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- ↑ "The John Creasey Dagger". Crime Writers' Association. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Hammer wins UK Dagger award for 'Scrublands'". Books+Publishing. 2019-10-25. Archived from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ "Michael Robotham wins the 2020 Gold Dagger". The Booktopian. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ Eva Björg Ægisdóttir has WON the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for her chilling The Creak on the Stairs, beautifully translated by Victoria Cribb