In 2006 the Crime Writers' Association announced Duncan Lawrie as the main benefactor of the Duncan Lawrie Dagger, the largest prize for crime writing.
The Wench is Dead won the British Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award for the best crime novel of the year in 1989.
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His first novel, Midnight Cab, won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel, and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger.
Crime Writers' Association (UK), The CWA Gold Dagger, Best Crime Novel, 2013: shortlisted for Say You're Sorry