Davis, a former civil servant in the UK, is quoted as saying: “When I heard about this I had just been awarded the Premio Colosseo, from the City of Rome, ‘for enhancing the image of Rome in the world’ so I was already reeling. The Diamond Dagger is the ultimate accolade for a crime author, because it is given by fellow writers and is not just for one book but your work as a whole over the years. I am absolutely delighted and honored to receive the Cartier award.”
The Diamond Dagger will be given to Davis by Cartier UK’s executive chairman, Arnaud Bamberger, at a yet-to-be-determined date.
Previous Diamond Dagger recipients include Val McDermid, Andrew Taylor, Sue Grafton, John Harvey, and Elmore Leonard.
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Meanwhile, nominations have been announced for the 2011 Dilys Award, “given annually since 1992 by IMBA [Independent Mystery Booksellers Association] to the mystery titles of the year which the member booksellers have most enjoyed selling.” The contenders are:• Love Songs from a Shallow Grave, by Colin Cotterill (Soho Crime)
• The Lock Artist, by Steve Hamilton (Minotaur Books)
• Moonlight Mile, by Dennis Lehane (William Morrow)
• Bury Your Dead, by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books)
• Once a Spy, by Keith Thomson (Doubleday)
• Savages, by Don Winslow (Simon & Schuster)
A pronouncement of the Dilys winner will be made during the Left Coast Crime convention in Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 24-27.
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just finished reading The Trinity Six by Charles Cumming.I couldn't put it down. For me to not eat lunch or dinner that is a high compliment.
Spy books have some detail. He carefully described each character plus adding so much history, intrigue and engaging plots. His writes about many different plots but has a way to explain them again and again without confusing the reader. The research was right on. I didn't want it to end. This is my first time to read a book of his but he'll replace James Patterson for me in a hearbeat. Best book all Fall. loved it.....Pam Bufford
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