The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger is an annual award given by the British Crime Writers' Association for best thriller of the year. The award is sponsored by the estate of Ian Fleming.
It is given to a title that fits the broadest definition of the thriller novel; these can be set in any period and include, but are not limited to, spy fiction and/or action/ adventure stories. Ian Fleming said there was one essential criterion for a good thriller – that “one simply has to turn the pages”; this is one of the main characteristics that the judges will be looking for.
2014Winner: Karin Slaughter, "Cop Town"Peter Swanson, "The Kind Worth Killing"Malcolm Mackay, "The Night the Rich Men Burned"Patrick Hoffman, "The White Van"Mick Herron, "Nobody Walks"Paula Hawkins, "The Girl on the Train"Sam Hawken, "Missing"2013Winner: Roger Hobbs, GhostmanStuart Neville, RatlinesMark Oldfield, The SentinelRobert Wilson, Capitial Punishment2012Winner: Charles Cumming, A Foreign CountryMegan Abbott, Dare MeRobert Harris, The Fear IndexNeal Stephenson, Reamde2011Winner: Steve Hamilton, The Lock ArtistMichael Gruber, The Good SonCraig Smith, Cold RainS.J. Watson, Before I Go to Sleep2010Winner: Simon Conway, A Loyal SpyScott Turow, InnocentHenry Porter, The Dying LightDon Winslow, The Gentlemen’s HourLee Child, 61 HoursMo Hayder, GoneMike Herron, Slow Horses2009Winner: John Hart, The Last ChildMichael Connelly, The Brass VerdictGillian Flynn, Dark PlacesCharlie Newton, Calumet CityDaniel Silva, Moscow RulesOlen Steinhauer, The TouristAndrew Williams, The Interrogator2008Winner: Tom Rob Smith, Child 44Mo Hayder, RitualGregg Hurwitz, I See YouMichael Robotham, ShatterDavid Stone, The Echelon Vendetta2007Winner: Gillian Flynn, Sharp ObjectsAlex Berenson, The Faithful SpyHarlan Coben, The WoodsR. J. Ellory, City of LiesMichael Marshall, The IntrudersMichael Robotham, The Night FerryKarin Slaughter, Triptych2006Winner: Nick Stone, Mr ClarinetMichael Connelly, The Lincoln LawyerJo-Ann Goodwin, Sweet GumMo Hayder, Pig IslandDaniel Silva, The English AssassinMartyn Waites, The Mercy SeatDavid Wolstencroft, Contact Zero2005Winner: Henry Porter, BrandenburgG. M. Ford, A Blind EyeSimon Kernick, A Good Day to DieAdrian Matthews, The Apothecary's HouseKate Mosse, LabyrinthJoel Ross, Double Cross BlindDaniel Silva, A Death in Vienna2004Winner: Jeffery Deaver, Garden of BeastsDan Fesperman, The Warlord's SonJoseph Finder, ParanoiaMo Hayder, TokyoStephen Leather, Hard LandingAdrian McKinty, Dead I Well May BeDaniel Silva, The Confessor2003Winner: Dan Fesperman, The Small Boat of Great SorrowsLee Child, PersuaderR. J. Ellory, CandlemothLucretia Grindle, The NightspinnersRobert Littell, The CompanyHenry Porter, Empire StateGerald Seymour, Traitor's Kiss2002Winner: John Creed, The Sirius CrossingTom Bradby, The Master of RainLee Child, Without FailRobert Crais, HostageLeif Davidsen, Lime's PhotographCC Humphreys, The French ExecutionerStephen Leather, Tango OneCWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA