| 2024 | Death at the Sign of the Rook: A Jackson Brodie Book | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Death at the Sign of the Rook | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2024 | Death at the Sign of the Rook | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Death at the Sign of the Rook | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2023 | Normal Rules Don’t Apply: Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |
| 2022 | Shrines of Gaiety | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2022 | Shrines of Gaiety | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2022 | Shrines of Gaiety | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Genre Fiction | |
| 2022 | Shrines of Gaiety | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | Shrines of Gaiety | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Shrines of Gaiety | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Shrines of Gaiety | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Shrines of Gaiety | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2020 | Transcription | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Transcription | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction Book of the Year | |
| 2019 | Transcription | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | Big Sky | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2018 | Transcription | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2018 | Transcription | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2018 | Transcription | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Transcription: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Transcription | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Transcription | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Transcription | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2017 | A God in Ruins | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | A God in Ruins | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | A God in Ruins | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2015 | A God in Ruins | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2015 | Life After Life | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A God in Ruins | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Historical Fiction | |
| 2015 | A God in Ruins | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | A God in Ruins | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | A God in Ruins | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | A God In Ruins: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | A God in Ruins | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A God in Ruins | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A God in Ruins | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A God in Ruins | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | A God in Ruins | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2014 | Life After Life | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2014 | Life after Life | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Historical Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life after Life | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · More of the Best | |
| 2013 | Life After Life | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2011 | Started Early, Took My Dog | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Mystery/Thriller | |
| 2011 | Started Early, Took My Dog | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best British Crime Novel | |
| 2011 | Started Early, Took My Dog | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Started Early, Took My Dog | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Mystery | |
| 2010 | When Will There Be Good News? | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | When Will There Be Good News? | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year | |
| 2009 | When Will There Be Good News? | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Crime Thriller of the Year | |
| 2009 | When Will There Be Good News? | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Gold Dagger | |
| 2008 | One Good Turn: A Jolly Murder Mystery | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | When Will There Be Good News? | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | When Will There Be Good News? | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | When Will There Be Good News? | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | When Will There Be Good News? | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2008 | When Will There Be Good News? | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | One Good Turn | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Crime Thriller of the Year | |
| 2006 | Case Histories | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | One Good Turn | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2006 | One Good Turn | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |