Author record · 2017 to 2025
Chris Whitaker: Awards and Best-of Lists
Chris Whitaker has won 3 awards, including the CWA Daggers (2017) for Tall Oaks, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 6 longlist or nominee places, and 7 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All the Colours of the Dark | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Crime & Thriller Book of the Year | |
| 2025 | All the Colors of the Dark | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2025 | All the Colors of the Dark | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2024 | All the Colors of the Dark | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2024 | All the Colors of the Dark | Read with Jenna source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Book Club Selection | |
| 2024 | All The Colours of the Dark | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2024 | All the Colours of the Dark | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2024 | All the Colors of the Dark | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | All the Colors of the Dark | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2024 | All the Colors of the Dark | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 20 | |
| 2022 | We Begin at the End | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2022 | We Begin at the End | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2021 | We Begin at the End | Ned Kelly Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best International Crime Fiction | |
| 2021 | We Begin at the End | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Gold Dagger | |
| 2021 | We Begin at the End | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Ian Fleming Steel Dagger | |
| 2021 | We Begin at the End | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2020 | We Begin at the End | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2017 | Tall Oaks | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger |
Books
- All the Colors of the Dark7 sources · 2024 to 2025
- We Begin at the End6 sources · 2020 to 2022
- All the Colours of the Dark3 sources · 2024 to 2025
- Tall Oaks1 source · 2017