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.

Winners

2000s

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winners and finalists, 2002-2009[1]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2002 John Creed The Sirius Crossing Winner
Tom Bradby The Master of Rain Finalist
Lee Child Without Fail Finalist
Robert Crais Hostage Finalist
Leif Davidsen Lime's Photograph Finalist
CC Humphreys The French Executioner Finalist
Stephen Leather Tango One Finalist
2003 Dan Fesperman The Small Boat of Great Sorrows Winner [2]
Lee Child Persuader Finalist
R. J. Ellory Candlemoth Finalist
Lucretia Grindle The Nightspinners Finalist
Robert Littell The Company Finalist
Henry Porter Empire State Finalist
Gerald Seymour Traitor's Kiss Finalist
2004 Jeffery Deaver Garden of Beasts Winner [3]
Dan Fesperman The Warlord's Son Finalist
Joseph Finder Paranoia Finalist
Mo Hayder Tokyo Finalist
Stephen Leather Hard Landing Finalist
Adrian McKinty Dead I Well May Be Finalist
Daniel Silva The Confessor Finalist
2005 Henry Porter Brandenburg Winner
G. M. Ford A Blind Eye Finalist
Simon Kernick A Good Day to Die Finalist
Adrian Matthews The Apothecary's House Finalist
Kate Mosse Labyrinth Finalist
Joel Ross Double Cross Blind Finalist
Daniel Silva A Death in Vienna Finalist
2006 Nick Stone Mr Clarinet Winner
Michael Connelly The Lincoln Lawyer Finalist
Jo-Ann Goodwin Sweet Gum Finalist
Mo Hayder Pig Island Finalist
Daniel Silva The English Assassin Finalist
Martyn Waites The Mercy Seat Finalist
David Wolstencroft Contact Zero Finalist
2007 Gillian Flynn Sharp Objects Winner
Alex Berenson The Faithful Spy Finalist
Harlan Coben The Woods Finalist
R. J. Ellory City of Lies Finalist
Michael Marshall The Intruders Finalist
Michael Robotham The Night Ferry Finalist
Karin Slaughter Triptych Finalist
2008 Tom Rob Smith Child 44 Winner [4]
Mo Hayder Ritual Finalist
Gregg Hurwitz I See You Finalist
Michael Robotham Shatter Finalist
David Stone The Echelon Vendetta Finalist
2009 John Hart The Last Child Winner [5][6]
Michael Connelly The Brass Verdict Finalist
Gillian Flynn Dark Places Finalist
Charlie Newton Calumet City Finalist
Daniel Silva Moscow Rules Finalist
Olen Steinhauer The Tourist Finalist
Andrew Williams The Interrogator Finalist

2010s

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winners and finalists, 2010-2019[1]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2010 Simon Conway A Loyal Spy Winner
Lee Child 61 Hours Finalist [7]
Mo Hayder Gone Finalist [7]
Mick Herron Slow Horses Finalist [7]
Henry Porter The Dying Light Finalist [8][7]
Scott Turow Innocent Finalist [8][7]
Don Winslow The Gentlemen’s Hour Finalist [8][7]
2011 Steve Hamilton The Lock Artist Winner [9][10]
Michael Gruber The Good Son Finalist [11]
Craig Smith Cold Rain Finalist [11]
S.J. Watson Before I Go to Sleep Finalist [11][10]
2012 Charles Cumming A Foreign Country Winner [12][13]
Megan Abbott Dare Me Finalist
Robert Harris The Fear Index Finalist
Neal Stephenson Reamde Finalist
2013 Roger Hobbs Ghostman Winner [14]
Stuart Neville Ratlines Finalist [15][16]
Mark Oldfield The Sentinel Finalist [15][16]
Robert Wilson Capital Punishment Finalist [15][16]
2014 Robert Harris An Officer and a Spy Winner [17][18]
Louise Doughty Apple Tree Yard Finalist [19][18]
Terry Hayes I Am Pilgrim Finalist [19]
Greg Iles Natchez Burning Finalist [19]
2015 Karin Slaughter Cop Town Winner [20][21]
Sam Hawken Missing Finalist [22]
Paula Hawkins The Girl on the Train Finalist [22]
Mick Herron Nobody Walks Finalist [22]
Patrick Hoffman The White Van Finalist [22]
Malcolm Mackay The Night the Rich Men Burned Finalist [22]
Peter Swanson The Kind Worth Killing Finalist [22]
2016 Don Winslow The Cartel Winner [23]
Lee Child Make Me Finalist [24]
Mick Herron Real Tigers Finalist [24]
Adrian McKinty Rain Dogs Finalist [24]
Daniel Silva The English Spy Finalist [24]
2017 Mick Herron Spook Street Winner
Megan Abbott You Will Know Me Finalist
J S Carol The Killing Game Finalist
Jules Grant We Go Around in the Night and Are Consumed by Fire Finalist
John Hart Redemption Road Finalist
William Ryan The Constant Soldier Finalist
2018 Attica Locke Bluebird, Bluebird Winner
Mick Herron London Rules Finalist [25]
Emily Koch If I Die Before I Wake Finalist [25]
Colette McBeth An Act of Silence Finalist [25]
C.J. Tudor The Chalk Man Finalist [25]
Don Winslow The Force Finalist [26][25]
2019 Holly Watt To The Lions Winner
Megan Abbott Give Me Your Hand Finalist [27]
Dan Fesperman Safe Houses Finalist
Luke Jennings Killing Eve, No Tomorrow Finalist
Stephen Mack Jones Lives Laid Away Finalist
Tim Willocks Memo From Turner Finalist

2020s

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winners and finalists, 2020-present[1]
Year Author Title Result
2020 Lou Berney November Road Winner [28][29]
Tom Chatfield This is Gomorrah Finalist [30][31][32]
A. A. Dhand One Way Out Finalist [30][31]
Eva Dolan Between Two Evils Finalist [30][31]
David Koepp Cold Storage Finalist [30][31]
Alex North The Whisper Man Finalist [30][31][33]
2021 Michael Robotham When She Was Good Winner [34][35][36]
Robert Galbraith Troubled Blood Finalist [37][38][36]
Catherine Ryan Howard The Nothing Man Finalist [37][38][36]
Stuart Turton The Devil and the Dark Water Finalist [37][38][36]
Ruth Ware One by One Finalist [37][38][36]
Chris Whitaker We Begin at the End Finalist [37][38][36]
2022 M. W. Craven Dead Ground Winner [39]
Linwood Barclay Find You First Finalist [40][41]
Sharon Bolton The Pact Finalist [40][41]
Steve Cavanagh The Devil's Advocate Finalist [40][41]
S. A. Cosby Razorblade Tears Finalist [40][41]
Laura Lippman Dream Girl Finalist [40][41]
2023 John Brownlow Agent Seventeen Winner [42]
Linwood Barclay Take Your Breath Away Finalist [43]
M. W. Craven The Botanist Finalist
Robert Galbraith The Ink Black Heart Finalist
Ava Glass The Chase Finalist
Alan Parks May God Forgive Finalist

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