2008 | Academy Awards | 2008 Summer Olympics | Costa Rica | book | American comic book | Domesday Book | 2008 in music | National Book Award | San José, Costa Rica | United States presidential election, 2008 | Book of Genesis | Book of Exodus | Book of Common Prayer | Arena Football League (1987–2008) | children's book | Book of Revelation | UEFA Euro 2008 | The Jungle Book | Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | Golden Book of Cycling | 2008 Sichuan earthquake | Costa Mesa, California | Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008 | 2008 World Series of Poker | John McCain presidential campaign, 2008 | Gal Costa | Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards | Canadian federal election, 2008 | Book of Isaiah |
It was awarded the 2008 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for best thriller of the year by the Crime Writers' Association, named on the long list for the 2008 Man Booker Prize, nominated for the 2008 Costa First Novel Award (former Whitbread).