The International Thriller Writers announced the winners of the annual Thriller Awards at a gala banquet last night in New York City. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
THRILLER MASTER AWARD: Frederick Forsyth and Diana Gabaldon
BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL: Razorblade Tears, by S. A. Cosby (Flatiron)
Also nominated:
The Turnout, by Megan Abbott (Putnam)
Rock Paper Scissors, by Alice Feeney (Flatiron)
These Toxic Things, by Rachel Howzell Hall (Thomas & Mercer)
Red Widow, by Alma Katsu (Putnam)
I Am Not Who You Think I Am, by Eric Rickstad (Blackstone)
BEST AUDIOBOOK: Razorblade Tears, by S.A. Cosby, narrated by Adam Lazarre-White (Macmillan)
Also nominated:
Sleeping Dog Lie, by Samantha Downing, narrated by Melanie Nicholls-King and Lindsey Dorcus (Audible Originals)
How It Ends, by Rachel Howzell Hall, narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt (Audible Originals)
Prodigal Son, by Gregg Hurwitz, narrated by Scott Brick (Macmillan)
The Jigsaw Man, by Nadine Matheson, narrated by
Davine Henry (HarperCollins)
BEST FIRST NOVEL: My Sweet Girl, by Amanda Jayatissa (Berkley)
Also nominated:
Girl A, by Abigail Dean (HarperCollins)
Repentance, by Eloísa Díaz (Agora)
Damascus Station, by David McCloskey (Norton)
Bones of Hilo, by Eric Redman (Crooked Lane)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL: Bloodline, by Jess Lourey (Thomas & Mercer)
Also nominated:
Flight Risk, by Joy Castro (Lake Union)
Under Color of Law, by Aaron Philip Clark (Thomas & Mercer)
The Lighthouse Witches, by C. J. Cooke (Berkley)
My Mistress’ Eyes Are Raven Black, by Terry Roberts (Turner)
BEST SHORT STORY: “The Lemonade Stand,” by Scott Loring Sanders (EQMM, January/February 2021)
Also nominated:
“Not My Cross to Bear,” by S.A. Cosby (from Trouble No More: Crime Fiction Inspired by Southern Rock and the Blues, edited by Mark Westmoreland; Down & Out)
“Demon in the Depths,” by William Burton McCormick (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine [EQMM], September/October 2021)
“The Interpreter and the Killer,” by Jeff Soloway (EQMM, January/February 2021)
“Bad Chemistry,” by John Wimer (EQMM, July/August 2021)
BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL: The Project, by Courtney Summers (Wednesday)
Also nominated:
The Box in the Woods, by Maureen Johnson (HarperCollins)
Calculated, by Nova McBee (Wolfpack)
Dark and Shallow Lies, by Ginny Myers Sain (Penguin Young Readers)
House of Hollow, by Krystal Sutherland (Penguin Young Readers)
BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL: Blood Parish, by E.J. Findorff (Neutral Ground)
Also nominated:
The Dark Side: Alex Hunter 9, by Greig Beck (Pan Macmillan)
Where the Wicked Tread, by John A. Connell (Nailhead)
Little Girl Taken, by Wendy Dranfield (Bookouture)
Mother May I, by S.E. Green (SEG)
Blue Madagascar, by Andrew Kaplan (Smugglers Lane Press)
Last One Alive, by Karin Nordin (HarperCollins)
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