CWA KAA Gold Dagger
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (2010) Winner
Belinda Bauer
ベリンダ・バウアー
Berinda Bauer
Pen Names:
Jack Bowman（Used as pen name for the thriller novel High Rollers）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962 （Bromley, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- England (Bromley) → South Africa (10 years) → England (Devon) → Wales (Cardiff)
Career
- Occupations
- crime novelist, screenwriter, court reporter
- Active Years
- 2009-2025
- Nominations
- Man Booker Prize longlist (Snap)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | — | Journalism | — | — | United Kingdom |
Cardiff University
Journalism
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gold Dagger | Blacklands | — | Crime Writers' Association | Winner |
| 2013 | Dagger in the Library | — | — | Crime Writers' Association | Winner |
| 2014 | Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award | Rubbernecker | — | — | Winner |
| 2018 | Specsavers National Book Award | Snap | Crime/Thriller | — | Winner |
Gold Dagger
2010
Work:
Blacklands
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
Winner
Dagger in the Library
2013
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
Winner
Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award
2014
Work:
Rubbernecker
Result:
Winner
Specsavers National Book Award
2018
Work:
Snap
Category:
Crime/Thriller
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Dagger in the Library
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2013) Winner
Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
Blacklands
2009 Crime fictionDebut novel. First in a trilogy set around Exmoor.
crimefamily secrets
Rubbernecker
2013 Crime fictionSet in Cardiff and Brecon.
anatomycrime
Snap
2018 Crime fictionUnusual crime novel longlisted for Man Booker Prize.
survivalfamily
Bibliography
- Blacklands (2009)
- Darkside (2011)
- Finders Keepers (2012)
- Rubbernecker (2013)
- The Facts of Life and Death (2014)
- The Shut Eye (2015)
- The Beautiful Dead (2016)
- Snap (2018)
- Exit (2021)
- The Impossible Thing (2025)
- High Rollers (2013, as Jack Bowman)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Storytelling within crime fiction genre
- Recurring Motifs
- Settings in Wales or rural Englandfamily and isolation
Legacy
Acclaimed crime novelist with multiple prestigious awards, including Man Booker longlist.
Trivia
- Debuted as novelist at age 45.
- Worked as screenwriter for seven years.