| 2024 | Small Mercies | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Mystery or Crime Novel | |
| 2024 | Small Mercies | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Gold Dagger | |
| 2024 | Small Mercies | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Small Mercies | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | Small Mercies | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Small Mercies | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Small Mercies: A Detective Mystery | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Small Mercies | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime | |
| 2023 | Small Mercies | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime Fiction | |
| 2023 | Small Mercies | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Small Mercies: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2023 | Small Mercies | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2023 | Small Mercies | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2023 | Small Mercies | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2018 | Since We Fell | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Gold Dagger | |
| 2017 | Since We Fell | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Since We Fell | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2015 | World Gone By | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2013 | Live by Night | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Novel | |
| 2013 | Live by Night | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Historical Mystery Novel | |
| 2013 | Live by Night | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2012 | Live by Night | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Mystery | |
| 2012 | Live by Night | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2012 | Live by Night | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2011 | Moonlight Mile | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2010 | The Given Day | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Mystic River | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade | |
| 2010 | Moonlight Mile | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2008 | The Given Day | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2008 | The Given Day | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |