The International Thriller Writers Awards are awarded by International Thriller Writers at the annual Thrillerfest conferences for outstanding work in the field since 2006.
Year | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
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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 | |||
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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 | ||||
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