title: Blóðdropinn
text: # Blóðdropinn
  
  Blóðdropinn (Drop of Blood) is an annual Icelandic literary award for the best crime novel of the previous year, which has been awarded since 2007. The author of the winning novel becomes Iceland's candidate for the Glass Key award.
  
  ## Winners
  
  | Year | Author | Original title | English title |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2019 | Lilja Sigurðardóttir | Svik JPV (Forlagið), Reykjavík 2018 | |
  | 2018 | Lilja Sigurðardóttir | Búrið JPV útgáfa, Reykjavík 2016 | Cage |
  | 2017 | Arnaldur Indriðason | Petsamo Vaka-Helgafell, Reykjavík 2016 | |
  | 2016 | Óskar Guðmundsson | Hilma Draumsýn, Reykjavík 2015 | |
  | 2015 | Yrsa Sigurðardóttir | DNA Veröld, Reykjavík 2014 | The Legacy |
  | 2014 | Stefán Máni | Grimmd JPV, Reykjavík 2013 | Cruelty |
  | 2013 | Stefán Máni | Húsið JPV, Reykjavík 2012 | The House |
  | 2012 | Sigurjón Pálsson | Klækir Sigurjón Pálsson, Reykjavík 2011 | Monkey business |
  | 2011 | Yrsa Sigurðardóttir | Ég man þig Veröld, Reykjavík 2010 | I Remember You Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2012 |
  | 2010 | Helgi Ingólfsson | Þegar kóngur kom Ormstunga, Reykjavík 2009 | When the King Came |
  | 2009 | Ævar Örn Jósepsson | Land tækifæranna Uppheimar, Akranes 2008 | Land of Opportunities |
  | 2008 | Arnaldur Indriðason | Harðskafi JPV, Reykjavík 2007 | Hypothermia Harvell Seckler; London, 2009 |
  | 2007 | Stefán Máni | Skipið JPV, Reykjavík 2006 | The Ship Murdoch Books, Sydney 2012. |
  