Paul Burke introduces a special show dedicated to the CWA Dagger Awards Evening 4/7/24.
Victoria Selman and Imran Mahmood host the evening celebration of all things crime. Lisa Jewell delivers a thought provoking and challenging the key note speech, James Lee Burke and Lynda la Plante accept the life time achievement awards. CWA Chair Vaseem Khan talks about the power of story and all short listed authors and winners are announced.*

Full list of winners here: Daggers Award Winners

Paul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network, Punk Noir Magazine (fiction contribution). He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2024. His first book An Encyclopedia of Spy Fiction will be out in late 2025.

Music courtesy of Guy Hale KILLING ME SOFTLY - MIKE ZITO featuring Kid Anderson. GUY HALE

*Speeches and comments have been significantly edited for this show due to time constraints. The aim has been to keep the spirit of the event and value the contributions of guests, thank you.

Produced by Junkyard Dog
Crime Time


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