Daggers Drawn

The first Crime Writers' Association Daggers Award retrospective, featuring 19 award-winning stories from bestselling authors Ian Rankin, Jeffery Deaver, John Connolly, Denise Mina, John Harvey and many more!

NINETEEN CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING SHORT STORIES FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST IN CRIME FICTION

Maxim Jakubowski has edited all the great names in crime fiction and stories from his anthologies have won the CWA Dagger six times. Now he has collected 19 Dagger award-winning stories in one volume, making it the first retrospective deep dive into the CWA's archive of Dagger Award winners. Bringing together the greatest crime fictions authors such as Ian Rankin, Jeffery Deaver, John Connolly, Denise Mina, John Harvey and many more. Edgy, twisted and disturbing, Daggers Drawn is a visceral and thrilling collection showcasing the very best modern crime fiction has to offer.

Contributors include:

Ian Rankin

Jeffery Deaver

John Connolly

John Harvey

Denise Mina

Julian Rathbone

Martin Edwards

Peter Lovesey

Lauren Henderson

Stella Duffy

Peter O'Donnell (writing as Madeleine Brent)

Danuta Reah

Cath Staincliffe

Margaret Murphy

L.C. Tyler

Phil Lovesey

Larry Beinhart

Richard Lange

Jerry Sykes