The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

This award was introduced in 2002 and is sponsored by Ian Fleming (Glidrose) Publications Ltd to celebrate the best of contemporary thriller writing. The judges (agents, authors, booksellers and reviewers), choose the winner who receives £2,000 (about $3,700/€2,900) and a steel dagger.

• 2008 Child 44 Tom Rob Smith
• 2007 Broken things Gillian Flynn
• 2006 Mr Clarinet Nick Stone
• 2005 Brandenburg Henry Porter
• 2004 Garden of Beasts Jeffrey Deaver
• 2003 The Small boat of great sorrows Dan Fesperman
• 2002 The Sirius Crossing John Creed