2013 Specsavers National Book Awards, Crime Thriller of the Year 2013 - shortlisted - Dead Man's Time
2013 Argus Outstanding Contribution to Sussex Award
2012 Specsavers National Book Awards, Crime Thriller of the Year, shortlisted, Perfect People
2012 Sussex Police, Outstanding Public Service Award
2012 Wellcome Trust Book Prize, shortlisted, Perfect People
2011 Barry Award, winner, Dead Man's Grip
2011 ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards Winner, People's Bestseller Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year
2011 Sounds of Crime Award, best abridged and unabridged novel, Dead Like You
2010 Quick Reads Readers' Favourite Award, The Perfect Murder
2010 Galaxy British Book Awards - Sainsbury Popular Fiction Book of the Year shortlisted, Dead Like You
2010 Sounds of Crime Award, best abridged and unabridged novel, Dead Tomorrow
2009 Honorary Doctorate of Letters at the University of Brighton
2009 CWA Dagger in the Library, shortlisted
2009 Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, shortlisted, Dead Man's Footsteps
2008 ITV Crime Thriller Author of the Year, shortlisted, Not Dead Enough
2008 Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, shortlisted, Not Dead Enough
2007 Le Grand Prix de littérature policère, shortlisted, La Mort Leur Va Si Bien (French translation of Looking Good Dead)
2007 Prix SNCF du Polar, shortlisted, La Mort Leur Va Si Bien (French translation of Looking Good Dead)
2007 Richard & Judy Galaxy British Book Awards - Crime Thriller of the Year, shortlisted, Looking Good Dead
2007 Le Prix Cœur Noir at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines festival, Comme Une Tombe (French translation of Dead Simple)
2006 Le Prix Polar International, Comme Une Tombe (French translation of Dead Simple)
2005 Krimi-Blitz, Best Crime Writer of the year in Germany
2004 Rose D'Or nomination at the Montreux Television Festival, Bedsitcom
2004 BAFTA nomination for
The Merchant
of Venice
2000 Public Awareness of Science Award, runner up, Alchemist
1999 Honorary Fellowship, FHS Emeritus award by the Hypnotherapy Society
1974 Sitges International Horror Film Festival, Best Foreign Film for
Dead of Night
1969 Esquire Magazine International College Film Festival, The Island
1967 Charterhouse school poetry prize