The Crime Writers’ Association has announced the winners of its prestigious Dagger awards for 2025.
Among the prizes awarded is the KAA Gold Dagger, sponsored by Kevin Anderson Associates, for the best crime novel by an author of any nationality, originally written in English and first published in the UK during the judging period.
The prize was won by Anna Mazzola for The Book of Secrets (Orion Fiction), which the judges described as an ‘engrossing cat-and-mouse thriller from start to finish. Set in seventeenth-century Rome, the story follows a detective questioning his role as he chases a conspiracy of poisoners, interrogating the idea of criminal acts and victimhood along the way. The author guides it all with an expert hand, right through to the shocking ending.’
Among the other prizes awarded was the Dagger in the Library, which is based on nominations by libraries and borrowers in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, and this year went to television-personality-come-author Richard Osman.
The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by an established writer of crime fiction or non-fiction who is popular with borrowers from libraries. It also rewards authors who have supported libraries and their users through taking part in library events
You can see the winners for all the Daggers at
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