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Karin Slaughter: Awards and Best-of Lists

Karin Slaughter has won 1 award, the CWA Daggers (2015) for Cop Town, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 14 longlist or nominee places, and 10 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025We Are All Guilty HereGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Audiobook
2025We Are All Guilty HereGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Mystery & Thriller
2025We Are All Guilty HereLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Crime Fiction
2025We Are All Guilty Here: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller
2023After That NightGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Mystery & Thriller
2021False WitnessKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2020The Last WidowNed Kelly Awards source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Best International Crime Fiction
2019Pieces of HerThriller Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Hardcover Novel
2019The Last WidowGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Mystery & Thriller
2017The Good DaughterGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Mystery & Thriller
2016Pretty GirlsThriller Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Hardcover Novel
2016The Kept WomanGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Mystery & Thriller
2015Cop TownCWA Daggers source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
2015Cop TownEdgar Allan Poe Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Novel
2015Pretty GirlsGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Mystery & Thriller
2015Pretty Girls: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books: Fiction
2015Pretty GirlsThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2015Pretty GirlsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2013UnseenGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Mystery & Thriller
2012CriminalGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Mystery & Thriller
2011FallenGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Mystery & Thriller
2011FallenWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2011FallenLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Thrillers
2009FracturedLefty Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Hawaii Five-O Award (Best Law Enforcement or Police Procedural)
2008FracturedWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2007TriptychCWA Daggers source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
2007Beyond ReachPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction

Books

  1. Pretty Girls5 sources · 2015 to 2016
  2. Fallen3 sources · 2011
  3. We Are All Guilty Here3 sources · 2025
  4. Cop Town2 sources · 2015
  5. Fractured2 sources · 2008 to 2009
  6. The Last Widow2 sources · 2019 to 2020
  7. After That Night1 source · 2023
  8. Beyond Reach1 source · 2007
  9. Criminal1 source · 2012
  10. False Witness1 source · 2021
  11. Pieces of Her1 source · 2019
  12. The Good Daughter1 source · 2017
  13. The Kept Woman1 source · 2016
  14. Triptych1 source · 2007
  15. Unseen1 source · 2013