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Dagger Award

The GodmotherReview

The Godmother

By Hannelore Cayre and Stephanie Smee (Translator)

We Begin at the EndReview

We Begin at the End

By Chris Whitaker

Tall Oaks

Tall Oaks

By Chris Whitaker

Gorky ParkReview

Gorky Park

By Martin Cruz Smith

Other Paths to GloryReview

Other Paths to Glory

By Anthony Price

The Labyrinth Makers

The Labyrinth Makers

By Anthony Price

The Great SwindleReview

The Great Swindle

By Pierre Lemaitre and Frank Wynne (Translator)

Dead LionsReview

Dead Lions

By Mick Herron

Wash This Blood Clean From My HandReview

Wash This Blood Clean From My Hand

By Fred Vargas and Sian Reynolds (Translator)

Lorraine ConnectionReview

Lorraine Connection

By Dominique Manotti, Amanda Hopkinson (Translator) and Ros Schwartz (Translator)

The SeekerReview

The Seeker

By S.G. MacLean

Destroying Angel

Destroying Angel

By S.G. MacLean

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