| 2020 | American Spy | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best First Mystery | |
| 2020 | American Spy | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best First Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2020 | American Spy | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best First Novel | |
| 2020 | American Spy | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best First Novel | |
| 2020 | American Spy | Thriller Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best First Novel | |
| 2019 | American Spy | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · First Novel | |
| 2019 | American Spy | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | American Spy | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | American Spy: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | American Spy | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2019 | American Spy: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | American Spy | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2019 | American Spy | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Debut Novels | |
| 2019 | American Spy | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2019 | American Spy | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |