Una Mannion, Jordan Harper and Anthony Horowitz win the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards

Maxim Jakubowski, chair of the Daggers Board, commented: “Yet an additional amazing year of criminal offense writing in which our impartial courts have actually uncovered a plant of fantastic publications. In a year in which most of our ‘big monsters’ had new books, it’s freshening to see numerous new names and talents winning. And a memorable event for independent publishers that have actually jumped on most of the awards and, in particular, Faber & Faber, that have achieved an unusual dual of Gold and Steel Daggers.”

The Gold Blade, which is awarded for the ideal criminal activity book of the year, went to Mannion for her second book, Tell Me What I Am (Faber & Faber). Mannion beat shortlisted authors including Dennis Lehane and Mick Herron for the coveted Gold Blade, which has formerly been awarded to writers including Ian Rankin, John le Carré, Reginald Hill and Ruth Rendell. And a memorable celebration for independent publishers who have swooped on the majority of the awards and, in particular, Faber & Faber, who have actually attained a rare dual of Gold and Steel Daggers.”

The Best Criminal Activity and Enigma Publisher of the Year Dagger, which celebrates imprints and publishers demonstrating excellence and variety in crime writing, was provided to Pushkin Vertigo (Pushkin Press). The CWA Diamond Blade, awarded to an author whose crime-writing occupation has been “noted by sustained excellence”, was awarded in the very early spring to Lynda La Plante and James Lee Burke.

The Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, sponsored by Ian Fleming Publications, which showcases the thriller of the year, was awarded to Harper for Everyone Knows (Faber). Juries said Harper’s book was “remarkably constructed and fast-paced”.

The honors were co-hosted by Victoria Selman, the author of Really Darkly Deeply (Quercus), and the lawyer and writer Imran Mahmood, whose debut You Do not Know Me (Penguin) was adjusted by the BBC. Lisa Jewell attended audio speaker on the night.

The Narrative Blade was won by Sanjida Kay for “The Divide” in The Book of Bristol, modified by Joe Melia and Heather Marks (Comma Press). In addition, the Blade in the Library award, which librarians and collection users choose based upon author’s body of work and support of libraries, was awarded to Horowitz.

The Gold Blade, which is awarded for the best crime book of the year, went to Mannion for her second book, Tell Me What I Am (Faber & Faber). Mannion beat shortlisted authors including Dennis Lehane and Mick Herron for the desirable Gold Blade, which has formerly been awarded to authors including Ian Rankin, John le Carré, Reginald Hillside and Ruth Rendell. The judging panel commended her publication for being “haunting and beautifully composed”, hailing it an expedition of “control, love and power”.

The ILP John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for launching novels mosted likely to Callaghan with her BBC Between the Covers Publication Club pick, In the Blink of an Eye (Simon & Schuster UK), praised for being “fresh, initial and gripping”.

The Daggers likewise recognise individuals whose contributions to the criminal activity style “should have unique merit”, and the Red Herring Award this year was granted to Jean Briggs and Dea Parkin. Darren Wills also received a False trail award, which existed to him privately previously in the year.

The Historic Dagger was awarded to Jake Lamar for Viper’s Dream (No Exit Press), which tells the tale of the jazz-scene of mid-century Harlem and its medication profession. The ALCS Gold Blade for Non-Fiction was awarded to Nicholas Shakespeare’s Ian Fleming: The Complete Guy (Harvill Secker), and the Crime Fiction in Translation Blade went to Maud Ventura’s My Partner, translated by Emma Ramadan (Cornerstone).