Redigerer Val McDermid (avsnitt)

== Priser og utmerkelser ==
* [[Dagger-prisene|The Gold Dagger]] [[1995]], for ''The Mermaids Singing''. Samme bok ble i [[2005]] som en av syv nominert til [[Dagger-prisene|The Dagger of Daggers]], CWAs jubileumspris for beste kriminalroman utgitt de siste 50 år. 
* Grand Prix des Romans d'Adventure [[1998]], for ''Mauvais signes'' (''Star Struck'')
* [[The Barry Awards|The Barry Award]] for Best British Crime Novel [[2000]], for ''A Place of Execution''
* The New York Times Notable Book of the Year Award [[2000]], for ''A Place of Execution''
* [[The Anthony Awards|The Anthony Award]] for Best Novel [[2001]], for ''A Place of Execution''
* The Dilys Award [[2001]], for ''A Place of Execution''
* The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller [[2001]], for ''A Place of Execution''
* [[The Macavity Awards|The Macavity Award]] for Best Mystery Novel [[2001]], for ''A Place of Execution''
* GLBTQ Saints and Sinners Hall of Fame [[2004]]
* Icon of Scotland (Scotland Magazine) [[2004]]
* The Sherlock Award for Best Crime Novel [[2004]], for ''The DIstant Echo''
* The Spoken Word Publishing Association Award for Best Crime Novel [[2004]], for ''The Distant Echo''
* [[The Barry Awards|The Barry Award]] for Best British Crime Novel [[2004]], for ''The Distant Echo''
* The Portico Prize [[2006]], for ''The Grave Tattoo''
* Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year [[2006]], for ''The Torment of Others''
* [[Dagger-prisene|The Cartier Diamond Dagger]] [[2010]]
* [[The Anthony Awards|The Anthony Award for beste faglitterære bok]] [[2016]], for ''Forensics''