Cartier Diamond Dagger

The Cartier Diamond Dagger is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain to authors who have made an outstanding lifetime's contribution to the genre. The 2011 winner is Lindsey Davis.

Winners

1986 - Eric Ambler
1987 - P. D. James
1988 - John le Carré
1989 - Dick Francis
1990 - Julian Symons
1991 - Ruth Rendell
1992 - Leslie Charteris
1993 - Ellis Peters
1994 - Michael Gilbert
1995 - Reginald Hill
1996 - H.R.F. Keating
1997 - Colin Dexter
1998 - Ed McBain
1999 - Margaret Yorke
2000 - Peter Lovesey
2001 - Lionel Davidson
2002 - Sara Paretsky
2003 - Robert Barnard
2004 - Lawrence Block
2005 - Ian Rankin
2006 - Elmore Leonard
2007 - John Harvey
2008 - Sue Grafton
2009 - Andrew Taylor
2010 - Val McDermid
2011 - Lindsey Davis^[1]

References

^ Allen, Katie (25 January 2011). "Davis to be awarded Cartier Diamond Dagger Award". The Bookseller. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/davis-be-awarded-cartier-diamond-dagger-award.html. Retrieved 26 January 2011.