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This week, we’re revealing who's reading at the National Crime Reading Month launch on 30th May in collaboration with @CriminallyGoodBooksYork. Today it's authors Gay Marris and Tom Mead! Tickets at link in our bio.

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📚 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to P N Johnson with ‘Murder in the Blue’! 🎉

You're invited! #GoAllIn and join the CWA and @CriminallyGoodBooksYork for the
official National Crime Reading Month launch.

It's Saturday 30th May at the Parish Church of All Saints in York… will we see you there?

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The Crime Writers' Association Bookshop UK The Crime Writers’ Association was founded in 1953 by John Creasey. Our overall aim is to support, promote and celebrate this most durable, adaptable and successful of genres. The CWA’s everyday aim i...

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Let us know what you pick!

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Congratulations from all of us at the CWA 🎉

Beyond thrilled that 59 Minutes is on this incredible longlist! Huge thanks to the CWA, the judges and all the readers who have supported this book!

Congratulations from all of us at the CWA 🎉

Absolutely thrilled and honoured that The Lost Detective has been longlisted!!! Huge thanks to the judges and team @thecwa.bsky.social and to my publisher Story Machine!!!

Congratulations from all of us at the CWA 👏🏼

Screenshot shows three of the books on The CWA Gold Dagger longlist: Carnival of Lies by D. V. Bishop, Don't Forget Me Little Bessie by James Lee Burke, and King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby.

My Cesare Aldo historical thriller CARNIVAL OF LIES is longlisted for @thecwa.bsky.social Gold Dagger award! Consider me stoked, chuffed and delighted, all at once. @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
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Cover of THE GOOD FATHER by Liam McIlvanney

Congratulations @liammcilvanney.bsky.social on THE GOOD FATHER being longlisted for two @thecwa.bsky.social Dagger awards - Gold and the Ian Fleming Steel!

Cover of THE ART OF A LIE by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

Congratulations @laurasrobinson.bsky.social on THE ART OF A LIE being longlisted for two @thecwa.bsky.social Dagger awards - Gold and Historical!

Some excellent books on these longlists, definitely worth your time

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I had a hand in creating this longlist and can tell you we had a lengthy and passionate discussion about every book on here. It's been a privilege to be part of the process.

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Very excited and honoured to have been longlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger award for my latest book Barvick Falls.

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Congratulations from all of us at the CWA 👏🏼

Congratulations from all of us at the CWA 👏🏼

Well this is nice!

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We are absolutely thrilled to see that Red Water by Jurica Pavičić has been been nominated for the @thecwa.bsky.social Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger 🙌

Brilliantly translated by Matt Robinson. Good luck to all the nominees!

Read the full list here: thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-c...

Congratulations from all of us at the CWA 👏🏼

So very chuffed and honoured to be on this list with some of my favourite authors!

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Congratulations to @badsvillebroad.bsky.social for this super news! Such a colourful historical crime writer and a colourful novel. 📚💙 #booksky The Devil's Draper - a 1920s crime fiction romp!

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