Dagger in the Library
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Edition 18 (2014) Winner
Sharon Bolton
シャロン・ジェイ・ボルトン
Sharon J. Bolton
Aliases:
S. J. Bolton
Pen Names:
S. J. Bolton（Pen name used for early publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- author, mystery fiction author
- Active Years
- 2008-2023
- Nominations
- Gold Dagger shortlist (Blood Harvest)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mary Higgins Clark Award | Awakening | — | Simon & Schuster | won |
| 2014 | Dagger in the Library | body of work | — | Crime Writers' Association | won |
Mary Higgins Clark Award
2010
Work:
Awakening
Organization:
Simon & Schuster
Result:
won
Dagger in the Library
2014
Work:
body of work
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Awakening
2009 Mystery fictionA mystery novel featuring psychological horror.
psychological terrorisolation
Now You See Me
2011 Police proceduralFirst in the Lacey Flint series about a female detective constable in London's Metropolitan Police.
serial killingsJack the Ripper
Blood Harvest
2010 Mystery fictionA story of eerie events in a rural town.
supernatural fearvillage secrets
The Craftsman
2018 ThrillerFirst in The Craftsman trilogy. A past murder case resurfaces.
past crimesfamily secrets
Bibliography
- Sacrifice
- Awakening
- Blood Harvest
- Little Black Lies
- Daisy in Chains
- Dead Woman Walking
- Now You See Me
- Dead Scared
- Like This, for Ever
- A Dark and Twisted Tide
- The Dark
- If Snow Hadn't Fallen
- Here Be Dragons
- The Craftsman
- The Buried
- Alive
- The Split
- The Pact
- The Fake Wife
Adaptations
- Sacrifice adapted into a motion picture in 2016.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- tense prosedetailed psychological insightfast-paced plotting
- Recurring Motifs
- serial killersburied pastsisolated protagonists
Legacy
Prominent British mystery author known for the Lacey Flint series and psychological thrillers. Winner of Mary Higgins Clark Award and CWA Dagger in the Library.
In Popular Culture
- The Craftsman trilogy optioned for television.
Trivia
- Initially published under the name S. J. Bolton.
- The Lacey Flint series consists of five novels and two novellas.
- The Craftsman trilogy has been optioned for a TV series.