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Thriller Award – Paperback Original Winners

Browse Thriller Award Paperback Original winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Thriller Award history.

Thriller Award Paperback Original Cross-year archive

2023

Thriller Award Paperback Original results for the 2023 award year.

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Winner

The Housemaid

McFadden, Freida

The Housemaid Series · Book 1 · Thriller

May-2022 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

2022

Thriller Award Paperback Original results for the 2022 award year.

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Winner

Bloodline

Lourey, Jess

Standalone · Thriller

Jan-2021 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Finalist

Flight Risk

Castro, Joy

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Nov-2021 Thriller Award Paperback Original finalist

Finalist

The Lighthouse Witches

Cooke, C.J.

Standalone · Thriller

Oct-2021 Thriller Award Paperback Original finalist

Finalist

My Mistress' Eyes are Raven Black

Roberts, Terry

Standalone · Historical

Aug-2021 Thriller Award Paperback Original finalist

Finalist

Under Color of Law

Clark, Aaron Philip

Standalone · Police Procedural

Oct-2021 Thriller Award Paperback Original finalist

2021

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Winner

What Lies Between Us

Marrs, John

Standalone · Thriller

May-2020 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

Either Side Of Midnight

Stevenson, Benjamin

Standalone · Mystery

Dec-2020 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

The Girl Beneath the Sea

Mayne, Andrew

Underwater Investigation Unit Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

May-2020 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Unknown 9: Genesis

Green, Layton

The Genesis Trilogy Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Mar-2020 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

When No One Is Watching

Cole, Alyssa

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2020 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2020

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Winner

The Scholar

McTiernan, Dervla

Cormac Reilly Series · Book 2 · Mystery

May-2019 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

The Bird Boys

Sandlin, Lisa

Standalone · Horror

Aug-2019 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Girl Most Likely

Collins, Max Allan

Krista Larson Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Apr-2019 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Jihadi Bride

Luft, Alastair

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2020 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Never Look Back

Gaylin, Alison

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2019 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Such a Perfect Wife

White, Kate

A Bailey Weggins Mystery Series · Book 8 · Amateur Sleuth

May-2019 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2019

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Winner

The Lost Man

Harper, Jane

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2019 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

Gone Dark

Russell, Kirk

A Paul Grale Thriller Series · Book 2 · Thriller

Mar-2018 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

The Good Samaritan

Marrs, John

Standalone · Thriller

Dec-2017 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Mister Tender's Girl

Wilson, Carter

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2018 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

The Naturalist

Mayne, Andrew

The Naturalist Series · Book 1 · Mystery

Oct-2017 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2018

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Winner

Grievance

Bell, Christine (1)

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2017 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

The Day I Died

Rader-Day, Lori

Standalone · Thriller

Apr-2017 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly

McKinty, Adrian

A Detective Sean Duffy Novel Series · Book 6 · Police Procedural

Mar-2017 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

The Resurrector

Green, Layton

Dominic Grey Series · Book 5 · Mystery

Jul-2017 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Stillhouse Lake

Caine, Rachel

Stillhouse Lake Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Jul-2017 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2017

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Winner

The Body Reader

Frasier, Anne

A Detective Jude Fontaine Mystery Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Jun-2016 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

In the Clearing

Dugoni, Robert

Tracy Crosswhite Series · Book 3 · Police Procedural

May-2016 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Kill Switch

Maberry, Jonathan

A Joe Ledger Novel Series · Book 9 · Horror

May-2016 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

The Minoan Cipher

Kemprecos, Paul

Standalone · Action Adventure

Aug-2016 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Salvage

Maher, Stephen

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2016 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2016

Thriller Award Paperback Original results for the 2016 award year.

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Winner

Against All Enemies

Gilstrap, John

A Jonathan Grave Thriller Series · Book 7 · Thriller

Jan-2015 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

The Angel of Eden

McIntosh, D.J.

Standalone · Historical

Feb-2019 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Day Zero

Cameron, Marc

Jericho Quinn Series · Book 5 · Thriller

Feb-2015 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Name of the Devil

Mayne, Andrew

Jessica Blackwood Series · Book 2 · Law Enforcement

Jul-2015 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Pockets of Darkness

Rabe, Jean

Standalone · Urban Fantasy

Jun-2015 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2015

Thriller Award Paperback Original results for the 2015 award year.

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Winner

Moonlight Weeps

Zandri, Vincent

Dick Moonlight Series · Book 8 · Private Investigator

Sep-2014 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

The Buried

Coriell, Shelley

Apostles Series · Book 2 · Romantic Suspense

Nov-2014 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Moonlight Weeps

Zandri, Vincent

Dick Moonlight Series · Book 8 · Private Investigator

Sep-2014 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

My Sister's Grave

Dugoni, Robert

Tracy Crosswhite Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Nov-2014 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Shadow Maker

Hannibal, James R.

Nick Baron Series · Book 2 · Thriller

Jun-2014 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Whirlwind

Mofina, Rick

Kate Page Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Mar-2014 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2014

Thriller Award Paperback Original results for the 2014 award year.

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Winner

The One I Left Behind

McMahon, Jennifer

Standalone · Thriller

Jan-2013 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

Buried

Elliot, Kendra

A Bone Secrets Novel Series · Book 3 · Romantic Suspense

Apr-2013 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Cold Snap

Brennan, Allison

Lucy Kincaid Series · Book 7 · Law Enforcement

Nov-2013 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Deadly Harvest

Stanley, Michael

A Detective Kubu Mystery Series · Book 4 · Police Procedural

May-2013 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

His Majesty's Hope

MacNeal, Susan Elia

A Maggie Hope Novel Series · Book 3 · Historical Mystery

May-2013 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Snow White Must Die

Neuhaus, Nele

Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Jan-2013 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2013

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Winner

Lake Country

Doolittle, Sean

Standalone · Thriller

Dec-2011 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

And She Was

Gaylin, Alison

A Brenna Spector Novel of Suspense Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

Feb-2012 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Night Blind

Sherer, Michael W.

A Blake Sanders Thriller Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Oct-2012 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Pines

Crouch, Blake

Wayward Pines Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Aug-2012 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

The Wicked Girls

Marwood, Alex

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2013 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2012

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Already Gone

Rector, John

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2011 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

The Glass Demon

Grant, Helen

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2011 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

The Queen

James, Steven

The Bowers Files Series · Book 5 · Thriller

Sep-2011 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Threat Warning

Gilstrap, John

A Jonathan Grave Thriller Series · Book 3 · Thriller

Jul-2011 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2011

Thriller Award Paperback Original results for the 2011 award year.

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Winner

The Cold Room

Ellison, J.T.

A Taylor Jackson Novel Series · Book 4 · Thriller

Mar-2010 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

2010

Thriller Award Paperback Original results for the 2010 award year.

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Winner

The Coldest Mile

Piccirilli, Tom

Standalone · Suspense

Feb-2009 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

Shadow Season

Piccirilli, Tom

Standalone · Suspense

Nov-2009 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Urge To Kill

Lutz, John

A Frank Quinn Novel Series · Book 4 · Thriller

Oct-2009 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

Vengeance Road

Mofina, Rick

Jack Gannon Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Sep-2009 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2008

Thriller Award Paperback Original results for the 2008 award year.

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Winner

The Midnight Road

Piccirilli, Tom

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2007 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

The Last Nightingale

Flacco, Anthony

Randall Blackburn and Shane Nightingale Series · Book 1 · Suspense

Jun-2007 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

The Queen of Bedlam

McCammon, Robert R.

Speaks the Nightbird Series · Book 3 · Suspense

Nov-2007 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

Nominee

A Thousand Bones

Parrish, P.J.

Louis Kincaid Series · Book 8 · Law Enforcement

Jul-2007 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2007

Thriller Award Paperback Original results for the 2007 award year.

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Winner

Unquiet Grave

Parrish, P.J.

Louis Kincaid Series · Book 7 · Law Enforcement

Feb-2006 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

Skeleton Coast

Cussler, Clive; Du Brul, Jack

The Oregon Files Series · Book 4 · Action Adventure

Oct-2006 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

2006

Thriller Award Paperback Original results for the 2006 award year.

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Winner

Pride Runs Deep

Cooke, R. Cameron

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2005 Thriller Award Paperback Original winner

Nominee

Upside Down

Miller, John Ramsey

Winter Massey Series · Book 2 · Suspense

Jul-2005 Thriller Award Paperback Original nominee

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