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The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger is an annual award given by the British Crime Writers' Association for best thriller of the year. The award is sponsored by the estate of Ian Fleming.

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It is given to a title that fits the broadest definition of the thriller novel; these can be set in any period and include, but are not limited to, spy fiction and/or action/ adventure stories. Ian Fleming said there was one essential criterion for a good thriller – that “one simply has to turn the pages”; this is one of the main characteristics that the judges will be looking for.

Winners

2000s

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winners and finalists, 2002-2009 [1]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2002 John Creed The Sirius CrossingWinner
Tom Bradby The Master of RainFinalist
Lee Child Without Fail Finalist
Robert Crais Hostage Finalist
Leif Davidsen Lime's PhotographFinalist
CC Humphreys The French ExecutionerFinalist
Stephen Leather Tango OneFinalist
2003 Dan Fesperman The Small Boat of Great SorrowsWinner [2]
Lee Child Persuader Finalist
R. J. Ellory CandlemothFinalist
Lucretia Grindle The NightspinnersFinalist
Robert Littell The Company Finalist
Henry Porter Empire StateFinalist
Gerald Seymour Traitor's KissFinalist
2004 Jeffery Deaver Garden of BeastsWinner [3]
Dan Fesperman The Warlord's SonFinalist
Joseph Finder Paranoia Finalist
Mo Hayder Tokyo Finalist
Stephen Leather Hard Landing Finalist
Adrian McKinty Dead I Well May Be Finalist
Daniel Silva The Confessor Finalist
2005 Henry Porter BrandenburgWinner
G. M. Ford A Blind EyeFinalist
Simon Kernick A Good Day to DieFinalist
Adrian Matthews The Apothecary's HouseFinalist
Kate Mosse Labyrinth Finalist
Joel RossDouble Cross BlindFinalist
Daniel Silva A Death in Vienna Finalist
2006 Nick Stone Mr ClarinetWinner
Michael Connelly The Lincoln Lawyer Finalist
Jo-Ann Goodwin Sweet GumFinalist
Mo Hayder Pig Island Finalist
Daniel Silva The English Assassin Finalist
Martyn Waites The Mercy SeatFinalist
David Wolstencroft Contact ZeroFinalist
2007 Gillian Flynn Sharp Objects Winner
Alex Berenson The Faithful Spy Finalist
Harlan Coben The WoodsFinalist
R. J. Ellory City of LiesFinalist
Michael Marshall The IntrudersFinalist
Michael Robotham The Night Ferry Finalist
Karin Slaughter Triptych Finalist
2008 Tom Rob Smith Child 44 Winner [4]
Mo Hayder RitualFinalist
Gregg Hurwitz I See YouFinalist
Michael Robotham Shatter Finalist
David StoneThe Echelon VendettaFinalist
2009 John Hart The Last Child Winner [5] [6]
Michael Connelly The Brass Verdict Finalist
Gillian Flynn Dark Places Finalist
Charlie Newton Calumet CityFinalist
Daniel Silva Moscow Rules Finalist
Olen Steinhauer The Tourist Finalist
Andrew Williams The InterrogatorFinalist

2010s

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winners and finalists, 2010-2019 [1]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2010 Simon Conway A Loyal SpyWinner
Lee Child 61 Hours Finalist [7]
Mo Hayder Gone Finalist [7]
Mick Herron Slow HorsesFinalist [7]
Henry Porter The Dying LightFinalist [8] [7]
Scott Turow Innocent Finalist [8] [7]
Don Winslow The Gentlemen’s HourFinalist [8] [7]
2011 Steve Hamilton The Lock Artist Winner [9] [10]
Michael Gruber The Good SonFinalist [11]
Craig SmithCold RainFinalist [11]
S.J. Watson Before I Go to Sleep Finalist [11] [10]
2012 Charles Cumming A Foreign CountryWinner [12] [13]
Megan Abbott Dare Me Finalist
Robert Harris The Fear Index Finalist
Neal Stephenson Reamde Finalist
2013 Roger Hobbs GhostmanWinner [14]
Stuart Neville RatlinesFinalist [15] [16]
Mark Oldfield The SentinelFinalist [15] [16]
Robert Wilson Capital PunishmentFinalist [15] [16]
2014 Robert Harris An Officer and a Spy Winner [17] [18]
Louise Doughty Apple Tree YardFinalist [19] [18]
Terry Hayes I Am Pilgrim Finalist [19]
Greg Iles Natchez BurningFinalist [19]
2015 Karin Slaughter Cop TownWinner [20] [21]
Sam Hawken MissingFinalist [22]
Paula Hawkins The Girl on the Train Finalist [22]
Mick Herron Nobody WalksFinalist [22]
Patrick HoffmanThe White VanFinalist [22]
Malcolm Mackay The Night the Rich Men BurnedFinalist [22]
Peter Swanson The Kind Worth KillingFinalist [22]
2016 Don Winslow The Cartel Winner [23]
Lee Child Make Me Finalist [24]
Mick Herron Real TigersFinalist [24]
Adrian McKinty Rain DogsFinalist [24]
Daniel Silva The English Spy Finalist [24]
2017 Mick Herron Spook StreetWinner
Megan Abbott You Will Know Me Finalist
J S Carol The Killing GameFinalist
Jules Grant We Go Around in the Night and Are Consumed by FireFinalist
John Hart Redemption RoadFinalist
William RyanThe Constant SoldierFinalist
2018 Attica Locke Bluebird, Bluebird Winner
Mick Herron London RulesFinalist [25]
Emily Koch If I Die Before I WakeFinalist [25]
Colette McBeth An Act of SilenceFinalist [25]
C.J. Tudor The Chalk ManFinalist [25]
Don Winslow The ForceFinalist [26] [25]
2019 Holly Watt To The LionsWinner
Megan Abbott Give Me Your HandFinalist [27]
Dan Fesperman Safe HousesFinalist
Luke Jennings Killing Eve, No TomorrowFinalist
Stephen Mack Jones Lives Laid AwayFinalist
Tim Willocks Memo From TurnerFinalist

2020s

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winners and finalists, 2020-present [1]
YearAuthorTitleResult
2020 Lou Berney November RoadWinner [28] [29]
Tom Chatfield This is GomorrahFinalist [30] [31] [32]
A. A. Dhand One Way OutFinalist [30] [31]
Eva Dolan Between Two EvilsFinalist [30] [31]
David Koepp Cold StorageFinalist [30] [31]
Alex NorthThe Whisper ManFinalist [30] [31] [33]
2021 Michael Robotham When She Was GoodWinner [34] [35] [36]
Robert Galbraith Troubled Blood Finalist [37] [38] [36]
Catherine Ryan Howard The Nothing ManFinalist [37] [38] [36]
Stuart Turton The Devil and the Dark WaterFinalist [37] [38] [36]
Ruth Ware One by OneFinalist [37] [38] [36]
Chris Whitaker We Begin at the EndFinalist [37] [38] [36]
2022 M. W. Craven Dead GroundWinner [39]
Linwood Barclay Find You FirstFinalist [40] [41]
Sharon Bolton The PactFinalist [40] [41]
Steve Cavanagh The Devil's AdvocateFinalist [40] [41]
S. A. Cosby Razorblade Tears Finalist [40] [41]
Laura Lippman Dream GirlFinalist [40] [41]
2023 John Brownlow Agent SeventeenWinner [42]
Linwood Barclay Take Your Breath AwayFinalist [43]
M. W. Craven The BotanistFinalist
Robert Galbraith The Ink Black Heart Finalist
Ava Glass The ChaseFinalist
Alan Parks May God ForgiveFinalist

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