We are thrilled to announce that Kate Morton, Maz Evans, Mick Herron and Michelle Teahan have been longlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger Awards.

Mick Herron’s The Secret Hours, Maz Evans’ Over My Dead Body, and Kate Morton’s Homecoming have all been longlisted for the prestigious Gold Dagger, which is awarded for the best crime novel of the year.

Michelle Teahan’s gripping  debut Go Seek has been longlisted for The Ilp John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger, which highlights the best debut novels of the year.

CWA chair Vaseem Khan said of this year’s longlists: “Our independent panels of expert judges have mulled, cogitated, debated, and, when all else has failed, challenged each other to duels, in their sterling efforts to pick longlists from the incredible array of books submitted to each Dagger. The Daggers are the gold standard of awards in the genre, and Dagger recognition has often served as a stepping stone for careers. More importantly, a Dagger longlisting means that genre readers can be assured of quality.”

The CWA shortlists will be announced at a reception at CrimeFest in Bristol on Friday 10 May and the winners will be announced on 4 July at the Daggers Dinner. In the meantime, you can pick up a copy of Homecoming here, Over My Dead Body here, The Secret Hours here, and Go Seek here.