2022 THRILLER AWARD NOMINEES
The International Thriller Writers (ITW) has announced the nominees for the 2023 Thriller Awards as follows:
BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL:
Delilah S. Dawson - THE VIOLENCE (Del Rey)
Jennifer Hillier - THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK (Minotaur)
Alma Katsu - THE FERVOR (Penguin/Putnam)
Jennifer McMahon - THE CHILDREN ON THE HILL (Simon & Schuster)
Chris Pavone - TWO NIGHTS IN LISBON (MCD)
Catriona Ward - SUNDIAL (Macmillan)
BEST AUDIOBOOK:
Kimberly Belle, Fargo Layne, Cate Holahan, Vanessa Lillie - YOUNG RICH WIDOWS (Audible); Narrated by Dina Pearlman, Karissa Vacker, Helen Laser, Ariel Blake
Julie Clark - THE LIES I TELL (Audible); Narrated by Anna Caputo, Amanda Dolan
J. L. Delozier - THE PHOTO THIEF (CamCat Publishing); Narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs, Jeffrey Kafer
Jennifer Hillier - THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK (Macmillan Audio); Narrated by Carla Vega
Minka Kent - THE SILENT WOMAN (Blackstone Publishing); Narrated by Christine Lakin, Kate Rudd
BEST FIRST NOVEL:
Lauren Nossett - THE RESEMBLANCE (Flatiron Books)
Sascha Rothchild - BLOOD SUGAR (Penguin/Putnam)
Hayley Scrivenor - DIRT TOWN (Pan Macmillan)
Stacy Willingham - A FLICKER IN THE DARK (Minotaur)
Erin Young - THE FIELDS (Flatiron Books)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL:
Mary Burton - THE LIES I TOLD (Montlake Romance)
Mark Edwards - NO PLACE TO RUN (Thomas & Mercer)
Minka Kent - UNMISSING (Thomas & Mercer)
Freida McFadden - THE HOUSEMAID (Grand Central Publishing)
Wanda Morris - ANYWHERE YOU RUN (William Morrow)
Holly Wainwright - THE COUPLE UPSTAIRS (Pan Macmillan)
Loreth Anne White - THE PATIENT'S SECRET (Montlake Romance)
BEST SHORT STORY:
Dominique Bibeau - "Russian for Beginners" (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2022))
Barb Goffman - "The Gift" (in LAND OF 10,000 THRILLS, edited by Greg Herren; Down & Out Books)
Smita Harish Jain - "Publish or Perish" (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September/October 2022)
Joyce Carol Oates - "33 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister" (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2022)
Anna Scotti - "Schrodinger, Cat" (Ellery Queen's Mystery's Magazine, March/April 2022)
Catherine Steadman - "Stockholm" (Amazon Original Stories)
BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL:
Melissa Albert - OUR CROOKED HEARTS (Flatiron Books)
Gillian French - SUGARING OFF (Algonquin Young Readers)
Kate McLaughlin - DAUGHTER (Wednesday Books)
Francesca Padilla - WHAT'S COMING TO ME (Soho Teen)
Courtney Summers - I'M THE GIRL (Wednesday Books)
BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL:
Bill Byrnes - EVASIVE SPECIES (Self-published)
Diane Jeffrey - THE COUPLE AT CAUSEWAY COTTAGE (HarperCollins)
Grant McKenzie - THE SEVEN TRUTHS OF HANNAH BAXTER (Self-published)
Rick Mofina - THE HOLLOW PLACE (Self-published)
Carrie Rubin - FATAL ROUNDS (Self-published)
2023 ThrillerMaster Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients.
Charlaine Harris and
Walter Mosley
2023 Thriller Legend Award Recipient:
Minotaur Books
The winners will be announced at ThrillerFest XVIII on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, New York City.
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