Carlisle based crime fiction author Mike Craven pictured in Dalston. Mike's latest book The Curator features Dalston as a location for part of the story
The 2021 Crime Writers' Association (CWA) Dagger awards longlists have been revealed (see below for full listings) with J K Rowling, Ian Rankin, John Banville and Stuart Turton among the authors chosen.
For the Gold Dagger, which is awarded for the crime novel of the year, 2019 winner M W Craven, returns with The Curator (Constable).
Mike Craven from Carlisle is no stranger to being longlisted.
This is latest in the Washing Poe series to be included in the longlist.