Honors & Awards



1993
Granta List of 20 Best Young British Novelists
1993
Prix du Roman d'Aventures (French prize for mystery literature)
March Violets
1994
Le Masque de L'annee (Editions du Masque Book of the Year)
Dead Meat

1995
Deutscher Krimi Preis First Place International Category
A Philosophical Investigation

1995
Literary Review Bad Sex Award for Fiction
Gridiron

1997
Deutscher Krimi Preis First Place International Category
Gridiron

2004
New York Times Children's Best Sellers List
The Akhenaten Adventure

2005
Nominated for Quill Award: Best Children's Chapter Books
The Akhenaten Adventure

2009
Le Point Prix du Polar Europeen (Le Point Prize)
If the Dead Rise Not
2009
Crime Writers' Association's Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award
If the Dead Rise Not
2009
Premio Internacional de Novela Negro RBA
If the Dead Rise Not
2010
Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel
If the Dead Rise Not
2011
Nominated by Private Eye Writers of America for Shamus Award
If the Dead Rise Not
2011
New York Times Best Sellers extended list
Field Gray
2011
CRIMEFEST's eDUNNIT award for best crime fiction ebook
Field Gray
2012
Geek.com Award for Best Book of the Year 2011
Field Gray
2012
Nominated for Edgar Award for Best Novel 2011
Field Gray
2012
Nominated by Bloody Scotland for Crime Book of the Year
Prague Fatale
2012
Kirkus Reviews: One of Ten Best Crime Novels of 2012
Prague Fatale
2013
Nominated for Pulp Ark Convention's Best Pulp Fiction Novel
Prague Fatale
2013
New York Times Best Sellers list
A Man Without Breath
2014
Palle Rosencrantz Prize from Det Danske Kriminalakademi
A Man Without Breath
2015
New York Times Best Sellers list
The Lady From Zagreb
2016
Winner 2015 IBBY-Greece Award
The Winter Horses
2018
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature