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The CWA New Blood Dagger is an annual award given by the British Crime Writers' Association (CWA) for first books by previously unpublished writers. It is given in memory of CWA founder John Creasey and was previously known as the John Creasey Memorial Award.
Publisher Chivers Press was the sponsor from the award's introduction in 1973 to 2002. BBC Audiobooks was the sponsor in 2003.
Winners Year Winner Work Ref. 1973 Kyril Bonfiglioli Don't Point That Thing at Me 1974 Roger L. Simon The Big Fix 1975 Sara George Acid Drop 1976 Patrick Alexander Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal 1977 Jonathan Gash The Judas Pair 1978 Paula Gosling A Running Duck 1979 David Serafin Saturday of Glory 1980 Liza Cody Dupe 1981 James Leigh The Ludi Victory 1982 Eric Wright The Night the Gods Smiled 1983 Carol Clemeau The Ariadne Clue 1984 Elizabeth Ironside A Very Private Enterprise 1985 Robert Richardson The Latimer Mercy 1986 Neville Steed Tinplate 1987 Denis Kilcommons Dark Apostle 1988 Janet Neel Death's Bright Angel 1989 Annette Roome A Real Shot in the Arm 1990 Patricia Cornwell Postmortem 1991 Walter Mosley Devil in a Blue Dress 1992 Minette Walters The Ice House 1993 No award 1994 Doug J. Swanson Big Town 1995 Janet Evanovich One for the Money Laurie R. King A Grave Talent 1996 No award 1997 Paul Johnston Body Politic 1998 Denise Mina Garnethill 1999 Dan Fesperman Lie in the Dark 2000 Boston Teran God Is a Bullet 2001 Susanna Jones The Earthquake Bird 2002 Louise Welsh The Cutting Room 2003 William Landay Mission Flats 2004 Mark Mills Amagansett 2005 Dreda Say Mitchell Running Hot 2006 Louise Penny Still Life 2007 Gillian Flynn Sharp Objects 2008 Matt Rees The Bethlehem Murders 2009 Johan Theorin Echoes from the Dead 2010 Ryan David Jahn Acts of Violence 2011 S. J. Watson Before I Go to Sleep 2012 Wiley Cash A Land More Kind than Home 2013 Derek B. Miller Norwegian by Night 2014 Ray Celestin The Axeman's Jazz 2015 Smith Henderson Fourth of July 2016 Bill Beverly Dodgers 2017 Chris Whitaker Tall Oaks 2018 Melissa Scrivner Love Lola 2019 Chris Hammer Scrublands 2020 Trevor Wood The Man on the Street 2021 Eva Björg Ægisdóttir The Creak on the Stairs 2022 Janice Hallett The Appeal 2023 Hayley Scrivenor Dirt Town 2024Jo CallaghanBlink of an Eye
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