Although I seldom read thrillers, I still like to see their list of award nominees, not just as a reader and librarian, but because I attended the very first Thrillerfest. It was held in Arizona before it moved permanently to New York City.
Here’s the list of this year’s award nominees. Congratulations to all of them!
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 Mystery Magazine)
Barb Goffman – THE GIFT (Down & Out Books)
Smita Harish Jain – PUBLISH OR PERISH (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
Joyce Carol Oates – 33 CLUES INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY SISTER (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
Anna Scotti – SCHRÖDINGER, CAT (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
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)
ITW will announce the winners at ThrillerFest XVIII on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, New York City.
I’ve read my share of thrillers, and for a while there during Covid, when I was reading hundreds of books, I occasionally would forget which one I was reading!
I like the sound of this!
I did read the Hayley Scrivenor book. Another fine Australian writer.
I haven’t read one book on the list, but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t share! I’m just not much of a thriller reader.
“Thriller” is being used a marketing label for a lot of things that are not really thrillers. This group has been doing this for awhile now. Also why we are seeing so many police procedurals labeled as thrillers.
Because the “police” are not as popular as thrillers, Kevin. I’ll try any police procedural, though, and won’t often read a “thriller”.