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Ngaio Marsh was the first writer to receive more than one nomination. •
Ross Macdonald was the first writer to receive two consecutive nominations •
Peter Dickinson is the first writer to receive two Gold Daggers. He and
Ruth Rendell are the only ones to win in this category two years in a row. •
Joan Fleming is the first female to win two awards. •
Anthony Price is the first writer to win both the Gold and Silver Daggers. •
P.D. James and
Peter Lovesey win a record three Silver Daggers. James also won the most Silver Daggers as the author who never won a Gold Dagger. •
Colin Dexter is the only writer to win both two Silver and two Gold Daggers. • Ruth Rendell has won the Gold Dagger a record four times. She is also the only one to win the award under different names. •
Mick Herron have the most nominations with 6. • Mick Herron has the most consecutive nominations (3). •
Abir Mukherjee has the most nominations without a win (4). ==References==