The Most Awarded Crime & Thriller Books
A ranking of every book classified as crime, mystery, or thriller, using each book's full score across every tracked award - not just crime-and-thriller-specific ones.
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Ranked by weighted score across every tracked award. See how it's calculated
Most Awarded Crime & Thriller Authors
- 1Louise Penny160 score
- 2Margaret Maron92 score
- 3Michael Connelly89 score
- 4Laura Lippman81 score
- 5Peter Straub67 score
- 6Hank Phillippi Ryan66 score
- 7Stephen King64 score
- 8E. L. Doctorow64 score
- 9S. A. Cosby62 score
- 10Nancy Pickard57 score
Where This Data Comes From
- Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel1988–2025
- Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy2005–2025
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction2012–2026
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction1945–2026
- Anthony Award for Best Novel1986–2026
- Arthur C. Clarke Award1987–2026
- Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel1987–2025
- British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)2012–2026
- British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel2012–2026
- British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (August Derleth Award)1972–2011