THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER

The Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for best thriller was introduced in 2002 and is sponsored by Ian Fleming (Glidrose) Publications Ltd to celebrate the best of contemporary thriller writing. The winning author is awarded £2000 and also receives a unique 'steel dagger', which is handcrafted and inspired by the weapon used by Special Forces during World War II. The judges are agents, authors, booksellers and reviewers.

For more information about the winning books listed below, click the appropriate year.

2010: A Loyal Spy (Hodder & Stoughton) - Simon Conway

2009: The Last Child (John Murray) - John Hart

2008: Child 44 (Simon & Schuster) - Tom Rob Smith

2007: Sharp Objects (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) - Gillian Flynn

2006: Mr Clarinet (Michael Joseph) - Nick Stone

2005: Brandenburg (Orion) - Henry Porter

2004: Garden of Beasts (Hodder & Stoughton) - Jeffery Deaver

2003: The Small Boat of Great Sorrows (Transworld Bantam) - Dan Fesperman

2002: The Sirius Crossing (Faber and Faber) - John Creed