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2023 Thriller Awards

Awards

2023 Thriller Awards

On June 4th, during ThrillerFest XVIII, the International Thriller Writers (ITW) announced the winners of the 2023 Thriller Awards at the Sheraton Times Square in New York City.

For more information about ITW and the awards, visit https://thrillerwriters.org
 



2023 Winners

 

Best Hardcover Novel
SUNDIAL by Catriona Ward (Tor Nightfire)

Best First Novel
THE RESEMBLANCE by Lauren Nossett (Flatiron Books)

Best Audiobook
THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK by Jennifer Hillier, narrated by Carla Vega (Macmillan Audio)

Best Paperback Original Novel
THE HOUSEMAID by Freida McFadden (Grand Central Publishing)

Best Short Story
"Stockholm" by Catherine Steadman (Amazon Original Stories)

Best E-book Original Novel
THE COUPLE AT CAUSEWAY COTTAGE by Diane Jeffrey (HarperCollins)

Best Young Adult Novel
DAUGHTER by Kate McLaughlin (Wednesday Books)
 



2023 Finalists 

 

Best Hardcover Novel

  • THE VIOLENCE by Delilah S. Dawson (Del Rey)
  • THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK by Jennifer Hillier (Minotaur)
  • THE FERVOR by Alma Katsu (Putnam)
  • THE CHILDREN ON THE HILL by Jennifer McMahon (Simon & Schuster)
  • TWO NIGHTS IN LISBON by Chris Pavone (MCD)
  • SUNDIAL by Catriona Ward (Tor Nightfire)

Best First Novel

  • THE RESEMBLANCE by Lauren Nossett (Flatiron Books)
  • BLOOD SUGAR by Sascha Rothchild (Putnam)
  • DIRT TOWN by Hayley Scrivenor (Dirt Creek)
  • A FLICKER IN THE DARK by Stacy Willingham (Minotaur)
  • THE FIELDS by Erin Young (Flatiron Books)

Best Audiobook

  • YOUNG RICH WIDOWS by Kimberly Belle, Fargo Layne, Cate Holahan and Vanessa Lillie; narrated by Dina Pearlman, Karissa Vacker, Helen Laser and Ariel Blake (Audible)
  • THE LIES I TELL by Julie Clark, narrated by Anna Caputo and Amanda Dolan (Audible)
  • THE PHOTO THIEF by J. L. Delozier, narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs and Jeffrey Kafer (CamCat Publishing)
  • THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK by Jennifer Hillier, narrated by Carla Vega (Macmillan Audio)
  • THE SILENT WOMAN by Minka Kent, narrated by Christine Lakin and Kate Rudd (Blackstone Publishing)

Best Paperback Original Novel

  • THE LIES I TOLD by Mary Burton (Montlake)
  • NO PLACE TO RUN by Mark Edwards (Thomas & Mercer)
  • UNMISSING by Minka Kent (Thomas & Mercer)
  • THE HOUSEMAID by Freida McFadden (Grand Central Publishing)
  • ANYWHERE YOU RUN by Wanda M. Morris (William Morrow Paperbacks)
  • THE COUPLE UPSTAIRS by Holly Wainwright (Pan Macmillan)
  • THE PATIENT’S SECRET by Loreth Anne White (Montlake)

Best Short Story

  • "Russian for Beginners" by Dominique Bibeau (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
  • "The Gift" by Barb Goffman (Down & Out Books)
  • "Publish or Perish" by Smita Harish Jain (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
  • "33 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister" by Joyce Carol Oates (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
  • "Schrödinger, Cat" by Anna Scotti (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
  • "Stockholm" by Catherine Steadman (Amazon Original Stories)

Best E-book Original Novel

  • EVASIVE SPECIES by Bill Byrnes (Self-published)
  • THE COUPLE AT CAUSEWAY COTTAGE by Diane Jeffrey (HarperCollins)
  • THE SEVEN TRUTHS OF HANNAH BAXTER by Grant McKenzie (Self-published)
  • THE HOLLOW PLACE by Rick Mofina (Self-published)
  • FATAL ROUNDS by Carrie Rubin (Self-published)

Best Young Adult Novel

  • OUR CROOKED HEARTS by Melissa Albert (Flatiron Books)
  • SUGARING OFF by Gillian French (Algonquin Young Readers)
  • DAUGHTER by Kate McLaughlin (Wednesday Books)
  • WHAT’S COMING TO ME by Francesca Padilla (Soho Teen)
  • I’M THE GIRL by Courtney Summers (Wednesday Books)