Nominees And Past Winners

2021 ITW THRILLER AWARDS NOMINEES

We’re thrilled to announce the nominees for the 2021 ITW Thriller Awards:

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL

  • S.A. Cosby

    Blacktop Wasteland

    Flatiron Books

  • Joe ide

    Hi Five

    Mulholland Books

  • Richard Osman

    The Thursday Murder Club

    Penguin

  • Ivy Pocheda

    These Women

    Ecco

  • Lisa Unger

    Confessions On The 7:45

    Park Row

BEST FIRST NOVEL

  • Jasmine Aimaq

    The Opium Prince

    Soho Press

  • Don Bentley

    Without Sanction

    Berkley

  • Kyle Perry

    The Bluffs

    Michael Joseph

  • Francesca Serritella

    Ghosts of Harvard

    Random House

  • D Heska W Weiden

    Winter Counts

    Ecco

BEST ORIGINAL PAPERBACK NOVEL

  • Alyssa Cole

    When No One Is Watching

    William Morrow Paperbacks

  • Layton Green

    Unknown 9: Genesis

    Reflector Entertainment

  • John Marrs

    What Lies Between Us

    Thomas & Mercer

  • Andrew Mayne

    The Girl Beneath The Sea

    Thomas & Mercer

  • Benjamin Stevenson

    Either Side Of Midnight

    Penguin Random House Australia

BEST SHORT STORY

  • Steve Hockensmith

    The Death and Carnage Boy

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

  • Laura Lippman

    Slow Burner

    Amazon Original Stories

  • Alan Orloff

    Rent Due

    Down & Out Books

  • Elaine Viets

    Dog Eat Dog

    Untreed Reads

  • Andew Welsh-Huggins

    The Mailman

    Down & Out Books

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

  • Demetra Brodsky

    Last Girls

    Tor Teen

  • Andrea Contos

    Throwaway Girls

    Kids Can Press

  • Kit Frick

    I Killed Zoe Spanos

    Margaret K. McElderry Books

  • Lily Sparks

    Teen Killers Club

    Crooked Lane Books

  • Heather Young

    The Distant Dead

    William Morrow

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL

  • Sean Black

    Avenue Of Thieves

    Sean Black

  • Jeff Buick

    A Killing Game

    Novel Words

  • Diane Capri

    Full Metal Jack

    AugustBooks

  • Jake Needham

    Mongkok Station

    Half Penny

  • Kirk Russell

    No Hesitation

    Strawberry Creek

ITW Community

  • patrons
  • sponsors
  • supporters

  • Actives

    • Sandra Brannan

    • Clive Cussler*

    • Dirk Cussler*

    • Shane Gericke*

    • Faye and Jonathan Kellerman*

    • John Lescroart

    • Joanie McDonell

    • Karin Slaughter

    • Larry D. Thompson

    Associates

    • Tucker Andersen

    • Andrew Kimball

  • Actives

    • Kathleen Antrim*

    • David Baldacci*

    • Neal Baer

    • Steve Berry*

    • J. Jackson Bentley

    • Gary Braver*

    • Sandra Brown*

    • Dale Brown*

    • John Case*

    • Lee Child*

    • James Comey

    • Michael Connelly

    • Glenn Cooper

    • Richard Curtis*

    • Jack F. Du Brul*

    • David Dun*

    • Joseph Finder

    • Brian Garfield*

    • Tess Gerritsen*

    • Leslie Glass*

    • Jeff Gunhus

    • Vicki Hinze*

    • Lisa Jackson

    • Alex Kava*

    • Raymond Khoury

    • Deborah LeBlanc

    • Eric Van Lustbader*

    • D. P. Lyle M.D.*

    • Gayle Lynds*

    • Steve Martini

    • Brad Meltzer

    • David Morrell*

    • Katherine Neville*

    • Michael Palmer (2004-2013)*

    • James Patterson*

    • Andrew Peterson

    • Douglas Preston*

    • Lissa Price

    • Keith Raffel

    • Christopher Reich*

    • James Rollins*

    • M.J. Rose*

    • JoAnn Ross

    • Hank Phillippi Ryan

    • John Saul*

    • Andy Siegel

    • Susan Arnout Smith

    • R.L. Stine*

    • Brad Thor*

    • Lisa Unger

    • Paul Vidich

    Associates

    • Maria Carvainis

    • Leisure Books*

    • JK Franko*

    • Ed Mitchell*

    • Henry Morrison*

    • Adrian Muller*

    • Bill Sewell

    • Tor/Forge Books*

    • Your Book Is Your Hook!

  • Actives

    • Steve Alten*

    • Ashok Banker

    • Ted Bell*

    • Emily Benedek

    • Janet Berliner-Gluckman*

    • Gary Birken

    • Mike Bond

    • Sandra Brannan

    • Allison Brennan

    • Mike Brogan

    • Jan Burke*

    • Lindsay Cameron

    • Lorenzo Carcaterra

    • Lincoln Child*

    • Stephen Coonts*

    • Brian D’Amato

    • B. J. Daniels

    • Nelson DeMille

    • Eileen Dreyer*

    • Joanna Elm

    • Linda Fairstein*

    • Anthony Flacco

    • Vince Flynn (2004-2013)*

    • Chris Fox

    • Joel Goldman*

    • Howard Gordon

    • Heather Graham*

    • Thomas Greanias

    • Gary Grossman

    • Humphrey Hawksley

    • Bonnie Hearn Hill*

    • Mark Imhof

    • Alan Jacobson

    • Judith Kelman*

    • Harley Jane Kozak

    • Jon Land

    • Dennis Lynds (2004-2005)*

    • Patricia McLinn

    • Michael McMenamin

    • Francine Mathews*

    • Nan McCann

    • Kyle Mills*

    • Twist Phelan

    • Christopher Rice*

    • Wendy Roberts

    • John Sandford

    • James Siegel*

    • Carl T. Smith*

    • Deborah Smith*

    • Taylor Smith*

    • L.A. Starks

    • Mariah Stewart*

    • Peter Straub*

    • Lee Strobel

    • M. Diane Vogt*

    • Thomas Waite

    • Stuart Woods*

    Associates

    • Linda Adams*

    • Brilliance Audio*

    • Mike Brogan

    • Brian Godden

    • Steve Hadden*

    • Emory Hackman*

    • Inkwell Management, LLC*

    • Jennifer Kreischer

    • Mario Mastro*

    • Vicki Montet

    • Amy Rivers

    • Mike Trigg*

*original member joined by June 4, 2005