Crime king Mick Herron lands top honour | UK | News

Slow Horses creator Mick Herron has been honoured with the highest accolade in crime writing – the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger.
The prestigious award recognises authors whose careers have been marked by sustained excellence, and who have made a significant contribution to the genre.
Newcastle-born Herron, 61, who lives and works in Oxford, said: “I’ve spent the best part of my life – not the majority of it; just the best part – in the crime writers’ community,…