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Kevin Sands: Awards and Best-of Lists

Kevin Sands has won 1 award, the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence (2022) for The Traitor's Blade, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 3 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2024Champions of the FoxCrime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Best Juvenile/YA Crime Book
2022The Traitor's BladeCrime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Juvenile/YA Crime Book
2021Children of the Fox: A Thieves of Shadow NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2019Call of the WraithCrime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Best Juvenile/YA Crime Book
2018The Assassin's CurseEdgar Allan Poe Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Juvenile
2016The Blackthorn KeyCrime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Best Juvenile/YA Crime Book
2016Blackthorn KeyEdgar Allan Poe Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Juvenile
2015The Blackthorn KeyChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers
2015The Blackthorn KeyKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade

Books

  1. The Blackthorn Key4 sources · 2015 to 2016
  2. Call of the Wraith1 source · 2019
  3. Champions of the Fox1 source · 2024
  4. Children of the Fox: A Thieves of Shadow Novel1 source · 2021
  5. The Assassin's Curse1 source · 2018
  6. The Traitor's Blade1 source · 2022