Author record · 2006 to 2025
Adrian McKinty: Awards and Best-of Lists
Adrian McKinty has won 9 awards, including the Ned Kelly Awards (2014) for In the Morning I'll Be Gone, with 4 shortlist or finalist places, 6 longlist or nominee places, and 7 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hang On St. Christopher | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime Fiction | |
| 2024 | The Detective Up Late | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery or Crime Novel | |
| 2022 | The Island | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Genre Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Chain | Thriller Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Hardcover Novel | |
| 2020 | The Chain | Ned Kelly Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best International Crime Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Chain | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2020 | The Chain | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Thriller | |
| 2019 | The Chain | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2019 | The Chain | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Genre Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Chain | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2019 | The Chain | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly | Thriller Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original Novel | |
| 2017 | Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly | Ned Kelly Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Crime Fiction | |
| 2017 | Rain Dogs | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2017 | Rain Dogs | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2017 | Rain Dogs | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2016 | Rain Dogs | Ned Kelly Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best Crime Fiction | |
| 2016 | Rain Dogs | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Ian Fleming Steel Dagger | |
| 2016 | Gun Street Girl | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2016 | Gun Street Girl | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2015 | Gun Street Girl | Ned Kelly Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best Crime Fiction | |
| 2014 | In the Morning I'll Be Gone | Ned Kelly Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Crime Fiction | |
| 2014 | I Hear the Sirens in the Street | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2013 | I Hear the Sirens in the Street | Ned Kelly Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best Crime Fiction | |
| 2009 | Fifty Grand | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Dead Yard | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction |
Books
- The Chain8 sources · 2019 to 2020
- Rain Dogs5 sources · 2016 to 2017
- Gun Street Girl3 sources · 2015 to 2016
- I Hear the Sirens in the Street2 sources · 2013 to 2014
- Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly2 sources · 2017 to 2018
- Fifty Grand1 source · 2009
- Hang On St. Christopher1 source · 2025
- In the Morning I'll Be Gone1 source · 2014
- The Dead Yard1 source · 2006
- The Detective Up Late1 source · 2024
- The Island1 source · 2022