Karin Slaughter#Grant County

{{Short description|American crime writer (born 1971)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2013}}

{{Infobox writer

| name = Karin Slaughter

| caption = Slaughter in 2012

| image = Karin Slaughter 2012.jpg

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|1|6}}

| birth_place = Georgia, U.S.

| occupation = Writer

| years_active = 2001–present

| genre = Crime Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

}}

Karin Slaughter (born January 6, 1971) is an American crime writer. She has written 24 novels, which have sold more than 40 million copies and have been published in 120 countries.{{Cite web|title=Karin Slaughter Explores Sisterhood|url=http://covers.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/videos/karin-slaughter-explores-sisterhood/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Kirkus Reviews|language=en|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016184405/http://covers.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/videos/karin-slaughter-explores-sisterhood/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/authors/karinslaughter/|title=Karin Slaughter|work=HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher|access-date=2018-11-24|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|title=COVID-19 adds menace to Slaughter's latest thriller|url=https://www.ajc.com/life/arts-culture/covid-19-adds-menace-to-slaughters-latest-thriller/37C3HGDOORGPLKWNPORPYGGEBE/|access-date=2021-10-16|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|language=English|last1=Dyer|first1=Candace}} Her first novel, Blindsighted (2001), was published in 27 languages{{Cite web|url=https://www.karinslaughter.com/languages/|title=Languages — Karin Slaughter|website=Karin Slaughter|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-24}} and made the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller Debut" of 2001.{{Cite web|url=https://thecwa.co.uk/blindsighted/|title=Blindsighted — The Crime Writers' Association|website=thecwa.co.uk|access-date=2018-11-24}}

Slaughter won the 2015 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award for her novel Cop Town.{{Cite web|url=https://thecwa.co.uk/cop-town/|title=Cop Town — The Crime Writers' Association|website=thecwa.co.uk|access-date=2018-11-24}}

Her 2018 novel, Pieces of Her,{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/shots-ring-out-and-a-daughters-world-is-forever-changed-in-pieces-of-her/2018/08/15/853a338e-9f0e-11e8-8e87-c869fe70a721_story.html|title=Shots ring out, and a daughter's world is forever changed in 'Pieces of Her'|last=Lipez|first=Richard|date=August 16, 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post}} was adapted into an eight-episode television series of the same name, released in March 2022 on Netflix.

Early life

Slaughter was born in Covington, Georgia and grew up in Lake Spivey. She has two older sisters. She attended Morrow High School in Ellenwood, Georgia. She then studied literature at Georgia State University, but dropped out prior to graduating. She wrote her first novel Blindsighted in three months.{{cite news |last1=Dyer |first1=Candace |title=Crime Pays |url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/karin-slaughter/ |work=Atlanta Magazine |date=June 1, 2012}}

Philanthropy

Slaughter is a library advocate and founded Save the Libraries, a non-profit organization that campaigns to support US public libraries.{{Cite web|url=http://www.savethelibraries.com/save_the_libraries_about_us.html|title=Save the Libraries - Karin Slaughter|website=www.savethelibraries.com|access-date=2018-11-24}} The Save the Libraries fund has provided more than $300,000 to the DeKalb County Public Library in Atlanta, Georgia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fkgoldstandard.com/content/bestselling-author-karin-slaughter-will-visit-barr-memorial-library-sign-copies-her-newest-b|title=Bestselling author Karin Slaughter will visit Barr Memorial Library to sign copies of her newest book {{!}} fkgoldstandard.com|website=www.fkgoldstandard.com|access-date=2018-11-24}}

Publishing history

Characters from Slaughter's two main series, Grant County and Will Trent (Atlanta), were brought together in her novels Undone (2009), titled Genesis internationally, and Broken (2010). In these novels, Sara Linton and Will Trent work cases set in Grant County and Atlanta, respectively.

=Grant County series (2001 to 2007)<span class="anchor" id="Grant County"></span>=

Slaughter is best known for her Grant County series:

Set in the fictional town of Heartsdale, Georgia (in the fictional Grant County), the narrative takes place from the perspective of three main characters: Sara Linton, the town's pediatrician and part-time coroner; Jeffrey Tolliver, Linton's husband and the chief of police; and his subordinate, detective Lena Adams.

{{Anchor|WillTrent}}

=Will Trent (Atlanta) series=

The Will Trent series, which takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, features Georgia Bureau of Investigation special agent Will Trent and his partner Faith Mitchell. So far, Trent has appeared in Triptych, Fractured, Undone, Broken, Fallen, Criminal, Unseen, The Kept Woman, The Last Widow, The Silent Wife, After That Night, and This is Why We Lied, as well as the novellas Snatched, Busted, and Cleaning the Gold.

ABC ordered a pilot episode starring Ramón Rodríguez as Trent and Erika Christensen as Angie, his girlfriend.{{cite web|url=http://decoy.tvpassport.com/news/case-ram%C3%B3n-rodr%C3%ADguez-abcs-will-trent?subid=national-00001|title=On the case: Ramón Rodríguez is ABC's Will Trent|last=Rose|first=Michelle|publisher=TV Media|access-date=May 26, 2022}} The series premiered on January 3, 2023,{{cite web |last1=Ho |first1=Rodney |date=December 12, 2022 |title=Atlanta author Karin Slaughter's 'Will Trent' books turned into ABC series |url=https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/atlanta-author-karin-slaughters-will-trent-books-turned-into-abc-series/QC5I2AEWGFBVRDULGHWAVNZP6E/ |access-date=January 7, 2023 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution }} and its third season is currently airing.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2024-04-03 |title='Will Trent' Renewed For Season 3 By ABC |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/will-trent-renewed-season-3-abc-1235875431/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Watch Will Trent TV Show - ABC.com |url=https://abc.com/show/84b1dc1c-f6f9-470f-b750-59fcfe60d9a0 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=ABC |language=en}}

=Other works=

“Like a Charm” is a short story anthology featuring several thriller authors, including Lee Child, Peter Robinson, John Connolly, and Laura Lippman.{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/103/1036088/like-a-charm/9780099462255.html|title=Like A Charm|last=Slaughter|first=Karin|website=www.penguin.co.uk|date=June 3, 2004 |language=en|access-date=2018-11-24}} Each story is linked by a charm bracelet that brings bad luck to its owners. The setting and time periods of each story vary greatly, ranging from 19th-century Georgia to wartime Leeds. Karin Slaughter wrote the first and last stories.

Martin Misunderstood is an original audio novella narrated by Wayne Knight.{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-60283-434-7|title=Audio Book Review: Martin Misunderstood by Karin Slaughter, Author, read by Wayne Knight. BBC Audiobooks America $19.95 (, unabridged, two CDs, 2 hrs., $19.95 ISBN ) ISBN 978-1-60283-434-7|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-24|language=en}} Both the story and the narration were nominated for an Audie Award in 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2009-audies|title=2009 Audie Awards® - APA|website=www.audiopub.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-24|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030154954/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2009-audies|url-status=dead}}

The Unremarkable Heart won the Edgar Award for Best Short Story in 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://theedgars.com/awards/category-list-best-short-story/|title=Category List – Best Short Story {{!}} Edgars Database|website=theedgars.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-28}}

Her book Pieces of Her reached number 2 on the New York Times Bestseller list, the week it was released in late August 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/|title=The New York Times Best Sellers|newspaper=The New York Times}} Pieces of Her was published through HarperCollins and follows a young woman who learns about a hidden side of her mother, Laura.{{cite web|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062430274/pieces-of-her/|title=Pieces of Her - Karin Slaughter - Hardcover}} It is in the vein of a psychological thriller{{cite web|url=https://www.karinslaughter.com/pieces-of-her/|title=Pieces of Her|website=Karin Slaughter}} and was given a positive review by Publishers Weekly{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-243027-4|title=Fiction Book Review: Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter|website=Publishers Weekly}} and Kirkus Reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/karin-slaughter/pieces-of-her/|title=Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter |website=Kirkus Reviews}} Her other standalone novels—Cop Town, Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and False Witness—have all been New York Times bestsellers.

In February 2019, it was announced that Netflix will be developing an 8-episode television series starring Toni Collette, based on the Pieces of Her novel.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/pieces-of-her-netflix-series-lesli-linka-glatter-charlotte-stoudt-bruna-papandrea-karin-slaughter-1202549757/|title='Pieces Of Her': Netflix Orders Novel-Based Series From Lesli Linka Glatter, Charlotte Stoudt & Bruna Papandrea|last2=Pedersen|first2=Erik|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 5, 2019|access-date=February 6, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/karin-slaughter-talks-netflix-pieces-her-adaptation-tackling-metoo-writing-1201889|title=Karin Slaughter Talks Netflix 'Pieces of Her' Adaptation, Tackling #MeToo in Writing|last=Perez|first=Lexy|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 13, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2019}}{{Cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Nellie Andreeva, Denise|last2=Andreeva|first2=Nellie|last3=Petski|first3=Denise|date=2020-02-03|title=Toni Collette To Star In 'Pieces Of Her' Netflix Drama Series|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/pieces-of-her-toni-collette-star-netflix-thriller-series-minkie-spiro-direct-1202848386/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} Production began in 2025 on a television adaptation of The Good Daughter. {{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/rose-byrne-meghann-fahy-the-good-daughter-peacock-1236238237/|website=Deadline Hollywood|title= Rose Byrne & Meghann Fahy To Headline Peacock’s ‘The Good Daughter’ Limited Series|first=Rosy |last=Cordero|date=December 19, 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.griffindailynews.com/news/the-good-daughter-tv-series-being-filmed-inside-griffin-city-hall-this-week/article_6a068354-0607-5102-9d75-7f3d6be082f1.html|website=Griffin Daily News|title=The Good Daughter TV series being filmed inside Griffin City Hall this week|date=19 March 2025|access-date=22 March 2025}}

Personal life

Slaughter was a contestant on an installment of ABC's Holey Moley which originally aired on June 4, 2020.[https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/atlanta-best-selling-author-karin-slaughter-explains-why-she-abc-game-show-holey-moley-june/O9ZmiHgBxAzv8nrOrGjunO/ Ho, Rodney. "Atlanta best-selling author Karin Slaughter explains why she’s on ABC game show Holey Moley! June 4," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Wednesday, June 3, 2020.] Retrieved June 5, 2020

Bibliography

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The Grant County series

  • Blindsighted (2001)
  • Kisscut (2002)
  • A Faint Cold Fear (2003)
  • Indelible (2004)
  • Faithless, (2005)
  • Beyond Reach (2007), Skin Privilege (UK title)

The Will Trent series

  • Triptych (2006)
  • Fractured (2008)
  • Undone (2009), Genesis (UK/Australia title)
  • Broken (2010)
  • Fallen (2011)
  • Snatched (2012, ebook novella)
  • Criminal (2012)
  • Busted (2013, ebook novella)
  • Unseen (2013)
  • The Kept Woman (2016){{cite web |url=http://www.literaryweek.com/books/prettygirls.shtml |title=Pretty Girls | Review |access-date=2015-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701230151/http://www.literaryweek.com/books/prettygirls.shtml |archive-date=July 1, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}
  • Cleaning the Gold (2019 novella, co-written with Lee Child)
  • The Last Widow (2019)
  • The Silent Wife (2020){{Cite web |last=Review |first=Thriller Book |date=2024-11-27 |title=The Silent Wife Book Review, Plot & Summary – A Thriller You Can't Miss! |url=https://thrillerbookreview.com/the-silent-wife-by-karin-slaughter-book-review/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Thriller Book Review |language=en-US}}
  • After That Night (August 2023)
  • This is Why We Lied (August 2024)

Other books

  • Like A Charm (2004; editor)
  • Martin Misunderstood (2008)
  • Thorn in My Side (2011; ebook novella)
  • Cop Town (2014)
  • Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes (2015) (novella) (prequel to Pretty Girls)
  • Pretty Girls (2015)
  • Last Breath (2017) (novella) (prequel to The Good Daughter)
  • The Good Daughter (2017)
  • Pieces of Her (2018)
  • False Witness (2021)
  • Girl, Forgotten (2022)

Awards

Slaughter has won or been nominated for many awards.

In reverse chronological order, they are:

  • 2020, Ned Kelly Award{{Cite web|title=Announcing: The 2020 Ned Kelly Awards Shortlists|url=https://www.austcrimewriters.com/news/2020/8/25/announcing-the-2020-ned-kelly-awards-shortlists|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Australian Crime Writers Association|date=August 25, 2020 |language=en-AU}}
  • 2019, Georgia Author of the Year{{Cite web|title=Past Winners – Georgia Author of the Year Awards|url=https://www.authoroftheyear.org/past-winners/|access-date=2021-10-16|language=en-US|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016190352/https://www.authoroftheyear.org/past-winners/|url-status=dead}}
  • 2019, International Thriller Writers Awards Finalist{{Cite web|title=Past Nominees and Winners – International Thriller Writers|url=https://thrillerwriters.org/programs/award-nominees-and-winners/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=thrillerwriters.org}}
  • 2017, The Skimm Book Club{{Cite web|title=Skimm Recommendations Books|url=https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/skimm-recommendations|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.goodreads.com}}
  • 2017, Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Suspense{{Cite web|title=HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS ACQUIRES WORLD RIGHTS FOR FOUR NEW BOOKS FROM #1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR KARIN SLAUGHTER|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/press-releases/harpercollins-publishers-acquires-world-rights-for-four-new-books-from-1-internationally-bestselling-author-karin-slaughter|access-date=2021-10-16|website=HarperCollins|language=en}}
  • 2017, AudioFile Best Book of the Year (AudioFile Earphones Award){{Cite web|title=LAST BREATH by Karin Slaughter Read by Kathleen Early {{!}} Audiobook Review|url=http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/131312/last-breath-by-karin-slaughter-read-by-kathleen-early/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=AudioFile Magazine|language=en}}
  • 2017, Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award Longlist{{Cite web|date=2017-05-20|title=2017 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Longlist|url=https://www.ianfleming.com/steel-dagger-longlist-2017/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Ian Fleming|language=en-GB}}
  • 2016, International Thriller Writers Awards Finalist{{Cite web|title=Past Nominees and Winners – International Thriller Writers|url=https://thrillerwriters.org/programs/award-nominees-and-winners/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=thrillerwriters.org}}
  • 2016, People’s Choice Award Winner{{Cite web|last=Mangiola|first=Sarah|date=2016-01-29|title=Favorite Books 2016 Winners|url=https://bookstr.com/list/favorite-books-2016-winners/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=bookstr.com|language=en-US}}
  • 2015, Edgar Nomination, Best Novel, Cop Town{{Cite press release|last=Slaughter|first=Karin|title=2015 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominated Cop Town Now Available in Mass Market Paperback|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2015-edgar-allan-poe-award-nominated-cop-town-now-available-in-mass-market-paperback-300031577.html|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}
  • 2015, American Association of People with Disabilities Image Award{{Cite journal|last=Warnke|first=Georgia|date=2014|title=Hermeneutics and Social Identity|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/nlh.2014.0036|journal=New Literary History|volume=45|issue=4|pages=575–594|doi=10.1353/nlh.2014.0036|s2cid=143049094|issn=1080-661X|url-access=subscription}}
  • 2015, Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, Winner, Cop Town{{Cite web|title=The Crime Writers' Association|url=https://thecwa.co.uk/no-safe-house|access-date=2021-10-16|website=thecwa.co.uk}}
  • 2014, Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award{{Cite web|title=Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Best Book Awards|url=https://nlc.nebraska.gov/tbbs/awards/rtrca.pdf}}
  • 2014, AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner, Cop Town, 2013{{Cite web|title=COP TOWN by Karin Slaughter Read by Kathleen Early {{!}} Audiobook Review|url=http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/90338/cop-town-by-karin-slaughter-read-by-kathleen-early/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=AudioFile Magazine|language=en}}
  • 2014, Crime Zone, The Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, Unseen{{Cite web|title=Author Karin Slaughter Bio and Signed Books - VJ Books|url=https://www.vjbooks.com/Karin-Slaughter-s/550.htm|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.vjbooks.com}}
  • 2014, Anthony Bouchercon Nomination, Best Short Story, The Unremarkable Heart{{Cite web|date=2013-05-24|title=Bouchercon XLIV, More Commonly Known as Bouchercon 2013, Or Even Anthony Awards 2013!|url=https://cozy-mystery.com/blog/bouchercon-xliv-more-commonly-known-as-bouchercon-2013-or-even-anthony-awards-2013/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=The Cozy Mystery List Blog|language=en-US}}
  • 2014, Edgar Award Winner, Best Short Story{{Cite web|date=2013-05-03|title=Big Names Win Edgars|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/edgar-awards-2013-dennis-_n_3208870|access-date=2021-10-16|website=HuffPost|language=en}}
  • 2013, Mystery Readers International Macavity award nomination, Best Short Story, The Unremarkable Heart{{Cite web|title=Macavity Awards – Mystery Readers International|url=https://mysteryreaders.org/macavity-awards/|access-date=2021-10-16|language=en-US}}
  • 2011, Crime Zone, The Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, Fallen{{Cite web|title=Crimezone Thriller Award Buitenland {{!}} Book awards {{!}} LibraryThing|url=https://www.librarything.com/bookaward/Crimezone+Thriller+Award+Buitenland|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.librarything.com}}
  • 2011, International Thriller Writers Silver Bullet Award Winner{{Cite journal|last=Sherrod|first=Stephanie|date=2003-05-01|title=ACRL honors the 2003 award winners: The final installment of ACRL award winners|journal=College & Research Libraries News|volume=64|issue=5|pages=324–328|doi=10.5860/crln.64.5.324|issn=2150-6698|doi-access=free}}
  • 2010, Suspense Magazine Best of 2010 Winner, Thriller/Suspense, Broken{{Cite web|title=Suspense Magazine announces Best of 2010 List|url=https://www.suspensemagazine.com/Press_Bestof2010.html|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.suspensemagazine.com}}
  • 2009, Le Livre de Poche Prix Lecteurs Winner, Faithless{{Cite web|title=Georgia Authors {{!}} Georgia Center for the Book {{!}} Supporting Libraries, Literary Programs and Georgia's Rich Literary Heritage|url=http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/Georgia-Literary-Map/Georgia-Author-Detail.php?record_id=145|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.georgiacenterforthebook.org|archive-date=January 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119205615/http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/Georgia-Literary-Map/Georgia-Author-Detail.php?record_id=145|url-status=dead}}
  • 2009, Crime Zone the Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, Fractured{{Cite web|date=2016-08-26|title=Karin Slaughter Books In Publication & Chronological Order|url=https://www.bookseries.org/authors/karin-slaughter/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Book Series|language=en-US}}
  • 2009, Audio Publishers association Audie Nomination, Humor, Martin Misunderstood{{Cite web|title=Pretty Girls (Slaughter) - LitLovers|url=https://www.litlovers.com/reading-guides/fiction/10390-pretty-girls-slaughter?showall=1|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.litlovers.com}}
  • 2009, Left Coast Crime Hawaii Five-0 Nomination, Best Law Enforcement/Police Procedural, Fractured{{Cite web|title=Left Coast Crime 2009: Hawaii: Say Aloha To Murder!|url=https://leftcoastcrime.org/2009/awards.html|access-date=2021-10-16|website=leftcoastcrime.org}}
  • 2008, ITV Crime Thriller International Author of the Year Nomination, Best Fiction, Beyond Reach{{Cite web|title=Novels listed for ITV3 crime awards {{!}} The Bookseller|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/novels-listed-itv3-crime-awards|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.thebookseller.com}}
  • 2008, Georgia Author of the Year Nomination, Best Fiction, Beyond Reach{{Cite web|title=HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS ACQUIRES WORLD RIGHTS FOR FOUR NEW BOOKS FROM #1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR KARIN SLAUGHTER|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/press-releases/harpercollins-publishers-acquires-world-rights-for-four-new-books-from-1-internationally-bestselling-author-karin-slaughter|access-date=2021-10-16|website=HarperCollins|language=en}}
  • 2007, Crime Zone the Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, Beyond Reach{{Cite web|date=2016-08-26|title=Karin Slaughter Books In Publication & Chronological Order|url=https://www.bookseries.org/authors/karin-slaughter/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Book Series|language=en-US}}
  • 2007, Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger nomination, Best Thriller, Triptych{{Cite web|title=Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award Shortlist Announced|url=https://commanderbond.net/4329/ian-fleming-steel-dagger-award-shortlist-announced.html|access-date=2021-10-18|website=CommanderBond.net|date=June 6, 2007|language=en|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018173124/https://commanderbond.net/4329/ian-fleming-steel-dagger-award-shortlist-announced.html|url-status=dead}}
  • 2003, Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards Winner, Best Contemporary Mystery, A Faint Cold{{Cite web|title=Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award {{!}} Book awards {{!}} LibraryThing|url=https://www.librarything.com/bookaward/Romantic+Times+Reviewers%27+Choice+Award|access-date=2021-10-18|website=www.librarything.com}}
  • 2002, Mystery Readers International Macavity Award Nomination, Best First Mystery, Blindsighted{{Cite web|title=2002 Macavity Award Winners|url=http://www.mostlyfiction.com/news/macavity2002.htm|access-date=2021-10-18|website=www.mostlyfiction.com}}
  • 2002, International Thriller Writers Barry Award Nomination, Best First Novel, Blindsighted{{Cite web|title=Barry Awards|url=http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Barry_Awards.html|access-date=2021-10-18|website=www.stopyourekillingme.com}}
  • 2001, Crime Writers' Association Dagger Award Nomination, Best Thriller Debut, Blindsighted{{Cite web|title=The Crime Writers' Association|url=https://thecwa.co.uk/maureen-myant|access-date=2021-10-18|website=thecwa.co.uk}}

References

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