| 2025 | The Waiting | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2025 | The Proving Ground: A Lincoln Lawyer Novel | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Mystery/Thriller | |
| 2025 | The Waiting | Ned Kelly Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best International Crime Fiction | |
| 2025 | Nightshade | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Proving Ground | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2024 | The Waiting: A Ballard and Bosch Novel | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Mystery/Thriller | |
| 2024 | Resurrection Walk | Ned Kelly Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best International Crime Fiction | |
| 2024 | The Waiting | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime and Thrillers | |
| 2024 | The Waiting | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2023 | Desert Star | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Mystery or Crime Novel | |
| 2023 | Resurrection Walk | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime | |
| 2022 | The Dark Hours | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2022 | The Dark Hours | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2021 | The Dark Hours | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Mystery/Thriller | |
| 2021 | The Law of Innocence | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Novel | |
| 2020 | The Night Fire | Ned Kelly Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best International Crime Fiction | |
| 2020 | Fair Warning | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Night Fire | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Mystery/Thriller | |
| 2019 | Dark Sacred Night | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2019 | The Night Fire | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2018 | The Late Show | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2018 | The Late Show | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Novel | |
| 2018 | Two Kinds of Truth | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Bill Crider Award for Best Novel in a Series | |
| 2018 | Dark Sacred Night | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime | |
| 2018 | Dark Sacred Night | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Mystery & Suspense | |
| 2017 | The Late Show | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Mystery/Thriller | |
| 2017 | The Wrong Side of Goodbye | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2017 | Two Kinds Of Truth | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | The Late Show | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Late Show | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Crossing | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best LCC Regional Mystery | |
| 2015 | The Crossing (Bosch) | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | The Gods of Guilt | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2012 | The Reversal | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Drop | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Novel | |
| 2012 | The Drop | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Golden Nugget Award (Best Mystery Set in California) | |
| 2012 | Black Box | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Mystery | |
| 2011 | The Reversal | Thriller Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Hardcover Novel | |
| 2011 | The Fifth Witness | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2011 | The Fifth Witness | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Thrillers | |
| 2010 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade | |
| 2010 | The Reversal | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime | |
| 2009 | The Brass Verdict | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Novel | |
| 2009 | The Brass Verdict | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Ian Fleming Steel Dagger | |
| 2009 | Nine Dragons | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Scarecrow | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Scarecrow | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Scarecrow | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2008 | The Brass Verdict | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Mystery Novel | |
| 2006 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best P.I. Hardcover | |
| 2006 | Echo Park: A Novel | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Mystery/Thriller | |
| 2006 | The Lincoln Lawyer | CWA Daggers source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Ian Fleming Steel Dagger | |
| 2006 | The Lincoln Lawyer | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year | |
| 2006 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Novel | |
| 2006 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Novel | |
| 2006 | Echo Park | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |