Shamus Award
1986
Work:
B is for Burglar
Category:
P.I. Hardcover Novel
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Won
Anthony Award
1986
Work:
B is for Burglar
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Bouchercon
Result:
Won
Macavity Award
1987
Work:
The Parker Shotgun
Category:
Mystery Short Story
Organization:
Mystery Readers International
Result:
Won
Anthony Award
1987
Work:
The Parker Shotgun
Category:
Short Story
Organization:
Bouchercon
Result:
Won
Anthony Award
1987
Work:
C is for Corpse
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Bouchercon
Result:
Won
Macavity Award
1989
Work:
E Is for Evidence
Category:
Mystery Novel
Organization:
Mystery Readers International
Result:
Nominated
Anthony Award
1989
Work:
E Is for Evidence
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Bouchercon
Result:
Nominated
Maltese Falcon Society Falcon Award
1991
Work:
F Is for Fugitive
Organization:
Maltese Falcon Society
Result:
Won
Shamus Award
1991
Work:
G Is for Gumshoe
Category:
P.I. Hardcover Novel
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Won
Anthony Award
1991
Work:
G Is for Gumshoe
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Bouchercon
Result:
Won
Edgar Award
1991
Work:
A Poison That Leaves No Trace
Category:
Short Story
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
Nominated
Shamus Award
1995
Work:
K Is for Killer
Category:
P.I. Hardcover Novel
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Won
Anthony Award
1995
Work:
K Is for Killer
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Bouchercon
Result:
Nominated
Audie Award
1997
Work:
M Is for Malice
Category:
Mystery
Organization:
Audio Publishers Association
Result:
Nominated
Audie Award
2000
Work:
O Is for Outlaw
Category:
Mystery
Organization:
Audio Publishers Association
Result:
Nominated
Agatha Award
2002
Work:
Writing Mysteries
Category:
Non-Fiction
Organization:
Malice Domestic
Result:
Nominated
Audie Award
2003
Work:
Q Is for Quarry
Category:
Mystery
Organization:
Audio Publishers Association
Result:
Nominated
Lefty Award
2012
Work:
W Is for Wasted
Category:
The Squid
Organization:
Left Coast Crime
Result:
Nominated
Goodreads Choice Award
2013
Work:
W Is for Wasted
Category:
Mystery & Thriller
Result:
Nominated
Killer Nashville Award
2014
Work:
W Is for Wasted
Category:
Silver Falchion Award
Result:
Won
Lefty Award
2012
Work:
V Is for Vengeance
Category:
Golden Nugget Award
Organization:
Left Coast Crime
Result:
Nominated
Shamus Award
2014
Work:
Kinsey Millhone
Category:
P.I. Series Character
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Won
Anthony Award
2018
Work:
Y Is for Yesterday
Category:
Bill Crider Award for Novel in a Series
Organization:
Bouchercon
Result:
Won
YWCA of Lexington Smith-Breckinridge
2000
Category:
Distinguished Woman of Achievement Award
Result:
Won
Shamus Award
2003
Category:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Won
Ross Macdonald Literary Award
2004
Result:
Won
CWA Diamond Dagger
2008
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
Won
Edgar Award
2009
Category:
Grand Master Award
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
Won
Agatha Award
2011
Category:
Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement
Organization:
Malice Domestic
Result:
Won
Bouchercon Award
2013
Category:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Organization:
Bouchercon
Result:
Won