Our judges on the Dagger in the Library award have been hard at work producing a long list from authors nominated by libraries and book groups round the country. The award is for a sustained body of work, rather than an individual book. The short list will be announced at Crimefest in May.

Dagger in the Library Longlist 2012

Belinda Bauer
Simon Beckett
S.J. Bolton
Frances Brody
Gordon Ferris
Elena Forbes
Nicci French
Elly Griffiths
John Harvey
Susan Hill
Shona MacLean
Peter May
Steve Mosby
Imogen Robertson
M. J. Trow

Congratulations to all the authors.