| 2022 | The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Fact Crime | |
| 2022 | The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Nonfiction/Critical | |
| 2021 | The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Nonfiction/Critical | |
| 2018 | Conan Doyle for the Defense | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Riddle of the Labyrinth | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2013 | The Riddle of the Labyrinth | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |