The International Thriller Writers Awards are awarded by International Thriller Writers at the annual Thrillerfest conferences for outstanding work in the field since 2006.
Award winners
| Year | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Best First Novel | Adam Fawer | Improbable | William Morrow |
| Best Novel | Christopher Reich | The Patriots Club | Delacorte Press | |
| Best Paperback Original | R. Cameron Cooke | Pride Runs Deep | Jove | |
| Best Screenplay | Caché | Michael Haneke | ||
| Thrillermaster | Clive Cussler | |||
| 2007[2] | Best First Novel | Nick Stone | Mr Clarinet | Penguin |
| Best Novel | Joseph Finder | Killer Instinct | St. Martin's Press | |
| Best Paperback Original | P.J. Parrish | An Unquiet Grave | Pinnacle | |
| Best Screenplay | Eric Roth | The Good Shepherd | ||
| Thrillermaster[3] | James Patterson | |||
| 2008 | Best First Novel | Joe Hill | Heart-Shaped Box | William Morrow |
| Best Novel | Robert Harris | The Ghost | Simon & Schuster | |
| Best Paperback Original | Tom Piccirilli | The Midnight Road | Bantam | |
| Silver Bullet Award | Macy's and David Baldacci | |||
| Thrillermaster | Sandra Brown | |||
| 2009 | Best First Novel | Tom Rob Smith | Child 44 | Grand Central Publishing |
| Best Novel | Jeffery Deaver | The Bodies Left Behind | Simon & Schuster | |
| Best Short Story | Alexandra Sokoloff | "The Edge of Seventeen" | The Darker Mask | |
| Silver Bullet Award | Brad Meltzer | |||
| Dollar General Literacy Foundation | ||||
| Thrillermaster | David Morrell | |||
| 2010[4] | Best First Novel | Jamie Freveletti | Running from the Devil | |
| Best Hard Cover Novel | Lisa Gardner | The Neighbor | ||
| Best Paperback Original Novel | Tom Piccirilli | The Coldest Mile | ||
| Best Short Story | Twist Phelan | "A Stab in the Heart" | ||
| Silver Bullet Award | Linda Fairstein | |||
| US Airways | ||||
| Thrillermaster | Ken Follett | |||
| True Thrill Award | Mark Bowden | |||
| 2011[5] | Best First Novel | Chevy Stevens | Still Missing | |
| Best Hard Cover Novel | John Sandford | Bad Blood | Virgil Flowers Series, book 4 | |
| Best Paperback Original Novel | J. T. Ellison | The Cold Room | Taylor Jackson Series, book 4 | |
| Best Short Story | Richard Helms | "The Gods for Vengeance Cry" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 2010 | |
| Silver Bullet Award | Karin Slaughter | |||
| Thrillermaster | R. L. Stine | |||
| True Thrill Award | Joe McGinniss | |||
| 2012[6] | Best Hard Cover Novel | Stephen King | 11/22/63 | |
| Best Paperback Original Novel | Jeff Abbott | The Last Minute | ||
| Best Short Story | Tim L. Williams | "Half-Lives" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2011 | |
| Silver Bullet Award | Richard North Patterson | |||
| Thrillermaster | Jack Higgins | |||
| True Thrill Award | Ann Rule | |||
| 2013 | Best E-Book Original Novel | CJ Lyons | Blind Faith | |
| Best First Novel | Matthew Quirk | The 500 | ||
| Best Hard Cover Novel | Brian Freeman | Spilled Blood | ||
| Best Paperback Original Novel | Sean Doolittle | Lake Country | ||
| Best Short Story | John Rector | Lost Things | ||
| Best Young Adult Novel | Dan Krokos | False Memory | ||
| Silver Bullet Award | Steve Berry | |||
| Thrillermaster | Anne Rice | |||
| 2014[7] | Best E-Book Original Novel | Rebecca Cantrell | The World Beneath | |
| Best First Novel | Jason Matthews | Red Sparrow | ||
| Best Hard Cover Novel | Andrew Pyper | The Demonologist | ||
| Best Paperback Original Novel | Jennifer McMahon | The One I Left Behind | ||
| Best Short Story | Twist Phelan | "Footprints in Water" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 2013 | |
| Best Young Adult Novel | Cristin Terrill | All Our Yesterdays | ||
| Silver Bullet Award | Brenda Novak | |||
| Thrillermaster | Scott Turow | |||
| 2015[8] | Best E-Book Original Novel | C.J. Lyons | Hard Fall | |
| Best First Novel | Laura McHugh | The Weight of Blood | ||
| Best Hard Cover Novel | Megan Abbott | The Fever | ||
| Best Paperback Original Novel | Vincent Zandri | Moonlight Weeps | ||
| Best Short Story | Tim L. Williams | "The Last Wrestling Bear in West Kentucky" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | |
| Best Young Adult Novel | Elle Cosimano | Nearly Gone | ||
| Silver Bullet Award | Kathy Reichs | |||
| Thrillermaster | Nelson DeMille | |||
| 2016[9] | Best E-Book Original Novel | Chris Kuzneski | The Prisoner's Gold | |
| Best First Novel | Brian Panowich | Bull Mountain | ||
| Best Hard Cover Novel | Ian Caldwell | The Fifth Gospel | ||
| Best Paperback Original Novel | John Gilstrap | Against All Enemies | ||
| Best Short Story | Joyce Carol Oates | "Gun Accident: An Investigation" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | |
| Best Young Adult Novel | Michelle Painchaud | Pretending to be Erica | ||
| Silver Bullet Award | John Lescroart | |||
| Thrillermaster | Heather Graham | |||
| 2017 | Best E-Book Original Novel | James Scott Bell | Romeo's Way | |
| Best First Novel | Nick Petrie | The Drifter | ||
| Best Hard Cover Novel | Noah Hawley | Before the Fall | ||
| Best Paperback Original Novel | Anne Frasier | The Body Reader | ||
| Best Short Story | Joyce Carol Oates | "Big Momma" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | |
| Best Young Adult Novel | A. J. Hartley | Steeplejack | ||
| Silver Bullet Award | Lisa Gardner | |||
| Thriller Legend Award | Tom Doherty | |||
| Thrillermaster | Lee Child | |||
| 2018[10][11] | Best E-Book Original Novel | Sean Black | Second Chance | |
| Best First Novel | K. J. Howe | The Freedom Broker | ||
| Best Hard Cover Novel | Riley Sager | Final Girls | ||
| Best Paperback Original Novel | Christine Bell | Grievance | ||
| Best Short Story | Zoë Z. Dean | "Charcoal and Cherry" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | |
| Best Young Adult Novel | Gregg Hurwitz | The Rains | ||
| Silver Bullet Award | James Rollins | |||
| Thriller Legend Award | Robert and Patricia Gussin (Oceanview Publishing) | |||
| Thrillermaster | George R. R. Martin | |||
| 2019[12][13] | Best E-Book Original Novel | Alan Orloff | Pray for the Innocent | |
| Best First Novel | C.J. Tudor | The Chalk Man | ||
| Best Hard Cover Novel | Jennifer Hillier | Jar of Hearts | ||
| Best Paperback Original Novel | Jane Harper | The Lost Man | ||
| Best Short Story | Helen Smith | "Nana" | Killer Women: Crime Club Anthology #2 | |
| Best Young Adult Novel | Teri Bailey Black | Girl at the Grave | ||
| Silver Bullet Award | Harlan Coben | |||
| Thriller Legend Award | Margaret Marbury | |||
| Thrillermaster | John Sandford | |||
| 2020[14] | Best E-Book Original Novel | Kerry Wilkinson | Close To You | |
| Best First Novel | Angie Kim | Miracle Creek | ||
| Best Hard Cover Novel | Adrian McKinty | The Chain | ||
| Best Paperback Original Novel | Dervla McTiernan | The Scholar | ||
| Best Short Story | Tara Laskowski | "The Long-Term Tenant" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | |
| Best Young Adult Novel | Tom Ryan | Keep This To Yourself | ||
| 2021 | Best E-Book Original Novel | Jeff Buick | A Killing Game | |
| Best First Novel | David Heska Wanbli Weiden | Winter Counts | ||
| Best Hard Cover Novel | S. A. Cosby | Blacktop Wasteland | ||
| Best Paperback Original Novel | John Marrs | What Lies Between Us | ||
| Best Short Story | Alan Orloff | "Rent Due" | ||
| Best Young Adult Novel | Andrea Contos | Throwaway Girls | ||
| 2022[15] | Best Audiobook | S. A. Cosby with Adam Lazarre-White (narrator) | Razorblade Tears | Macmillan |
| Best E-Book Original Novel | E. J. Findorff | Blood Parish | E. J. Findorff | |
| Best First Novel | Amanda Jayatissa | My Sweet Girl | Berkley | |
| Best Hardcover Novel | S. A. Cosby | Razorblade Tears | Flatiron Books | |
| Best Paperback Original Novel | Amanda Jayatissa | Bloodline | Thomas & Mercer | |
| Best Short Story | Scott Loring Sanders | "The Lemonade Stand" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | |
| Best Young Adult Novel | Courtney Summers | The Project | Wednesday Books | |
| ThrillMasters | Frederick Forsyth | |||
| Diana Gabaldon | ||||
| 2023 | Best Audiobook | Jennifer Hillier | Things We Do in the Dark | Macmillan Audio |
| Best E-Book Original Novel | Diane Jeffrey | The Couple at Causeway Cottage | HarperCollins | |
| Best First Novel | Lauren Nossett | The Resemblance | Flatiron Books | |
| Best Hardcover Novel | Catriona Ward | Sundial | Macmillan | |
| Best Paperback Original Novel | Freida McFadden | The Housemaid | Grand Central Publishing | |
| Best Short Story | Catherine Steadman | "Stockholm" | ||
| Best Young Adult Novel | Kate McLaughlin | Daughter | Wednesday Books | |
| ThrillMasters | ||||
References
External links
- International Thriller Writers Awards, official website
- Current and Past Thriller Awards
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