Tuesday 20 April 2021

2021 ITW Thriller Awards Nominees

 

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL

BLACKTOP WASTELAND by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron Books)
HI FIVE by Joe Ide (Mulholland Books)
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB by Richard Osman (Penguin)
THESE WOMEN by Ivy Pochoda (Ecco)
CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45 by Lisa Unger (Park Row)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

THE OPIUM PRINCE by Jasmine Aimaq (Soho Press)
WITHOUT SANCTION by Don Bentley (Berkley)
THE BLUFFS by Kyle Perry (Michael Joseph)
GHOSTS OF HARVARD by Francesca Serritella (Random House)
WINTER COUNTS by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Ecco)

BEST ORIGINAL PAPERBACK NOVEL

WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING by Alyssa Cole (William Morrow Paperbacks)
UNKNOWN 9: GENESIS by Layton Green (Reflector Entertainment)
WHAT LIES BETWEEN US by John Marrs (Thomas & Mercer)
THE GIRL BENEATH THE SEA by Andrew Mayne (Thomas & Mercer)
EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT by Benjamin Stevenson (Penguin Random House Australia)

BEST SHORT STORY

The Death and Carnage Boy” by Steve Hockensmith (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

Slow Burner” by Laura Lippman (Amazon Original Stories)

Rent Due” by Alan Orloff (Down & Out Books)

Dog Eat Dog” by Elaine Viets (Untreed Reads)

The Mailman” by Andrew Welsh-Huggins (Down & Out Books)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

LAST GIRLS by Demetra Brodsky (Tor Teen)
THROWAWAY GIRLS by Andrea Contos (Kids Can Press)
I KILLED ZOE SPANOS by Kit Frick (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
TEEN KILLERS CLUB by Lily Sparks (Crooked Lane Books)
THE DISTANT DEAD by Heather Young (William Morrow)

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL

AVENUE OF THIEVES by Sean Black (Sean Black)
A KILLING GAME by Jeff Buick (Novel Words)
FULL METAL JACK by Diane Capri (AugustBooks)
MONGKOK STATION by Jake Needham (Half Penny)
NO HESITATION by Kirk Russell (Strawberry Creek)


The winners will be announced on Saturday, July 10, 2021 during Virtual ThrillerFest.

Congratulations to all the finalists!




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