Author record · 2006 to 2025
Robert Crais: Awards and Best-of Lists
Robert Crais has won 3 awards, including the Barry Awards (2008) for The Watchman, with 3 shortlist or finalist places and 9 longlist or nominee places in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Big Empty | Dashiell Hammett Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Hammett Prize | |
| 2020 | Suspect | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade | |
| 2016 | The Promise | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best P.I. Hardcover | |
| 2016 | The Promise | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best LCC Regional Mystery | |
| 2014 | Suspect | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2014 | Suspect | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Novel | |
| 2013 | Taken | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best P.I. Hardcover | |
| 2013 | Suspect | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2013 | Taken | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Watson Award (Best Sidekick) | |
| 2012 | Taken | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2011 | The First Rule | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best P.I. Hardcover | |
| 2008 | The Watchman | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Thriller | |
| 2008 | The Watchman | Thriller Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Hardcover Novel | |
| 2008 | The Watchman | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Novel | |
| 2006 | The Forgotten Man | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best P.I. Hardcover |
Books
- Suspect3 sources · 2013 to 2020
- Taken3 sources · 2012 to 2013
- The Watchman3 sources · 2008
- The Promise2 sources · 2016
- The Big Empty1 source · 2025
- The First Rule1 source · 2011
- The Forgotten Man1 source · 2006