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Philip Kerr: Awards and Best-of Lists

Philip Kerr has won 2 awards, including the CWA Daggers (2009) for If The Dead Rise Not, with 6 shortlist or finalist places, 8 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
2020MetropolisCWA Daggers source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Historical Dagger
2020MetropolisBarry Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel
2020MetropolisThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2019MetropolisThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Crime and thrillers
2018The Other Side of SilenceDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2018Prussian BlueWalter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Historical Fiction
2018Prussian BlueBarry Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel
2018Prussian BlueEdgar Allan Poe Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Novel
2018Greeks Bearing GiftsNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2018Greeks Bearing GiftsFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Thrillers
2016The Other Side of SilenceCWA Daggers source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Historical Dagger
2016The Lady from ZagrebEdgar Allan Poe Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Novel
2016The Lady from ZagrebMacavity Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Sue Feder Historical Mystery
2015False NineThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Sport
2015Hand of GodThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Sport
2015January WindowThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Sport
2012Prague FataleCWA Daggers source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Historical Dagger
2012Field GrayEdgar Allan Poe Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Novel
2011If the Dead Rise NotShamus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Best P.I. Hardcover
2011Field GrayPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Mystery
2011Field GrayWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2010If the Dead Rise NotBarry Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best British Crime Novel
2009If The Dead Rise NotCWA Daggers source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Historical Dagger
2008A Quiet FlameCWA Daggers source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Historical Dagger
2007The One From the OtherCWA Daggers source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Historical Dagger

Books

  1. Metropolis4 sources · 2019 to 2020
  2. Field Gray3 sources · 2011 to 2012
  3. If the Dead Rise Not3 sources · 2009 to 2011
  4. Prussian Blue3 sources · 2018
  5. Greeks Bearing Gifts2 sources · 2018
  6. The Lady from Zagreb2 sources · 2016
  7. The Other Side of Silence2 sources · 2016 to 2018
  8. A Quiet Flame1 source · 2008
  9. False Nine1 source · 2015
  10. Hand of God1 source · 2015
  11. January Window1 source · 2015
  12. Prague Fatale1 source · 2012
  13. The One From the Other1 source · 2007