We are thrilled at the announcement that Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström’s Three Seconds has won the CWA International Dagger.

The announcement was made at the CWA Awards Ceremony during the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate. The judges praised the book, saying: “The Swedish duo’s usual maverick cop takes a back seat to a riveting exploration of a deniable operation involving an undercover agent deep inside a criminal organisation. Their new character, doomed to betrayal by political manoeuvring, fights for his life with great intelligence and courage.”

The novel was translated from the Swedish by Kari Dickson.

We are currently giving away a free first chapter, over at the Three Seconds website, which can be read instantly as a PDF or on your Kindle.