Author record · 2018 to 2019

Michelle McNamara: Awards and Best-of Lists

Michelle McNamara has won 2 awards, including the Goodreads Choice Awards (2018) for I'll Be Gone in the Dark, with 3 longlist or nominee places and 9 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2019I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerAnthony Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Critical/Nonfiction Work
2019I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerAndrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Nonfiction
2019I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerEdgar Allan Poe Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Fact Crime
2019I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerMacavity Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Nonfiction/Critical
2018I'll Be Gone in the DarkGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Nonfiction
2018I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2018I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerSlate Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2018I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books: Top Ten
2018I'll Be Gone in the DarkThe Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books of the Year
2018I'll Be Gone in the DarkKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2018I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2018I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerPaste Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2018I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Nonfiction
2018I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Social Sciences

Books

  1. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer13 sources · 2018 to 2019