Awards, Nominations, Accolades
2010 The American Boy is selected by The Times as one of the Top Ten Crime Novels of the Decade
2009 Bleeding Heart Square is awarded the Martin Beck Award for Best Translated Crime Novel by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
2009 Awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger of the Crime Writers' Association
2009 Bleeding Heart Square shortlisted for the Barry Award in the US
2008 Bleeding Heart Square shortlisted for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger
2007 The Roth Trilogy, dramatised as Fallen Angel and starring Charles Dance and Emilia Fox, is shown on ITV
2005 The American Boy shortlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
2005 The American Boy (as An Unpardonable Crime, the US title) wins the Audie in the Literary Fiction Category for the audio version read by Sir Derek Jacobi.
2005 The American Boy selected for the Richard and Judy Bookclub
2004 The American Boy shortlisted for the Barry Award in the US
2004 Shortlisted for the CWA's Dagger in the Library
2004 The Office of the Dead shortlisted for the Martin Beck Award for Best Translated Crime Novel by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
2003 The American Boy awarded the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger by the Crime Writers' Association
2003 The Judgement of Strangers is shortlisted for the Martin Beck Award for Best Translated Crime Novel by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
2002 The Four Last Things is shortlisted for the Martin Beck Award for Best Translated Crime Novel by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
2001 The Office of the Dead awarded the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger by the Crime Writers' Association
1989 Snapshot shortlisted for the NatWest Children's Book of the Year Award
1985 Our Fathers' Lies shortlisted for the Gold Dagger by the Crime Writers' Association
1983 Edgar Nomination for Caroline Minuscule from the Mystery Writers of America
1982 John Creasey Memorial Award for Best First Crime Novel awarded to Caroline Minuscule by the Crime Writers' Association