| 2022 | A Private Spy | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | Silverview | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2021 | Silverview | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | Silverview | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Silverview | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2021 | Silverview | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2021 | Silverview | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Silverview | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Mystery & Suspense | |
| 2019 | Agent Running in the Field | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Agent Running In The Field: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Agent Running in the Field | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2017 | A Legacy of Spies | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | A Legacy of Spies | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime | |
| 2017 | A Legacy of Spies | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and thrillers | |
| 2017 | A Legacy of Spies | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | A Legacy of Spies | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Pigeon Tunnel | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | The Pigeon Tunnel | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography | |
| 2013 | A Delicate Truth | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Our Kind of Traitor | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Our Kind of Traitor | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | A Most Wanted Man | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2008 | A Most Wanted Man | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2006 | The Constant Gardener | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · TV & Film Book of the Year | |
| 2006 | The Mission Song | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |