Author record · 2007 to 2025
Ken Bruen: Awards and Best-of Lists
Ken Bruen has won 3 awards, including the Shamus Awards (2007) for The Dramatist, with 5 longlist or nominee places and 1 year-end list pick in our archive.
Also credited with Jason Starr, Reed Farrel Coleman
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Galway’s Edge | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime Fiction | |
| 2010 | Tower | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2010 | The Guards | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade | |
| 2010 | Tower | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2008 | Priest | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Novel | |
| 2008 | Slide | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2007 | Priest | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best British Crime Novel | |
| 2007 | The Dramatist | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best P.I. Hardcover | |
| 2007 | Bust | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel |
Books
- Priest2 sources · 2007 to 2008
- Tower2 sources · 2010
- Bust1 source · 2007
- Galway’s Edge1 source · 2025
- Slide1 source · 2008
- The Dramatist1 source · 2007
- The Guards1 source · 2010