Author record · 2006 to 2025
Ian Rankin: Awards and Best-of Lists
Ian Rankin has won 2 awards, including the British Book Awards (2007) for The Naming of the Dead, with 4 shortlist or finalist places, 8 longlist or nominee places, and 12 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with William McIlvanney
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Midnight and Blue | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2024 | Midnight and Blue | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2023 | A Heart Full of Headstones | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2022 | The Dark Remains | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Crime & Thriller Book of the Year | |
| 2022 | A Heart Full of Headstones | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2022 | A Heart Full of Headstones | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime fiction | |
| 2022 | A Heart Full of Headstones | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | A Song for the Dark Times | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Crime & Thriller Book of the Year | |
| 2020 | A Song for the Dark Times | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime | |
| 2019 | In a House of Lies | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Crime & Thriller Book of the Year | |
| 2018 | In a House of Lies | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime | |
| 2016 | Rather Be the Devil | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2015 | Saints of the Shadow Bible | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Novel | |
| 2015 | Even Dogs in the Wild | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2014 | Standing in Another Man’s Grave | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Standing in Another Man's Grave | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2014 | Standing in Another Man's Grave | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2014 | Standing in Another Man's Grave | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Novel | |
| 2012 | Standing in Another Man's Grave | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2011 | The Impossible Dead | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Crime Thriller of the Year | |
| 2011 | The Complaints | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Exit Music | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Exit Music | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Crime Thriller of the Year | |
| 2007 | The Naming of the Dead | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Crime Thriller of the Year | |
| 2007 | Exit Music | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Naming of the Dead | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction |
Books
- Standing in Another Man’s Grave5 sources · 2012 to 2014
- A Heart Full of Headstones4 sources · 2022 to 2023
- Exit Music3 sources · 2007 to 2009
- A Song for the Dark Times2 sources · 2020 to 2021
- In a House of Lies2 sources · 2018 to 2019
- Midnight and Blue2 sources · 2024 to 2025
- The Naming of the Dead2 sources · 2006 to 2007
- Even Dogs in the Wild1 source · 2015
- Rather Be the Devil1 source · 2016
- Saints of the Shadow Bible1 source · 2015
- The Complaints1 source · 2011
- The Dark Remains1 source · 2022
- The Impossible Dead1 source · 2011