Thriller Awards 2017

The International Thriller Writers announced the winners of the Thriller Awards this evening at ThrillerFest in NYC. Congratulations to all!


BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
Noah Hawley — BEFORE THE FALL (Grand Central Publishing)

BEST FIRST NOVEL
Nicholas Petrie — THE DRIFTER (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL
Anne Frasier — THE BODY READER (Thomas & Mercer)

BEST SHORT STORY
Joyce Carol Oates — “Big Momma” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
A.J. Hartley — STEEPLEJACK (TOR Teen)

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL
James Scott Bell — ROMEO’S WAY (Compendium Press)

THE THRILLER LEGEND AWARD
Tom Doherty

SILVER BULLET LITERARY AWARD (for charitable work)
Lisa Gardner