The CWA John Creasey Memorial Dagger 2003

William Landay wins with Mission Flats

The John Creasey Memorial Dagger is the UK's leading literary award for first time novelists writing crime fiction. It is sponsored by BBC Audio. The 2003 winner, who receives the Dagger and £1000, is William Landay for Mission Flats, published by Bantam. The announcement was made at the CWA 50th Jubilee Dagger Awards Lunch in London on Thursday 13 November.

The other shortlisted titles were:

Rod Duncan - Backlash - Pocketbooks
CJ Sansom - Dissolution - Macmillan