Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Dagger Award | 2024 | Winner |
About This Book
Set in rural Pennsylvania in the early 1970s, this literary crime novel traces the aftermath of a tragedy that fractures a family, examining the silences and secrets that shape a generation.
About the Author
Una Mannion is an Irish-American author whose debut novel Tell Me What I Am won the CWA Gold Dagger in 2024. Born and raised in County Mayo, Ireland, Mannion spent part of her childhood in the United States, an experience that informs her fiction's dual perspective on Irish and American identity. Tell Me What I Am is a literary crime novel set in rural Pennsylvania in the early 1970s, exploring a tragedy that fractures a family and its long aftermath. Read more →
