2024 American Fiction Awards – Winner in Urban Fiction and Finalist in Mystery/Suspense: Hard-Boiled/Crime: Big Island, LA
Next Generation 2023 INDIE Book Award – Historical Fiction – Finalist for Crippled Jack
IBPA 2023 Ben Franklin Award – Historical Fiction Silver Winner for Crippled Jack
Finalist for Historical Fiction in the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Crippled Jack.
Finalist for Historical Fiction at 2023 Benjamin Franklin Awards for Crippled Jack.
Winner of the Silver Award in the LGBTQ+ category – Benjamin Franklin Award for Two Boys at Breakwater
Winner in the “Adventure: Historical” category at the 2019 American Fiction Awards.
Silver for Historical Fiction in the 2019 Independent Publishers Awards
Finalist for Historical Fiction in the 2019 ForeWord Reviews “Book of the Year” Awards
Historical Fiction in the 2019 International Book Awards
Nominee for the 2011 International IMPAC Award
Winner of the 2000 CWA John Creasey Award for Best First Novel
Winner of the 1999 Stephen Crane Literary First Fiction Award
Winner of the 2002 Fiction Lovers Association of Japan Fiction
GRAND PRIX CALIBRE 38 (Meilleur roman policier) 2004
Novel of the Year Award Winner of the 2002 Fiction Lovers
Association of Japan Crime Novel of the Year Award
Nominee for the 2001 International IMPAC Dubllin Literary Award
Nominee for the 1999 Mystery Writers of America Award for Best First Novel
