2025 ITW Thriller Awards Finalists
International Thriller Writers has announced the finalists for the 2025 Thriller Awards. Titles and authors of genre interest include:
Best Standalone Thriller Novel
The Last One at the Wedding, Jason Rekulak (Flatiron)
Best Standalone Mystery Novel
- Negative Girl, Libby Cudmore (Datura)
- What Happened to Nina?, Dervla McTiernan (William Morrow)
Best Series Novel
- To Die For, David Baldacci (Grand Central)
- Shadowheart, Meg Gardiner (Blackstone)
- Flashback, Iris Johansen & Roy Johansen (Grand Central)
Best First Novel
- Deadly Animals, Marie Tierney (Henry Holt and Co.)
Best Young Adult Novel
- Influencer, Adam Cesare (Union Square and Co.)
- Darkly, Marisha Pessl (Delacorte)
- 49 Miles Alone, Natalie Richards (Sourcebooks Fire)
Best Short Story
- “Double Parked,” Twist Phelan (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 7-8/24)
- “The Doll’s House,” Lisa Unger (Amazon Original Stories)
- “And Now, An Inspiring Story of Tragedy Overcome,” Joseph S. Walker (Three Strikes—You’re Dead!)
Best Audiobook
- No One Can Know, Kate Alice Marshall, narrated by Karissa Vacker (Macmillan Audio)
- Listen for the Lie, Amy Tintera, narrated by January LaVoy and Will Damron (Macmillan Audio)
The ITW Thriller Awards winners will be announced at ThrillerFest XX in June 2025 in New York City. For the complete list of categories and finalists, see the official website.
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