Walter Mosley has been awarded the Crime Writers' AssociationA networking society for some 400 British crime writers (widely defined) and links to their sites. Membership for published writers only, but award a Debut Dagger for the best unpublished crime novel. Some articles from their magazine Red Herrings are posted on the site and there are links to many individual crime writers' websites. (CWA) Diamond Dagger award for 2023.
US-based Moseley is the author of over 60 books which have been translated into 25 languages. Several have been adapted for screen, including his debut, Devil in a Blue Dress (Serpent's Tail), which stars Denzel Washington.
He joins a host of writers who have been recognised with the accolade, including Ruth Rendell, Lee Child, Ann Cleeves, Ian Rankin, PD James, Colin Dexter, Reginald Hill, Peter Lovesey and John Le Carré.
