Awards

AWARD YEAR TITLE AUTHOR STATUS DETAILS
Alice B Award for Sustained Achievement  2008 "body of work" Minette Walters winner  
Anthony Award for Best Novel (USA) 1995 Crack Down Val McDermid shortlisted  
  2001 A Place of Execution Val McDermid winner  
Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original (USA) 1999 A Little Death  Laura Wilson shortlisted   
Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel (USA) 2000 A Place of Execution Val McDermid winner  
  2004 The Distant Echo Val McDermid winner  
  2005 Tokyo Mo Hayder shortlisted  
  2005 First Drop Zoë Sharp shortlisted   
  2007 Pig Island Mo Hayder shortlisted  
  2009 Ritual Mo Hayder shortlisted  
Barry Award for Best Mystery Short Story (USA) 2003 Rogue’s Gallery Robert Barnard winner  
Best Book of 2008 by Publisher’s Weekly 2008 The Ritual Mo Hayder winner  
Bouchercon XIX for Best Short Story  1987 Breakfast Television Robert Barnard winner  
British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year  2008 The Grave Tattoo Val McDermid shortlisted   
Carnegie Gold Medal 1937 The Family From One End Street Eve Garnett winner  
Cheshire Prize for Literature 2012 Udumbara in Lytham St Anne’s Sarah Hilary winner  
Crime Reader's Assosciation 'Dagger in the Library Award' 2012 "body of work" Belinda Bauer longlisted  
CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger  2003 "body of work" Robert Barnard winner  
  2010 "body of work" Val McDermid winner  
CWA Dagger in the Library 2008 "body of work" Chris Simms shortlisted   
  2010 "body of work" Mo Hayder shortlisted   
  2010 "body of work" Chris Simms shortlisted   
  2011 "body of work" Mo Hayder winner  
  2012 "body of work" Belinda Bauer shortlisted  
CWA Debut Dagger 2000 Demon of the Air Simon Levack winner  
  2008 Western Fringes Amer Anwar winner  
  2008 Absolution Caro Ramsay shortlisted   
  2011 What Hidden Lies Michele Rowe winner  
CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger  1999 A Little Death Laura Wilson shortlisted   
  2004 The Lover  Laura Wilson shortlisted   
  2008 Stratton’s War Laura Wilson winner  
  2009 An Empty Death Laura Wilson shortlisted   
  2012 A Willing Victim Laura Wilson shortlisted  
CWA Gold Dagger 2012 Vengeance in Mind
N.J. Cooper longlisted  
CWA Gold Dagger (Duncan Lawrie) 2006 A Thousand Lies Laura Wilson shortlisted  
CWA Gold Dagger (Macallan)  1994 The Scold’s Bridle Minette Walters winner  
  1994 Crack Down Val McDermid shortlisted   
  1995 The Mermaids Singing Val McDermid winner  
  1995 The Dark Room Minette Walters shortlisted   
  1999 A Place of Execution Val McDermid shortlisted  
  2001 Acid Row Minette Walters shortlisted   
  2003 Fox Evil Minette Walters winner  
  2004 The Lover  Laura Wilson shortlisted   
  2004 Tokyo Mo Hayder shortlisted   
  2004 The Torment of Others Val McDermid shortlisted   
  2004 The Torment of Others Val McDermid shortlisted   
CWA Gold Dagger ITV3 Specsavers Crime Award for Best Actress  2009 A Place of Execution Val McDermid winner Juliet Stephenson
CWA Gold Dagger ITV3 Specsavers Crime Award for Best Crime Novel 2010 Blacklands Belinda Bauer winner  
CWA Gold Dagger ITV3 Specsavers Crime Award International Crime Writer Hall of Fame 2009 "body of work" Val McDermid winner  
CWA John Creasey Dagger  (Best Debut Crime Novel) 1985 The Latimer Mercy Robert Richardson winner  
  1992 The Ice House Minette Walters winner  
  2005 Running Hot Dreda Say Mitchell winner  
CWA Short Story Dagger (Macallan)  1994 The Writing On the Wall and Other Stories Val McDermid shortlisted  
  2006 Sin of Scarlet Robert Barnard winner  
  2008 Provenance Robert Barnard shortlisted  
  2009 Served Cold Zoë Sharp shortlisted   
  2009 Mother’s Milk Chris Simms shortlisted   
CWA Steel Dagger (Ian Fleming) 2004 Tokyo Mo Hayder shortlisted   
  2003 Nightspinners Lucretia Grindle shortlisted   
  2006 The Mercy Seat Martyn Waites shortlisted   
  2006 Pig Island Mo Hayder shortlisted   
  2008 The Ritual Mo Hayder shortlisted   
  2010 Gone Mo Hayder shortlisted   
Dilys Award (USA) 2001 A Place of Execution Val McDermid winner  
Edgar Allan Poe Award (Best Critical Work) (USA)  2000 A Suitable Job for a Woman Val McDermid shortlisted   
Edgar Allan Poe Award (Best Novel) (USA) 1960 The Hours Before Dawn Celia Fremlin winner  
  1993 The Sculptress Minette Walters winner  
  1999 A Likeness in Stone Julia Wallis Martin shortlisted   
  2001 A Place of Execution Val McDermid shortlisted   
  2012 Gone Mo Hayder winner  
Edgar Allan Poe Award (Best Screenplay) (USA) 2010 A Place of Execution Val McDermid winner Patrick Harbinson
Edgar Allan Poe Award (Best Paperback Original) (USA) 2011 Ten Little Herrings L.C. Tyler  nominated  
Elle Magazine Crime Fiction Prize (France) 2001 Acid Row Minette Walters shortlisted   
  2004 Tokyo Mo Hayder winner  
Ellery Queen Readers’ Award for Best Story (USA)  1987 The Woman in the Wardrobe Robert Barnard winner  
GLBTQ Saints and Sinners Hall of Fame  2004 "body of work" Val McDermid winner  
Golden Handcuffs award from British Libraries 1994 "body of work" Robert Barnard winner  
Grand Prix des Romans d’Adventure (France)  1998 Star Struck Val McDermid winner  
Great Scot Awards 2012 body of work Val McDermid nominated  
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2010 After River Donna Milner longlisted  
Lambda Literary Award for Fiction  2001 Booked for Murder Val McDermid shortlisted   
Lichfield Prize  1999 Big Fibs Little Fibs Joanne Simms shortlisted   
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/ Thrillers 2001 A Place of Execution Val McDermid winner  
  2009 A Darker Domain Val McDermid shortlisted  
Macavity Award (Best Novel) (USA) 1994 The Sculptress Minette Walters winner  
  2001 A Place of Execution Val McDermid winner  
Mail on Sunday Novel Competition  1999 Big Fibs Little Fibs Joanne Simms winner  
Man Asian Literary Prize 2013 Garden of Evening Mists Tan Twan Eng
Shortlisted  
Man Booker Prize  2007 Gift of Rain Tan Twan Eng longlisted  
  2012 Garden of Evening Mists Tan Twan Eng Shortlisted  
MPH - Alliance Short Story Competition  2009 Some Things Will Remain Tan Twan Eng winner  
Mystery and Thriller Book Club People’s Choice Award 2004 The Torment of Others Val McDermid shortlisted   
Nero Wolfe Award  1992 A Scandal in Belgravia Robert Barnard winner  
New York Times Notable Book of the Year Award  2000 A Place of Execution Val McDermid winner  
Ngaio Marsh Award 2010 Containment Vanda Symon

shortilsted

 

 

 
  2011 Blood Men Paul Cleave winner  
  2012 Bound
Vanda Symon finalist  
  2012 Collecting Cooper
Paul Cleave finalist  
Pelle Rosencrantz Prize (Denmark)  2000 The Shape of Snakes Minette Walters winner  
PG Wodehouse Prize  1989 In the Red Mark Tavener nominated  
Portico Prize  2006 The Grave Tattoo Val McDermid winner  
  2012 The Retribution Val McDermid shortlisted  
Prix du Polar Européen du Pont (France)  2005 The Lover  Laura Wilson winner  
Prix SNCF du Polar Européen du Pont (France)  2005 Tokyo Mo Hayder winner  
Quick Reads Learners’ Favourite Award 2006 Chickenfeed Minette Walters winner  
Richard and Judy Book Club Picks 2013 After the Fall
Charity Norman Selected  
  2012 Tideline Penny Hancock
Selected  
Scotland Magazine Icon of Scotland  2004 "body of work" Val McDermid winner  
Sherlock Award for Best Crime Novel  2004 The Distant Echo Val McDermid winner  
Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club 2013 Rubbernecker Belinda Bauer    
         
2012 Tideline Penny Hancock    
Spoken Word Publishing Association Awards (Best Crime Novel) 2004 The Distant Echo Val McDermid winner  
Stonewall Writer of the Year 2008 Beneath The Bleeding Val McDermid winner  
Svenska Deckarakademiens Prize (Sweden) 2001 A Place of Execution Val McDermid shortlisted   
Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the year 2005 Disordered Minds Minette Walters shortlisted   
  2005 The Distant Echo Val McDermid shortlisted   
  2006 The Torment of Others Val McDermid winner  
  2009 Ritual Mo Hayder shortlisted   
  2009 Beneath The Bleeding Val McDermid shortlisted  
  2009 Savage Moon Chris Simms shortlisted  
  2013 Finders Keepers Belinda Bauer longlisted  
WH Smith People's Choice Award for Travel Writing 2004 Its Not About the Tapas Polly Evans shortlisted   
WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award 1998 The Wire in the Blood Val McDermid shortlisted   
  2001 Killing the Shadows Val McDermid shortlisted   
  2002 The Treatment Mo Hayder winner  
World Gold Medal for Drama at the New York Television Festival 2006 The Wire in the Blood Val McDermid winner  
World One-Day Novel Cup  1994 The Resurrection of the Body Maggie Hamand winner  

 

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