The CWA International Dagger (formerly known as the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger and the Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger) is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association for best translated crime novel of the year. The winning author and translator receives an ornamental Dagger at an award ceremony held annually.
Until 2005, translated crime novels were eligible to be nominated for the CWA Gold Dagger. From 2006, translated crime fiction was honored with its own award conceived partly to recognize the contribution of the translator in international works.CWA International Dagger CWA Website Until 2008 the International Dagger was named for its sponsor, the Duncan Lawrie Private Bank. In three of the first four years it was awarded, it was won by Fred Vargas and her translator Siân Reynolds. In 2013, the Dagger was shared for the first time between two novels, Alex by Pierre Lemaitre and The Ghost Riders of Ordebec by Fred Vargas.
In 2014 the CWA awarded it to The Siege by Arturo Perez-Reverte translated by Frank Wynne. Name history
2006–2008: Duncan Lawrie International Dagger 2009–2018: ??? 2019–?: Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger –present: International Dagger
Winners Winners (in bold) and shortlisted titles.
2000s 2006 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Fred Vargas The Three Evangelists Sîan Reynolds 1995 Andrea Camilleri Excursion to Tindari Stephen Sartarelli 2000 Yasmina Khadra Autumn of the Phantoms Aubrey Botsford 1998 Dominique Manotti Dead Horsemeat Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz 1997 Håkan Nesser Borkmann's Point Laurie Thompson 1994 Rafael Reig Blood on the Saddle Paul Hammond 2002
2007 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Fred Vargas Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand Sîan Reynolds 2004 Karin Alvtegen Shame Steven T. Murray 2005 Christian Jungersen The Exception Anna Paterson 2004 Yasmina Khadra The Attack John Cullen 2005 Åsa Larsson The Savage Altar Marlaine Delargy 2003 Jo Nesbø The Redbreast Don Bartlett 2000
2008 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Dominique Manotti Lorraine Connection Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz 2006 Andrea Camilleri The Patience of the Spider Stephen Sartarelli 2004 Stieg Larsson The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Reg Keeland 2005 Martin Suter A Deal with the Devil Peter Millar 2006 Fred Vargas This Night's Foul Work Sîan Reynolds 2006
2009 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Fred Vargas The Chalk Circle Man Sian Reynolds 1991 Karin Alvtegen Shadow McKinley Burnett 2007 Arnaldur Indriðason Arctic Chill Bernard Scudder and Victoria Cribb 2005 Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Played with Fire Reg Keeland 2006 Jo Nesbø The Redeemer Don Bartlett 2005 Johan Theorin Echoes from the Dead Marlaine Delargy 2007
2010s 2010 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Johan Theorin The Darkest Room Marlaine Delargy 2008 Tonino Benacquista Badfellas Emily Read 2004 Andrea Camilleri August Heat Stephen Sartarelli 2006 Arnaldur Indriðason Hypothermia Victoria Cribb 2007 Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Reg Keeland 2006 Deon Meyer Thirteen Hours K. L. Seegers 2009
2011 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Roslund/Hellström Three Seconds Kari Dickson 2009 Andrea Camilleri The Wings of the Sphinx Stephen Sartarelli 2006 Ernesto Mallo Needle in a Haystack Jethro Soutar 2006 Jean-François Parot The Saint-Florentin Murders Howard Curtis 2004 Fred Vargas An Uncertain Place Sian Reynolds 2008 Valerio Varesi River of Shadows Joseph Farrell 2003 Domingo Villar Death on a Galician Shore Sonia Soto 2009
2012 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Andrea Camilleri The Potter's Field Stephen Sartarelli 2008 Maurizio de Giovanni I Will Have Vengeance Anne Milano Appel 2006 Åsa Larsson Until Thy Wrath Be Past Laurie Thompson 2008 Deon Meyer Trackers K. L. Seegers 2010 Jo Nesbø Phantom Don Bartlett 2011 Valerio Varesi The Dark Valley Joseph Farrell 2005
2013 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Pierre Lemaitre Alex Frank Wynne 2011 Fred Vargas The Ghost Riders of Ordebec Sîan Reynolds 2011 Dror Mishani The Missing File Steven Cohen 2011 Roslund/Hellström Two Soldiers Kari Dickson 2012 Ferdinand von Schirach The Collini Case Anthea Bell 2011 Marco Vichi Death in Sardinia Stephen Sartarelli 2004
2014 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Arturo Pérez-Reverte The Siege Frank Wynne 2010 Arnaldur Indriðason Strange Shores Victoria Crib 2010 Pierre Lemaitre Irène Frank Wynne 2006 Olivier Truc (fr.) Forty Days Without Shadow Louise Rogers LaLaurie 2012 Simon Urban (de.) Plan D Katy Derbyshire 2011 Fred Vargas Dog Will Have His Day Sîan Reynolds 1996
2015 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Pierre Lemaitre Camille Frank Wynne 2012 Andreas Norman Into A Raging Blaze Ian Giles 2013 Leif G. W. Persson Falling Freely, as if in a Dream Paul Norlen 2007 Deon Meyer Cobra K. L. Seegers 2013 Karim Miské Arab Jazz Sam Gordon 2012 Dolores Redondo The Invisible Guardian Isabelle Kaufeler 2013
2016 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Pierre Lemaitre The Great Swindle Frank Wynne 2013 Sascha Arango (de.) The Truth and Other Lies Imogen Taylor 2014 Deon Meyer Icarus K. L. Seegers 2015 Cay Rademacher (de.) The Murderer in Ruins Peter Millar 2011 Hideo Yokoyama Six Four Jonathan Lloyd-Davis 2013
2017 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Leif G. W. Persson The Dying Detective Neil Smith 2010 Antonio Manzini (it.) A Cold Death Anthony Shugaar 2015 Pierre Lemaitre Blood Wedding Frank Wynne 2009 Gianrico Carofiglio A Fine Line Howard Curtis 2014 Fred Vargas A Climate of Fear Sian Reynolds 2015 Dolores Redondo The Legacy of the Bones Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia 2013
2018 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Henning Mankell After the Fire Marlaine Delargy2015 Oliver Bottini Zen and the Art of Murder Jamie Bulloch 2004 Pierre Lemaitre Three Days and a Life Frank Wynne 2016 Jon Michelet The Frozen Woman Don Bartlett 2001 Dolores Redondo Offering to the Storm Nick Caistor & Lorenza Garcia2013 Fred Vargas The Accordionist Sian Reynolds 1997
2019 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Dov Alfon A Long Night in Paris Daniella Zamir2016 Karin Brynard Weeping Waters Maya Fowler & Isobel Dixon 2009 Gianrico Carofiglio The Cold Summer Howard Curtis 2016 Keigo Higashino Newcomer Giles Murray 2009 Håkan Nesser The Root of Evil Sarah Death 2007 Cay Rademacher The Forger Peter Millar 2013
2020s 2020 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Hannelore CayreThe Godmother Stephanie Smee2017 Marion BrunetSummer of Reckoning Katherine Gregor2018 K. FerrariLike Flies From Afar Adrian Nathan West2011 Jorge GalánNovember Jason Wilson Constable2015? Sergio Olguín The Fragility of Bodies Miranda France2010 Antti TuomainenLittle Siberia David Hackston2018
2021 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Yun Ko-eun The Disaster Tourist Lizzie Buehler2013 Fredrik Backman Anxious People Neil Smith2019 Roxanne Bouchard The Coral Bride David Warriner2020 D.A. Mishani Three Jessica Cohen2018 Mikael Niemi To Cook a Bear Deborah Bragan-Turner2017 Agnes Ravatn The Seven Doors Rosie Hedger2019
2022 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Simone Buchholz Hotel Cartagena Rachel Ward2019 Kōtarō Isaka Bullet Train Sam Malissa2010 Sacha Naspini Oxygen Clarissa Botsford2019 Samira Sedira People Like Them Lara Vergnaud2021 (born) (reside) Antti Tuomainen The Rabbit Factor David Hackston2020
2023 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Javier Cercas Even the Darkest Night Anne McLean2019 Morgan Audic Good Reasons to Die Sam Taylor2019 Michel Bussi The Red Notebook Vineet Lal2017 Zijin Chen Bad Kids Michelle Deeter2014 Johana Gustawsson The Bleeding David Warriner2022 Hervé Le Tellier The Anomaly Adriana Hunter2020 2024 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Maud Ventura My Husband Emma Ramadan2021 Juan Gómez-JuradoRed QueenNick Caistor2018Åsa LarssonThe Sins of Our FathersFrank Perry2021Cloé MehdiNothing Is LostHoward Curtis2016Im Seong-sunThe ConsultantAn Seong Jae2010Yrsa SigurðardóttirThe PreyVictoria Cribb2020
2025 Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country Akira Otani The Night of Baba Yaga Sam Betts2020 Herve Le CorreDogs and WolvesHoward Curtis2017Pierre LemaitreGoing to the DogsFrank Wynne2021Satu RämöThe Clues in the FjordKristian London2022Azako YuzukiButterPolly Barton2017Alia Trabucco ZeránCleanSophie Hughes2022
See also MWJ Award for Mystery Fiction in Translation
References
External links The Crime Writers' Association