Awards

First Place – 2021 CYGNUS Sci-Fi & The CIBAs
Finalist – 2021 Book Excellence Book Awards
Winner – 2020 Book Excellence Awards
The CLUE Book Awards (CIBAs)
- 1st Place – 2020 Chanticleer Cygnus Book Awards
- Shortlist – 2020 Chanticleer Cygnus Book Awards

Official Selection – 2019 New Apple Excellence in Independent Publishing (Psychological Suspense Genre)
Solo Medal Winner – 2019 Book Excellence Book Awards (Suspense Genre)
Semifinalist – 2019 Chanticleer Clue International Book Awards (Suspense/Thriller/Crime Novels)
Bronze Medal – 2018 Readers Favorite International Book Awards (Fiction/Thriller Genre)
The CLUE Book Awards (CIBAs)
- First Cut – 2018 Chanticleer Book Awards
- Longlist Finalist – 2018 Chanticleer Clue Book Awards
- Semi-finalist – 2018 Chanticleer Clue Book Awards
- Shortlist Award Winner – 2017 Chanticleer Clue Book Awards

Bronze Medal – 2019 Readers Favorite International Book Awards (Fiction-Suspense Genre)
Solo Medal Winner – 2019 Book Excellence Book Awards (Suspense Genre)
Solo Medal Winner – 2018 New Apple Book Awards (Psychological Thriller Category)

Bronze Medal – 2019 Readers Favorite International Book Awards (Fiction/Thriller Genre)
Bronze Medal – 2018 Readers Favorite International Book Awards (Fiction/Thriller Genre)
Bronze Medal – 2017 Readers Favorite International Book Awards (Suspense Category)
Official Selection (x2) – 2017 New Apple Book Awards
The CLUE Book Awards (CIBAs) 2018
- First Cut – Chanticleer Book Awards
- Longlist Finalist – 2018 Chanticleer Book Awards

Silver Medal – 2018 eLit Awards (Mystery/Suspense/Thriller)
Official Selection – 2017 New Apple Book Awards
2017 Book Excellence Award
Finalist – 2017 Kindle Book Awards
Honorable Mention – 2017 Readers Favorite International Book Awards (Thrillers)
Shortlist – 2017 Chanticleer Book Awards (Clue Awards)
Finalist – 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (Suspense Category)
Finalist – 2017 NIEA Book Awards (Suspense Genre)
Finalist – 2017 Kindle Book Awards (Horror)
Finalist – 2017 Book Excellence Awards (Thrillers)
Bronze Medal – 2017 Readers Favorite Book Contest (Suspense Genre)

First Place – 2019 Top Shelf Magazine Book Awards
Official Selection – 2019 New Apple Summer E-Book Awards
Medal Winner – 2018 Book Excellence Awards (Biography Genre)
Finalist – 2018 Book Excellence Awards (Biography Genre)
#1 in Multiple Countries – Ranked #1 in the U.S., Germany, U.K., Canada, Netherlands, France, and Australia in at least one genre per country
Finalist – 2017 American Book Fest International Book Awards (Biography General)
Finalist – 2016 Kindle Book Review Awards
Winner – 2015 Book Pipeline Competition
Winner – 2016 NIEA Book Awards (African American Non-Fiction)
Semi-finalist – 2016 Kindle Book Review Awards
Finalist – 2015 IAN Book Awards

Finalist – 2016 NIEA Book Awards (True Crime)
1st Place – 2015 Chanticleer Clue Book Award Contest
Finalist – 2015 USA Today Book Awards
Bronze Medal – 2015 Readers Favorite Book Awards
Finalist – 2015 IAN Book Awards
Semi-finalist – 2015 Kindle Book Awards
Silver Medal – 2014 Readers Favorite International Book Awards (True Crime Genre)
#1 in True Crime Best Sellers – Amazon.com

Finalist – 2015 Chanticleer Clue Book Awards
#1 in Multiple Countries – Ranked #1 in True Crime in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, and India (February 2016)
#1 in Hot New Releases – True Crime and True Accounts Genres (Amazon.com)
IPPY Bronze Medal – 2015
Finalist – 2015 USA Today Book Awards

Finalist – 2015 Chanticleer Clue Book Awards
Finalist – 2015 Readers Favorite (True Crime/Non-Fiction)
Gold Medal – 2014 Readers Favorite International Book Awards (True Crime Genre)
#2 in True Crime Best Sellers – Amazon.com

#11 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases
Top Five Best Sellers – Amazon’s True Crime List (#4)
Silver Medal – 2014 Readers Favorite International Book Awards
Finalist – 2014 Chanticleer Book Awards
Bronze Medal – 2013 Readers Favorite International Book Awards (True Crime Genre)