| 2024 | Some People Need Killing | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2023 | Some People Need Killing | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences | |
| 2023 | Some People Need Killing | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2023 | Some People Need Killing | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2023 | Some People Need Killing | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Some People Need Killing | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Some People Need Killing | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Some People Need Killing | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Some People Need Killing | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics and current affairs | |