — Shortlist • The — Shortlist • Sovereign — Shortlist • The — Shortlist • 2007 — Mistress of the Art of Death — Bantam Press — Winner • The — Shortlist • The One from the Other — Shortlist • Murder at Deviation Junction — Shortlist • The — Shortlist • The — Shortlist • 2008 — Stratton’s War — Orion — Winner • The — Shortlist • A — Shortlist • Death on a Branch Line — Shortlist • Revelation — Shortlist • Bleeding Heart Square — Shortlist • 2009 — If The Dead Rise Not — Quercus — Winner • The — Shortlist • The — Shortlist • The — Shortlist • The — Shortlist • An — Shortlist • 2010 — Revenger — John Murray — Winner • Washington Shadow — Shortlist • Heresy — Shortlist • Heartstone — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • To Kill a Tsar — Shortlist • 2011 — 1=The — Faber and Faber — Winner • Prince — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • Island of Bones — Shortlist • 2012 — Icelight — John Murray — Winner • 1=The — Shortlist • I Will Have Vengeance — Shortlist • Bitter Water — Shortlist • Prague Fatale — Shortlist • Sacrilege — Shortlist • 1=A — Shortlist • 2013 — 1=The — HarperCollins — Winner • 1=The — Shortlist • Pilgrim Soul — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • Dead Men and Broken Hearts — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • 2014 — 1=The — Hodder & Stoughton — Winner • Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders — Shortlist • Treachery — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • Theft of Life — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • 2015 — 1=The — Quercus — Winner • Havana Sleeping — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • Lamentation — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • 2016 — Stasi Child — Twenty7Books — Winner • 1=The — Shortlist • The Other Side of Silence — Shortlist • 1=A — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • Striking Murder — Shortlist • 2017 — 1=A — Harvill Secker — Winner • 1=The — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • By Gaslight — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • 2018 — Nucleus — Zaffre Publishing — Winner • 1=A — Harvill Secker — Shortlist • Fire — Constable — Shortlist • Lightning Men — Little, Brown & Co. — Shortlist • and Stella Duffy — Money in the Morgue — HarperCollins — Shortlist • Nine Lessons — Faber & Faber — Shortlist • 2019 — Destroying Angel — Quercus — Winner • 1=The — Shortlist • Smoke and Ashes — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • Tombland — Shortlist • Blood & Sugar — Shortlist • 2020 — Death in the East — Harvill Secker — Winner • In Two Minds — Shortlist • Metropolis — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • 1=The — Shortlist • 2021 — Midnight at Malabar House — Hodder & Stoughton — Winner • Snow — Faber and Faber — Shortlist • The — Orion — Shortlist • The — Constable; Little, Brown Book Group — Shortlist • Skelton’s Guide to Domestic Poisons — Allison & Busby — Shortlist • The — Constable; Little, Brown Book Group — Shortlist • 2022 — Sunset Swing — Pan Macmillan; Mantle — Winner • April in Spain — Faber and Faber — Shortlist • Crow Court — Unbound — Shortlist • Not One of Us — Canelo — Shortlist • Edge of the Grave — Pan Macmillan; Macmillan — Shortlist • A — Canongate Books — Shortlist • 2023 — The — Pan Macmillan; Macmillan — Winner • The — Orion — Shortlist • The — Viper — Shortlist • The — Little, Brown Book Group, Constable — Shortlist • Blue Water — Viper — Shortlist • Hear No Evil — John Murray — Shortlist • 2024 — Jake — Viper's Dream — No Exit Press — Winner • Lucy — Clara & Olivia — Oneworld — Shortlist • Louise — Harlem After Midnight — HarperCollins — Shortlist • Alis — A Bitter Remedy — Canelo — Shortlist • Leonora — Scarlet Town — Viper — Shortlist • Ambrose — Voices of the Dead — Cannongate Books — Shortlist • 2025 — A.J. West — The Betrayal of Thomas True — Orenda — Winner • D V Bishop — A Divine Fury — Macmillan — Shortlist • Chris Lloyd — Banquet of Beggars — Orion • Anna Mazzola — The Book of Secrets — Orion • Clare Whitfield — Poor Girls — Head of Zeus