The Crime Writers Association New Blood Daggers longlist was announced on 15th April 2021 and I was over the moon that The Silence was included!

The CWA Daggers are the oldest awards in the crime genre and are considered synonymous with quality crime writing. The CWA Press release said: ‘The much-anticipated John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger highlights the best debut novels. Among the rising stars of 2021 is Susan Allott with her Australian-set debut The Silence, praised by the Wall Street Journal as ‘emotionally wrenching.’ The full press release is here:

https://thecwa.co.uk/news/cwa-dagger-...