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2019 : Audience Award, Crime Fair, Denmark

2015 : The Ripper Award, Europe

2012 : The Barry Award, USA

2011 : The Golden Laurels, Denmark

2010 : The Glass Key, The Scandinavian Crime Prize for all of Scandinavia

All awards and nominations awarded

2025:

  • Winner of the MARTHA Prize 2025 for “Dead Souls Don’t Sing”
  • Nominated for Mofibo Awards in the category: “Crime and Suspense” in Denmark for “7m2 with Lock”

2024:

  • Nominated for Audience Award 2024 (Krimimessen Horsens) Denmark

2023:

  • Nominated for Mofibo Awards in the category: “Crime and Suspense” in Denmark for “Victim 2117”
  • Nominated for the MARTHA Prize 2023
  • Nominated for The Petrona Award for “The Shadow Murders”

2022:

  • Received Rheinbacher Glass Dagger
  • Nominated for the MARTHA Prize 2022

2020:

  • Babelio Prize for Best Thriller Offer 2117, France

2019:

  • Audience Award (Krimimessen Horsens) Denmark

2017:

  • Honorary Craftsman of the Year 2017
  • Audience Award (Krimimessen Horsens) Denmark (nominated)

2015:

  • The Ripper Award, European Crime Fiction Star Award
  • Der Leserpreis die Besten Bücher 2015 for The Grassless (Q6), Germany (nominated)
  • Mystery Lover's Book of the Year – CRIME Award 2015 for The Woman in the Cage (Q1), United States.
  • MIMI-Preis: Booksellers' Crime Prize 2015 for The Marco Effect (Q5), Germany
  • The Barry Award Best Novel of 2015 for The Marco Effect (Q5), USA (nominated)

2014:

  • The Barry Award Best Novel of 2014 for Message in a bottle from P (Q3), USA (nominated)
  • Coup de cœur de La Griffe Noire for The woman in the cage (Q1), France
  • Le Prix d'honneur Boréales/Région Basse-Normandie du polar nordique for journal 64 (Q4), France

2013:

  • Der Leserpreis – die besten Bücher 2013 for The Marco Effect (Q5), Germany (nominated)
  • International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Ireland (shortlisted)
  • Prix ​​Plume du Thriller international/Plume d'Or for The woman in the cage (Q1), France
  • Prix ​​des Lecteurs category Polar for The woman in the cage (Q1), France
  • Danes' Favorite Author (Book & Idea), Denmark
  • Audiobook of the Year for Message in a bottle from P (Q3), Sweden

2012:

  • Der Leserpreis – die besten Bücher 2012 for journal 64 (Q4), Germany (nominated)
  • The Sealed Room Award 2012 for The woman in the cage (Q1), Japan
  • Danes' Favorite Author (Book & Idea), Denmark
  • The Barry Award Best Novel of 2012 for The woman in the cage (Q1), United States
  • Grand prix des Lectrices de Elle for The woman in the cage (Q1), France
  • Prix ​​du Livre Robinsonnais for The woman in the cage (Q1), French War

2011:

  • The Golden Laurels for journal 64 (Q4), Denmark
  • Book favorite for The Pheasant Killers (Q2), Austria (nominated)
  • Crime Blitz Award for Message in a bottle from P (Q3), Germany
  • Der Leserpreis – die besten Bücher 2011 for Message in a bottle from P (Q3), Germany (3rd place)
  • Danes' Favorite Author (Book & Idea), Denmark

2010:

  • The glass key for Message in a bottle from P (Q3), The Scandinavian Crime Academy
  • The best thriller van het jaar for The woman in the cage (Q1), Netherlands (nominated)
  • Harald Mogensen Award for Message in a bottle from P (Q3), Denmark
  • Readers' Book Award, Berlingske for Message in a bottle from P (Q3), Denmark