2010 CWA shortlists announced

Innocent by Scott Turow has been included on the shortlist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award while Rupture, The Holy Thief and Acts of Violence are all on the shortlist for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger award.
 
The prizes will be awarded in October at the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2010, to be broadcast on ITV3.

The digital channel will also run a six-week campaign of programming from 31st August, with the public offered the chance to vote for their favourite TV detective. The winner of The People’s Detective Dagger will also be announced at the awards.

Shortlists in full:

CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER 2010

61 Hours, Lee Child
A Loyal Spy, Simon Conway
Gone, Mo Hayder
Slow Horses, Mick Herron
The Dying Light, Henry Porter
Innocent, Scott Turow
The Gentlemen’s Hour, Don Winslow
 
CWA JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER 2010

Acts of Violence, Ryan David Jahn
Cut Short, Leigh Russell
Martyr, Rory Clements
Random, Craig Robertson
Stop Me, Richard Jay Parker
Rupture, Simon Lelic
The Holy Thief, William Ryan
The Pull of the Moon, Diane Janes

For more information, see the Crime Writers Association website.