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Author record · 2007 to 2024

James Lee Burke: Awards and Best-of Lists

James Lee Burke has won 1 award, the Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2024) for Flags on the Bayou, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 6 longlist or nominee places, and 8 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2024Flags on the BayouEdgar Allan Poe Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Novel
2023Flags on the BayouPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Mystery
2020A Private CathedralThe Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books of the Year
2015House of the Rising SunPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Mystery
2014Wayfaring StrangerDashiell Hammett Prize source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Hammett Prize
2014Wayfaring StrangerGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Historical Fiction
2013Light of the WorldKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2012Creole BellePublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Mystery
2011The Glass RainbowMacavity Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Mystery Novel
2011Feast Day of FoolsDashiell Hammett Prize source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Hammett Prize
2011Feast Day of FoolsAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 100
2010Rain GodsCWA Daggers source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Gold Dagger
2010The Glass RainbowKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2008The Tin Roof BlowdownBritish Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Crime Thriller of the Year
2008The Tin Roof BlowdownCWA Daggers source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Gold Dagger
2008The Tin Roof BlowdownAnthony Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Novel
2007Pegasus DescendingCWA Daggers source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Gold Dagger
2007The Tin Roof BlowdownPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction

Books

  1. The Tin Roof Blowdown4 sources · 2007 to 2008
  2. Feast Day of Fools2 sources · 2011
  3. Flags on the Bayou2 sources · 2023 to 2024
  4. The Glass Rainbow2 sources · 2010 to 2011
  5. Wayfaring Stranger2 sources · 2014
  6. A Private Cathedral1 source · 2020
  7. Creole Belle1 source · 2012
  8. House of the Rising Sun1 source · 2015
  9. Light of the World1 source · 2013
  10. Pegasus Descending1 source · 2007
  11. Rain Gods1 source · 2010