2025 THRILLER AWARD NOMINEES
The International Thriller Writers (ITW) announced the nominees for the 2025 Thriller Awards as follows:
BEST STANDALONE THRILLER NOVEL: (5)
Kimberly Belle - THE PARIS WIDOW (Harlequin/Park Row)
Will Dean - THE CHAMBER (Emily Bestler Books)
T.J. Newman - WORST CASE SCENARIO (Little, Brown)
Jason Rekulak - THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING (Flatiron Books)
Lisa Scottoline - THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS (Penguin/Putnam)
BEST STANDALONE MYSTERY NOVEL: (6)
Libby Cudmore - NEGATIVE GIRL (Datura Books)
Laura Dave - THE NIGHT WE LOST HIM (Simon & Schuster)
Kellye Garrett - MISSING WHITE WOMAN (Mulholland Books)
Harry Hunsicker - THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ROSE DOUCETTE (Oceanview Publishing)
Dervla McTiernan - WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? (William Morrow)
Lori Roy - LAKE COUNTY (Thomas & Mercer)
BEST FIRST NOVEL: (5)
Kate Brody - RABBIT HOLE (Soho Crime)
Jaime deBlanc - AFTER IMAGE (Thomas & Mercer)
Carinn Jade - THE ASTROLOGY HOUSE (Atria)
Alejandro Nodarse - BLOOD IN THE CUT (Flatiron Books)
Marie Tierney - DEADLY ANIMALS (Henry Holt)
BEST SERIES NOVEL: (6)
David Baldacci - TO DIE FOR (Grand Central Publishing)
Eric Beetner - THE LAST FEW MILES OF ROAD (Level Best Books)
Ann Cleeves - THE DARK WIVES (Minotaur)
Meg Gardiner - SHADOWHEART (Blackstone Publishing)
Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen - FLASHBACK (Grand Central Publishing)
Isabella Maldonado - A FORGOTTEN KILL (Thomas & Mercer)
BEST AUDIOBOOK: (5)
Sally Hepworth - DARLING GIRLS (Macmillan); Narrated by Jessica Clarke
Jon Lindstrom - HOLLYWOOD HUSTLE (Dreamscape Media;: Narrated by Jon Lindstrom
Kate Alice Marshall - NO ONE CAN KNOW (Macmillan Audio) ; Narrated by Karissa Vacker
Hilton Reed - BEYOND ALL DOUBT (Dreamscape Media) ; Narrated by George Newbern
Amy Tintera - LISTEN FOR THE LIE (Macmillan); Narrated by January LaVoy and Will Damron
BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL: (5)
Adam Cesare - INFLUENCER (Union Square, LLC)
Ripley Jones - THE OTHER LOLA (Wednesday Books)
Marisha Pessl - DARKLY (Delacorte)
Natalie Richards - 49 MILES ALONE (Sourcebooks Fire)
Melanie Sumrow - GIRLS LIKE HER (Balzer + Bray)
BEST SHORT STORY: (5)
Stefanie Leder - "Not a Dinner Party Person" (in EIGHT VERY BAD NIGHTS, edited by Tod Goldberg; Soho Crime)
Twist Phelan - "Double Parked" (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November/December 2024)
Ivy Pochoda - "Jackrabbit Skin" (Amazon Original Stories)
Lisa Unger - "The Doll's House" (Amazon Original Stories)
Joseph S. Walker - "And Now, an Inspiring Story of Tragedy Overcome" (in THREE STRIKES - YOU'RE DEAD, edited by Donna Andrews, Barb Goffman and Marcia Talley; Wildside Press)
2025 ThrillerMaster Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients.
Janet Evanovich and
John Grisham
2025 Silver Bullet Award Recipient:
James Patterson
2025 Thriller Legend Award Recipient:
Neil Nyren
The winners will be announced on Saturday, June 21, 2025 during ThrillerFest XX to be held at the New York Hilton Midtown, New York City, New York City.
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