A crime fiction prize, hosted by Crime Writers of Iceland. The novel that receives the prize becomes the Icelandic nomination for the Glass Key, an award given annually to a crime novel from one of the Nordic countries – Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway.
At first, every Icelandic crime novel published each year was automatically nominated. In 2017 and every year from 2022, five crime novels were specifically nominated.
2025
Stefán Máni: Dauðinn einn var vitni (Death Alone was a Witness)
Tilnefndar
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir: Kvöldið sem hún hvarf (The Night she Disappeaed)
Óskar Guðmundsson: Brúðumeistarinn (The Puppet Master)
Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir: Týndur (Lost)
Steindór Ívarsson: Völundur
2024
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir: Heim fyrir myrkur (Home Before Dark)
Nominations
Arnaldur Indriðason: Sæluríkið (State of Misery)
Skúli Sigurðsson: Maðurinn frá São Paulo (The Man from São Paulo)
Stefán Máni: Borg hinna dauðu (City of the Dead)
Steindór Ívarsson: Blóðmeri (A blood mare)
2023
Skúli Sigurðsson: Stóri Bróðir (Big Brother)
Nominations
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir: Strákar sem meiða (Boys who Hurt)
Lilja Sigurðardóttir: Drepsvart hraun (Dark as Night)
Ragnar Jónasson og Katrín Jakobsdóttir: Reykjavík
Stefán Máni:Hungur (Hunger)
2022
Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir: Farangur (Luggage)
Nominations
Lilja Sigurðardóttir: Náhvít jörð (White as Snow)
Stefán Máni: Horfnar (Dust in the Wind)
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir: Lok, lok og læs (I See You)
Þórarinn Leifsson: Út að drepa túrista (Killing Tourists)
2021
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir: Bráðin (The Prey)
2020
Sólveig Pálsdóttir: Fjötrar (Shackles)
2019
Lilja Sigurðardóttir: Svik (Betrayal)
2018
Lilja Sigurðardóttir: Búrið (The Cage)
2017
Arnaldur Indriðason: Petsamo
Nominations
Jónína Leósdóttir: Konan í blokkinni (The Lady in the High Rise)
Lilja Sigurðardóttir: Netið (The Net)
Ragnar Jónasson: Drungi (Gloom)
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir: Aflausn (Absolution)
2016
Óskar Guðmundsson: Hilma
2015
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir: DNA
2014
Stefán Máni: Grimmd (Cruelty)
2013
Stefán Máni: Húsið (The House)
2012
Sigurjón Pálsson: Klækir (Tricks)
2011
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir: Ég man þig (I Remember You)
2010
Helgi Ingólfsson: Þegar kóngur kom (When the King Arrived)
2009
Ævar Örn Jósepsson: Land tækifæranna (The Land of Opportunity)
2008
Arnaldur Indriðason: Harðskafi (Hypothermia)
2007
Stefán Máni: Skipið (The Ship)