2010 Gold, Fleming & Creasey Awards - Shortlists

The shortlists for the CWA's Gold, Ian Fleming and John Creasey Awards have been announced this afternoon (links are to Euro Crime reviews). More information on each title and the judges can be found on the newly revamped CWA website:

CWA GOLD DAGGER 2010

Conman - Richard Asplin
Blacklands - Belinda Bauer
Blood Harvest - S J Bolton
Rain Gods - James Lee Burke
Shadowplay - Karen Campbell
The Strange Case of the Composer and his Judge - Patricia Duncker
Still Midnight - Denise Mina
The Way Home - George Pelecanos

CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER 2010, SPONSORED BY IAN FLEMING PUBLICATIONS LTD

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

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

The finalists in each category will be announced on Monday 9th August to coincide with the launch of the completely integrated Crime Thriller promotional period which will see posters and stickered books in shops and supermarkets, coverage in the press, and trailers on ITV1 and ITV3. The initiative has the support of leading publishers and highstreet retailers and is now well established as a major industry-wide event.