Author record · 2007 to 2025
Laurie R. King: Awards and Best-of Lists
Laurie R. King has won 6 awards, including the Lambda Literary Awards (2007) for The Art of Detection, with 1 shortlist or finalist place and 15 longlist or nominee places in our archive.
Also credited with Lee Child, Leslie S. Klinger
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Lantern’s Dance | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2025 | The Lantern’s Dance | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Novel | |
| 2023 | Back to the Garden | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2023 | Back to the Garden | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2022 | How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Critical/Nonfiction Work | |
| 2022 | How to Write a Mystery | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Nonfiction/Critical | |
| 2022 | Back to the Garden | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Mystery/Thriller | |
| 2021 | Riviera Gold | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2021 | Riviera Gold | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Sue Grafton Memorial Award | |
| 2019 | Island of the Mad | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2019 | Island of the Mad | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Sue Feder Historical Mystery | |
| 2017 | The Murder of Mary Russell | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2016 | Dreaming Spies | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2016 | Dreaming Spies | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Sue Feder Historical Mystery | |
| 2015 | In the Company of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Anthology or Collection | |
| 2015 | Dreaming Spies | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Historical Novel | |
| 2015 | The Bones of Paris | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Garment of Shadows | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2011 | Pirate King | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2009 | Touchstone | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2007 | The Art of Detection | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Lesbian Mystery |
Books
- Back to the Garden3 sources · 2022 to 2023
- Dreaming Spies3 sources · 2015 to 2016
- How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America3 sources · 2022
- Island of the Mad2 sources · 2019
- Riviera Gold2 sources · 2021
- The Lantern’s Dance2 sources · 2025
- Garment of Shadows1 source · 2012
- In the Company of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon1 source · 2015
- Pirate King1 source · 2011
- The Art of Detection1 source · 2007
- The Bones of Paris1 source · 2015
- The Murder of Mary Russell1 source · 2017
- Touchstone1 source · 2009