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Crime writer Val McDermid has been named as the recipient of this year’s CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, which honours outstanding achievement in the field of crime writing.
The announcement was made by the Crime Writers’ Association in recognition of her work over more than 20 years. McDermid was presented with the Cartier Diamond Dagger at a champagne reception at a central London hotel last night (Thursday 6th May).
Margaret Murphy, then chair of the CWA, said: "The CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger award acknowledges the work of an author who has made an outstanding contribution to the genre. Val McDermid is a worthy winner whose work has entertained and thrilled millions of readers as well as many more who have enjoyed the TV adaptations her books have inspired."
Last year McDermid was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the ITV3 Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards, whose partners include the CWA. She has written 23 novels, and has recently switched publisher to Little, Brown.
Photo credit: Tim Griffiths for Cartier