2018 Thriller Award (Awarded by International Thriller Writers)

Awards List

E-Book Original

Second Chance
(Winner)
Sean Black

First Novel

The Freedom Broker
(Winner)
K.J. Howe

Novel

Final Girls
(Winner)
Riley Sager

Paperback Original

Grievance
(Winner)
Christine Bell (1)

Short Story

Charcoal and Cherry
(Winner)
Zoe Z. Dean
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Young Adult

The Rains
(Winner)
Gregg Hurwitz

E-Book Original

Witness
(Nominee)
Caroline Mitchell

Trojan
(Nominee)
Alan McDermott

Resurrection America
(Nominee)
Jeff Gunhus

A Fragile Thing
(Nominee)
Kevin Wignall

First Novel

Deep Down Dead
(Nominee)
Steph Broadribb

Ragdoll
(Nominee)
Daniel Cole

The Red Line
(Nominee)
Walt Gragg

The Lost Ones
(Nominee)
Sheena Kamal

Novel

Ill Will
(Nominee)
Dan Chaon

The Long Drop
(Nominee)
Denise Mina

The Breakdown
(Nominee)
B.A. Paris

Fierce Kingdom
(Nominee)
Gin Phillips

Paperback Original

Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly
(Nominee)
Adrian McKinty

The Day I Died
(Nominee)
Lori Rader-Day

The Resurrector
(Nominee)
Layton Green

Stillhouse Lake
(Nominee)
Rachel Caine

Short Story

The Kill Switch
(Nominee)
Willy Vlautin
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Test Drive
(Nominee)
Ben H. Winters
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What Could Possibly Go Boing?
(Nominee)
Mat Coward
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Too Much Time
(Nominee)
Lee Child

Young Adult

The Delphi Effect
(Nominee)
Rysa Walker

To Catch a Killer
(Nominee)
Sheryl Scarborough

The Boy She Left Behind
(Nominee)
Gregg Olsen

Proof of Lies
(Nominee)
Diana Rodriguez Wallach

Award Categories

Audiobook

E-Book Original

First Novel

Novel

Paperback Original

Short Story

Young Adult

Award Years

2023

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