Diamond Dagger
The Diamond Dagger has been awarded by The Crime Writers' Association since 1986. Sponsored by the jewellery firm Cartier, it is sometimes referred to as the Cartier Diamond Dagger. The Diamond Dagger is a lifetime achievement award for authors who have made a significant contribution to crime fiction published in English.
| Year | Author | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Herron, Mick | |
| 2024 | La Plante, Lynda | Shared prize |
| 2024 | Burke, James Lee | Shared prize |
| 2023 | Mosley, Walter | |
| 2022 | Sansom, C.J. | |
| 2021 | Cole, Martina | |
| 2020 | Edwards, Martin | |
| 2019 | Goddard, Robert | |
| 2018 | Connelly, Michael | |
| 2017 | Cleeves, Ann | |
| 2016 | James, Peter | |
| 2015 | Aird, Catherine | |
| 2014 | Brett, Simon | |
| 2013 | Child, Lee | |
| 2012 | Forsyth, Frederick | |
| 2011 | Davis, Lindsey | |
| 2010 | McDermid, Val | |
| 2009 | Taylor, Andrew | |
| 2008 | Grafton, Sue | |
| 2007 | Harvey, John | |
| 2006 | Leonard, Elmore | |
| 2005 | Rankin, Ian | |
| 2004 | Block, Lawrence | |
| 2003 | Barnard, Robert | |
| 2002 | Paretsky, Sara | |
| 2001 | Davidson, Lionel | |
| 2000 | Lovesey, Peter | |
| 1999 | Yorke, Margaret | |
| 1998 | McBain, Ed | |
| 1997 | Dexter, Colin | |
| 1996 | Keating, H.R.F. | |
| 1995 | Hill, Reginald | |
| 1994 | Gilbert, Michael | |
| 1993 | Peters, Ellis | |
| 1992 | Charteris, Leslie | |
| 1991 | Rendell, Ruth | |
| 1990 | Symons, Julian | |
| 1989 | Francis, Dick | |
| 1988 | Le Carré, John | |
| 1987 | James, P.D. | |
| 1986 | Ambler, Eric |