NCRM Online Launch: Reading and Writing Crime in Difficult Times 7pm, Sunday 7th June 🔪🩸 Featuring authors Emma Christie, Victoria Dowd, Penny Batchelor and Heather Critchlow and top forensic scientist Professor Jim Fraser 🕵🏾🫆 buff.ly/sRllKgS

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It’s #NationalCrimeReadingMonth! Events are everywhere and TBR piles are teetering. Check out crimereading.com and join thousands of crime fiction fans across the country 🕵🏾🫆 Use our free branded Canva templates to showcase your events, crime books, and favourite crime reads for #NCRM 📚

Everyone knows something about Lorna Carrington. But no one knows everything. If they did they'd be very, very frightened. Shortlisted for this year's CWA Historical Dagger Award robmcinroy.co.uk/barvick-falls #BookSky #WritingCommunity #CrimeFiction #HistoricalFiction

KING OF ASHES made the short list for the Gold and Steel Dagger and SPLIT MY SILVER TONGUE made the final list for the Short Story Dagger Thank you to all the UK readers and the CWA

The CWA’s Read of the Month is Meet Me in the Darkness by Martta Kaukonen. Read more at buff.ly/iMvUuN0 #TheCWA #CrimeWritersAssociation #Thrillers #MarttaKaukonen #MeetMeIntheDarkness

The CWA Featured Author for June is Ned Hoste! Congratulations, Ned! Read more at buff.ly/iMvUuN0 #TheCWA #CrimeWriter #CrimeWritersAssociation #FeaturedAuthor #NedHoste

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Still not over this😍🙌 #TheWinterJob by the INCREDIBLE @anttituomainen (t. by #davidhackston) has been SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 DAGGAR FOR CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION!🙌 Thank you so much to the @thecwa.bsky.social!❤️ We are so thrilled! Order your copy of #TheWinterJob now! 🔗https://geni.us/I09A1

Spotted in the press! Head to buff.ly/0buWyfc to read. #TheCWA #TheDaggers #TheCWADaggers #BookAwards #WritingAwards

York-bound for tonight’s launch of National Crime Reading Month #PickUpAPageTurner @thecwa.bsky.social

Congratulations to Nicholas Avery, winner of the 2026 Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition! Read the winning story, 'St. Peter Investigates' and learn more about the contest at: buff.ly/ny0sUGJ #MargeryAllinghamShortMysteryCompetition #WritingCompetition #NicholasAvery #TheCWA

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Wow! @blacktopkid.bsky.social has been shortlisted for THREE daggers at this year's CWA awards. Gold Dagger, Short Story Dagger and the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger. Hugely well deserved - You can see Shawn as one of Denise Mina's special guests in September: bloodyscotland.com/event/denise...

📚 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Toni Viola with ‘Make Thick My Blood’! 🩸 buff.ly/J2m3PPs #BookLaunch #BookRelease #CrimeReads #ToniViola #MakeThickMyBlood

Delighted to have been shortlisted for this years Crime Writers' Association Historical dagger award with Barvick Falls, published by TippermuirBooks More info: robmcinroy.co.uk/barvick-falls #writingcommunity #CrimeFiction #scotland #Perthshire #Crieff @thecwa.bsky.social

The Frozen River has been nominated for a KAA Gold Dagger Award 🗡️ Massive congratulations @ariel-lawhon.bsky.social 🥳

Yeah! @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social Congratulations! 🥳 www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/post/the-dev...

We are THRILLED to share that #TheWinterJob by #AnttiTuomainen (t. by #DavidHackston) has been SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 DAGGAR FOR CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION!🙌 Thank you so much to the @thecwa.bsky.social!❤️ Order your copy of #TheWinterJob now! 🔗https://geni.us/I09A1 #BookSky

Shortlisted! Hooray!

I'm so utterly chuffed and honoured to be shortlisted!

Fab books, part 1 - the CWA Dagger shortlists are out today, so many excellent books to choose from. I helped make this shortlist and it was an absolute joy to discuss and debate with the team to choose these titles. Not too long til the winner is unveiled... #BookSky 📚💙

Delighted to have been shortlisted!

Incredible news to wake up to this morning from @thecwa.bsky.social Dagger Awards. Not only has Jurica Pavičić been shortlisted for the Translation Award with Red Water, but Bitter Lemon is also in the running for Best Crime & Mystery Publisher too 🙌 Good luck to all the nominees!

The news is out - all the CWA Dagger shortlists are out today, so many excellent books should you need a recommendation for a new read ... #BookSky 📚💙

So delighted to see the wonderful @badsvillebroad.bsky.social on this shortlist! Congratulations and so well-deserved! @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social

Congratulations to all those shortlisted for @thecwa.bsky.social Dagger awards! Special mentions for @victoriagoldman.bsky.social on Little Secrets being shortlisted for the 2026 Whodunnit Dagger, and @laurasrobinson.bsky.social for The Art of a Lie being a finalist for Historical and Gold Dagers!

Hosting an event for #NationalCrimeReadingMonth? We want to shout about it! Author talks, book clubs, writing workshops... maybe even murder mystery nights! 🔪🩸 Whatever you're planning, submit it through crimereading.com and we'll advertise it for FREE. Let's make #NCRM 2026 the biggest yet 🕵🏾🫆

Congratulations to Mark Billingham, the winner of the 2026 Diamond Dagger, Sponsored by Karen Baugh Menuhin 💎⚔️📚 Celebrate with us at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the KAA Gold Dagger ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the CWA Twisted Dagger ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the CWA Whodunnit Dagger ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the 2026 Historical Dagger sponsored in Honour of Dr Marilyn Livingstone ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the 2026 ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors and translators for the 2026 Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation sponsored in Honour of Dolores Jakubowski ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheDaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the 2026 CWA Short Story Dagger! ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted publishers for the 2026 CWA Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the 2026 CWA Dagger in the Library! ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/x03SOR2 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the 2026 Emerging Author Dagger Sponsored by Fiction Feedback! ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/x03SOR2 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

June is #NationalCrimeReadingMonth courtesy of @thecwa.bsky.social I’ve done my bit by writing a cosy crime novel! If you want to get involved & fancy ‘an absorbingly unusual murder mystery’ then #TheMargaretCode is available from bookshops & libraries 😁 Whatever you delve into - happy reading! 📖

3 days to go! Got your ticket for the NCRM launch yet? Why get FOMO when you can enjoy great company, brilliant books, author readings and the announcement of the Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition winner 🏆 6.30pm | Saturday 30th May | Parish Church of All Saints buff.ly/aX1AYPW