Daggers Drawn

Edgy, twisted and disturbing, Daggers Drawn is the first Crime Writers’ Association Daggers Award retrospective, a visceral and thrilling collection featuring bestselling authors Ian Rankin, Jeffery Deaver, John Connolly, Denise Mina, and John Harvey.

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

A cutthroat collection bringing together the greatest crime fictions authors such as Ian Rankin, Jeffery Deaver, John Connolly, Denise Mina, John Harvey and many more!

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.

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