Winners of the Specsavers Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards were named at the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards in London. The Dagger winners are:
Goldsboro Gold Dagger: This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger: An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger: The Axeman's Jazz by Ray Celestin
Harris and Denise Mina were inducted into the CWA Hall of Fame in recognition of their contributions to the genre. Peter May won the Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read of the Year for Entry Island, which was chosen by a group of independent publishing experts from the Awards Academy.
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Finalists have been named for the Red House Children's Book Award, a U.K. prize voted for entirely by kids. The winner will be honored in London February 21, 2015. The shortlisted titles are:
Books for Younger Readers
Baby Aliens Got My Teacher! by Pamela Butchart
The Bomber Dog by Megan Rix
Demon Dentist by David Walliams
Books for Older Readers
Noble Conflict by Malorie Blackman
The Prince of the Icemark by Stuart Hill
Split Second by Sophie McKenzie
Books for Younger Children
Dragon Loves Penguin by Debi Gliori
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Go to Sleep or I Let Loose the Leopard by Stephen Cole
That Is Not a Good Idea! by Mo Willems
