The CWA John Creasy (New Blood) Dagger

The New Blood Dagger is awarded in memory of CWA founder John Creasey, for first books by previously unpublished writers. This award, previously The John Creasey Memorial Award, is voted on by past winners, and the prize consists of an ornamental dagger and £1,000.

his dagger is sponsored from 2003 by BBC Audiobooks. Publisher Chivers Press was the sponsor from its introduction in 1973 till 2002.

• 2009 Echoes from the dead Johan Theorin
• 2008 The Bethlehem Murders Matt Benyon Rees
• 2007 Broken things Gillian Flynn
• 2006 Still Life Louise Penny
• 2005 Running Hot Dreda Say Mitchell
• 2004 Amagansett Mark Mills
• 2003 Mission Flats William Landay
• 2002 The Cutting Room Louise Welsh
• 2001 The Earthquake bird Susanna Jones
• 2000 God is a bullet Boston Teran
• 1999 Lie in the dark Dan Fesperman
• 1998Garnethill Denise Mina
• 1997 Body Politic Paul Johnston
• 1996 No award
• 1995 One for the money Janet Evanovich
• 1994 Big town Doug J Swanson
• 1993 No award
• 1992 The Ice house Minette Walters
• 1991 Deep sleep Frances Fyfield
• 1990 Postmortem Patricia Daniels Cornwell
• 1989 A Real shot in the arm Annette Roome
• 1988 Death’s bright angel Janet Neel
• 1987 Dark apostle Denis Kilcommons
• 1986 Tinplate Neville Steed
• 1985 The Latimer mercy Robert Richards
• 1984 A Very private enterprise Elizabeth Ironside
• 1983 The Ariadne clue Carol Clemeau
• 1983 The Night the gods smiled Eric Wright
• 1982 Caroline miniscule Andrew Taylor
• 1981 The Ludi victor James Leigh
• 1980 Dupe Liza Cody