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| Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (1993) : The Black Echo | | Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (1995) : The Concrete Blonde | | Dilys Awards Best Book winner (1996) : The Last Coyote | | Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (1997) : The Poet | | Dilys Awards Best Book winner (1997) : The Poet | | Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (1998) : Trunk Music | | Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (1999) : Blood Work | | Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (1999) : Angels Flight | | Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Blood Work | | Macavity Awards Best Novel winner (1999) : Blood Work | | Dagger Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : City Of Bones | | Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (2003) : City Of Bones | | Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (2003) : City Of Bones | | Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2003) : City Of Bones | | Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2006) : The Lincoln Lawyer | | Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (2006) : The Lincoln Lawyer | | Macavity Awards Best Novel winner (2006) : The Lincoln Lawyer | | Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (2006) : The Lincoln Lawyer | | The Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year Best Book nominee (2006) : The Lincoln Lawyer | | Anthony Awards Best Novel winner (2009) : The Brass Verdict | | Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2012) : The Drop | | Barry Awards Best Novel nominee (2017) : The Wrong Side of Goodbye | | Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2018) : The Late Show | | Barry Awards Best Novel nominee (2018) : The Late Show | | Barry Awards Best Novel nominee (2019) : Dark Sacred Night |
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