Congratulations to British crime novelist Peter May for winning the British Crime Writers Association’s “The Dagger in the Library” award.
“I attended the strangest of award
ceremonies last week,” May wrote to his readers. “From the isolation of my
study in my home in France, I was part of a Zoom conference for the UK Crime
Writers' Association's Dagger Awards. Several hundred people from around the
world were in attendance, but instead of gathering with the great and good of
crime writing in tuxedo and black tie at one of London's classiest venues, I
was in my shorts, at my desk, accompanied by my wife Janice and my dog Daftie!”
May explained that the award recognizes the popularity of an author’s body of work with readers and users of libraries.
The judges committee is made up of librarians from across the UK.
“When master of ceremonies Barry Forshaw
announced the winner, he quoted Sue Wilkinson, the chair of the 2021 committee
who said: ‘Peter May infuses his books with a real sense of place,
whether it be China, France or the Hebrides. His books are tense,
atmospheric and complex but always utterly absorbing.’
“This is a very special prize to win as
it is for all my various books and series, and an endorsement from the readers,
users and keepers of the UK library system,” May said. “I know how important
libraries were to me from the very earliest of ages. Long may they continue to
provide a free and essential service to readers of young and old.”
I interviewed Peter May for my Washington Times On Crime column about his novel Lockdown.
You can read my column via the below
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