Peter James has been shortlisted for the Dagger in the Library Award 2015. The award, for an author's body of work, is sponsored by Penguin Random House's Dead Good Books, and the shortlist is based on votes at the Dead Good site.

There are 6 writers on the shortlist, including Mark Billingham, Ann Cleeves and Peter May.

The shortlist was decided by a panel of judges including previous winner Sharon Bolton, CWA Director Lucy Santos, and a group of UK librarians. The winner will be announced at the CWA Annual Awards dinner on 30 June.

Peter James’ 11th Roy Grace novel, YOU ARE DEAD was published on 21 May 2015, and went straight to number one in the Bestseller chart. The paperback of his short story volume A TWIST OF THE KNIFE was published on 4 June. The Roy Grace novels are translated into more than three dozen languages.

Peter James’ short story collection A TWIST OF THE KNIFE was published in paperback yesterday by Macmillan.

From a woman intent on bizarre revenge, to a restaurant critic with a morbid fear of the number thirteen; and from a man arranging a life-changing assignation, to a couple heading for a disaster-filled vacation, A TWIST OF THE KNIFE features 30 short stories that are sometimes funny, often haunting, but always shocking.

A TWIST OF THE KNIFE also features ‘Santa Drops In,’ the tale that inspired DEAD SIMPLE, the first novel in the bestselling Roy Grace series.

Peter James’ latest Roy Grace novel YOU ARE DEAD is currently No.1 in the bestseller chart. The Roy Grace novels are translated into more than three dozen languages.

Praise for Peter James

'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business.' -- Karin Slaughter

'Exceptional, knock-your-socks-off.' -- Washington Post