| 2021 ITW Thriller Awards Nominees We’re thrilled to announce the finalists 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 Pochoda – 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) David Heska Wanbli Weiden – WINTER COUNTS (Ecco) BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL 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) Andrew 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)  The winners will be announced on Saturday, July 10, 2021 during Virtual ThrillerFest. |
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