CWA KAA Gold Dagger
1 appearances
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Edition 65 (2019) Winner
M. W. Craven
エム・ダブリュー・クレーヴン
M. W. Craven
Aliases:
Mike Craven / Mike W. Craven
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968 （Carlisle, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Carlisle (birthplace) → Newcastle upon Tyne (grew up) → Whitehaven (work) → Carlisle (current)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Probation officer, Army armourer, Social worker
- Active Years
- 2015-2025
- Nominations
- 2013 CWA Debut Dagger shortlist for Born in a Burial Gown, 2020 CWA Gold Dagger longlist for Black Summer, 2021 CWA Gold Dagger longlist for The Curator, 2023 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger shortlist for The Botanist
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CWA Gold Dagger | The Puppet Show | — | Crime Writers' Association | winner |
| 2022 | CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger | Dead Ground | — | Crime Writers' Association | winner |
| 2023 | Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award | The Botanist | — | Theakston Old Peculier | winner |
| 2025 | Capital Crime Fingerprint Award | The Mercy Chair | Overall Crime Novel of the Year | Capital Crime | winner |
CWA Gold Dagger
2019
Work:
The Puppet Show
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
winner
CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
2022
Work:
Dead Ground
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
winner
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award
2023
Work:
The Botanist
Organization:
Theakston Old Peculier
Result:
winner
Capital Crime Fingerprint Award
2025
Work:
The Mercy Chair
Category:
Overall Crime Novel of the Year
Organization:
Capital Crime
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Puppet Show
2018 Crime thrillerFirst in the Washington Poe series.
CrimeSerial killer
Black Summer
2019 Crime thrillerSecond in the Washington Poe series.
CrimeDark secrets
The Botanist
2022 Crime thrillerFifth in the Washington Poe series.
CrimeRevenge
Bibliography
- Born in a Burial Gown (2015)
- Body Breaker (2017)
- The Puppet Show (2018)
- Black Summer (2019)
- The Curator (2020)
- Dead Ground (2021)
- The Botanist (2022)
- The Mercy Chair (2024)
- Fearless (2023)
- Nobody's Hero (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Tense plottingEngaging characters
- Recurring Motifs
- Lake District settingsDetectives' backstories
Legacy
Acclaimed contemporary British crime writer with multiple CWA awards.
Trivia
- Joined the British Army at age 16 as an armourer for 10 years.
- Served 16 years in Cumbria Probation Service, rising to assistant chief executive.
- Lives in Carlisle with wife Joanne and Welsh Springer Spaniel, Bracken.