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Blacklands wins the CWA Gold Dagger 2010

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Posted by Belinda Bauer on January 13, 2011 at 10:24 am

BLACKLANDS has won the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of 2010.

The winner was announced at the CWA Award Ceremony on Friday 8th October 2010. With this award Belinda joins an elite list that includes Minette Walters, Ian Rankin and Val McDermid. She is also the first author since 1973 to win a Gold Dagger with a debut novel.

On being presented with the Dagger, Belinda said: “It was a thrill just to be shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for my first novel, let alone to win. Blacklands is a small, simple book and I’m still stunned and delighted that it seems to have struck a chord with so many people.”

Find out more on the CWA website

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I just finished Darkside and now plan to re-read Blacklands. You manage to combine laugh-out-loud funny with suspense and heartbreak, and Darkside’s ending made me gasp. Can’t wait to read Finders Keepers.

Posted on May 14th, 2012 at 6:44 pm by Lynn Winston

top of my list of british Crime writers I have just finished Finders Keepers I loved it .You just get better. Ihave put you to the

Posted on February 19th, 2012 at 1:51 pm by myrtle campbell

have just finished dark side.Was glued to it,and was astounded at the ending. Cant wait to read finders keepers.

Posted on January 26th, 2012 at 8:43 pm by ina baxter

I love your books,Darkside,Blacklands,wonderful reading,exciting,page turning.I have just finished Finders Keepers.Wow what a follow up.As for the ending you have really got me hooked. I DO HOPE THERE IS A FOLLOW UP

Posted on January 16th, 2012 at 8:20 pm by Edna Fuge

Belinda you describe everything so well that I could picture being right there where your story took place. You are just brilliant. Keep writing! Love Debby

Posted on January 1st, 2012 at 3:29 pm by Debby Esselen Gordon

Have SO much enjoyed reading Blacklands, and am now reading Darkside…Really enjoy the writing style of Belinda Bauer!

Posted on May 21st, 2011 at 3:41 am by Mary

I just finished Dark Side, and I couldn’t put it down. I really love how she makes the characters so believable, and the description of the town was excellent, I could picture everything so vividly. I just ordered Blacklands, and can’t wait to read it! I’m hooked, and as I read by favorite author, I have added another to my list.

Posted on May 19th, 2011 at 4:44 pm by Donna McClintock