ɪt wˈʌn ðɪ ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl kɹˈaɪm ɹˈaɪɾɚz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz dˈʌŋkən lˈɔːɹi ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl dˈæɡɚ, nˈaʊ nˈoʊn æz ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl dˈæɡɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd.
It won the inaugural Crime Writers' Association's  Duncan Lawrie International Dagger, now known as the International Dagger Award.