| 2025 | Highway Thirteen | The Story Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Short Story Collection | |
| 2025 | Highway 13 | Ned Kelly Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best Crime Fiction | |
| 2025 | Highway 13 | Miles Franklin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2025 | Highway 13 | Prime Minister's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Highway Thirteen | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2024 | Highway Thirteen | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Highway Thirteen: Stories | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2023 | The Sun Walks Down | Prime Minister's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | The Sun Walks Down | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2023 | The Sun Walks Down | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2023 | The Sun Walks Down | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | The Sun Walks Down | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | The Sun Walks Down | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction | |
| 2023 | The Sun Walks Down | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2017 | The High Places | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Literature | |
| 2017 | The High Places | Stella Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Writing | |
| 2014 | The Night Guest | Miles Franklin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Night Guest | Prime Minister's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Night Guest | Stella Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Writing | |
| 2013 | The Night Guest | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Night Guest | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |