Sep 1, 2013 ... Alex/Pierre Lemaitre and The Ghost Riders of Ordebec /Fred Vargas. For the first
time, the judges divided the CWA International Dagger ...
September 2013 Whodunnit? Crime and mystery books The Gods of Gotham/Lindsay Faye This historical mystery is set in the 1845 in New York. There is a population explosion in the city due to the Irish famine and mass immigration. A secret children’s graveyard is discovered in a deserted park – who killed these children? This book was the Edgar Award nominee from the Mystery Writers’ of America best books of 2013.
Unseen/Karin Slaughter Will Trent, famous agent from Georgia Bureau of Investigation goes undercover. While posing as an ex-con, Will has to face his own demons as his dark past catches up with him in a most unpredictable way.
Gone Girl/Gillian Flynn This story of a troubled marriage, murder and unexpected revelations was the biggest literary phenomenon of 2012. ‘Gone Girl’ was #1 on the New York Times fiction bestseller list for eight weeks and shortlisted for the prestigious Women's Prize for Fiction in 2013.
The Lost Ones/Ace Atkins Another book nominated for the 2013 Edgar Award. Quinn Colson is the newly elected sheriff fresh from 10 years in U.S. Army. His first job is to investigate the death of a child which starts a statewide hunt for a couple on run, and brings the investigation to a dangerous Mexican cartel and drug gangs.
English Girl/Daniel Silva A beautiful woman is snatched on vacation on the island of Corsica and a ransom note reaches 10 Downing Street. An ambitious, unfaithful prime minister is in serious trouble. It’s time to bring in art restorer and Israeli spy Gabriel Allon to fix this.
Alex/Pierre Lemaitre and The Ghost Riders of Ordebec /Fred Vargas For the first time, the judges divided the CWA International Dagger between two books and two extraordinary talents: ‘The Ghost Riders of Ordebec’ by Fred Vargas, and ‘Alex’ by Pierre Lemaitre. The crime fiction emerging from France is very exciting - so exciting that the CWA is planning to establish a French Chapter.
Murder as a Fine Act/David Morrel In his new book, David Morrell , winner of the prestigious lifetime Thriller Master Award tells the story of Thomas De Quincey, infamous for his memoir ‘Confessions of an English Opium-Eater’, who is the major suspect in a series
of ferocious mass murders identical to ones that terrorized London forty-three years earlier.
Watching You/Michael Robotham Her husband has been missing for a yea r and his wife feels that she is being watched. This is a story that will grab you from the first page and keep you guessing till the last.
Standing in Another Man’s Grave/ Ian Rankin It been twenty-five years since John Rebus first appeared on the scene, and five years since he retired. ‘Standing in Another Man’s Grave’ sees his return to the page. Rebus is as stubborn and anarchic as ever, and he finds himself in trouble with Rankin’s latest creation, Malcolm Fox of Edinburgh’s internal affairs unit.
The Cuckoo’s Calling/Robert Galbraith This book, featuring London private eye Corcoran Strike who is investigating the death of a super model, caused quite a stir when the purported first-time author Robert Galbraith was exposed as J.K. Rowling. A book destined for the remainder tables became an overnight bestseller.
Started Early, Took My Dog/Kate Atkinson Award winning author Kate Atkinson turned her hand to detective fiction with stunning results. This is her fourth novel featuring private Investigator Jackson Brodie. This time we see Jackson investigate the illegal purchase of a child and a kidnapping.
The Andalucian Friend/Alexander Soderberg Soderberg is a new voice from Scandinavia and his debut is book one of a trilogy. This story takes you through the European drug wars and the dark underworld of crime, smuggling and corruption.
Midnight in Peking/ Paul French The murder of a young Englishwoman haunts the last days of old China. Peking in 1937 is a city on the brink of destruction. Japanese troops have already occupied Manchuria. Seventy-five years later Paul French gives this case a resolution. This book is a winner of the 2013 CWA non-fiction Dagger.
The Holiday Murders / Robert Gott Shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award in 2013 this book takes you back in history. It is 1943 and the Melbourne Homicide division is called to investigate the vicious double murder of a father and son. ‘The Holiday Murders’ explores a little-known and sometimes violent corner of Australian history.
Scent of Death/Andrew Taylor A winner of the 2013 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, this book takes you to Manhattan in 1778 and a New York that is still under British rule. It is the time of the American War of Independence and the city escalates into violence and chaos.
