2025 Thriller Awards
Awards
2025 Thriller Awards
On June 21st, during ThrillerFest XX, the International Thriller Writers (ITW) announced the winners of the 2025 Thriller Awards at the the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City.
For more information about ITW and the awards, visit https://thrillerwriters.org
2025 Winners
Best Standalone Thriller Novel
THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING by Jason Rekulak (Flatiron Books)
Best Standalone Mystery Novel
MISSING WHITE WOMAN by Kellye Garrett (Mulholland Books)
Best Series Novel
TO DIE FOR by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
Best First Novel
DEADLY ANIMALS by Marie Tierney (Henry Holt and Co.)
Best Audiobook
NO ONE CAN KNOW by Kate Alice Marshall, narrated by Karissa Vacker (Macmillan Audio)
Best Young Adult Novel
DARKLY by Marisha Pessl (Delacorte Press)
Best Short Story
"Jackrabbit Skin" by Ivy Pochoda (Amazon Original Stories)
2025 Finalists
Best Standalone Thriller Novel
- THE PARIS WIDOW by Kimberly Belle (Park Row)
- THE CHAMBER by Will Dean (Atria/Emily Bestler Books)
- WORST CASE SCENARIO by T.J. Newman (Little, Brown and Company)
- THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING by Jason Rekulak (Flatiron Books)
- THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS by Lisa Scottoline (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
Best Standalone Mystery Novel
- NEGATIVE GIRL by Libby Cudmore (Datura Books)
- THE NIGHT WE LOST HIM by Laura Dave (Simon & Schuster)
- MISSING WHITE WOMAN by Kellye Garrett (Mulholland Books)
- THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ROSE DOUCETTE by Harry Hunsicker (Oceanview Publishing)
- WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? by Dervla McTiernan (William Morrow)
- LAKE COUNTY by Lori Roy (Thomas & Mercer)
Best Series Novel
- TO DIE FOR by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
- THE LAST FEW MILES OF ROAD by Eric Beetner (Level Best Books)
- THE DARK WIVES by Ann Cleeves (Minotaur Books)
- SHADOWHEART by Meg Gardiner (Blackstone Publishing)
- FLASHBACK by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen (Grand Central Publishing)
- A FORGOTTEN KILL by Isabella Maldonado (Thomas & Mercer)
Best First Novel
- RABBIT HOLE by Kate Brody (Soho Crime)
- AFTER IMAGE by Jaime deBlanc (Thomas & Mercer)
- THE ASTROLOGY HOUSE by Carinn Jade (Atria Books)
- BLOOD IN THE CUT by Alejandro Nodarse (Flatiron Books)
- DEADLY ANIMALS by Marie Tierney (Henry Holt and Co.)
Best Audiobook
- DARLING GIRLS by Sally Hepworth, narrated by Jessica Clarke (Macmillan Audio)
- HOLLYWOOD HUSTLE written and narrated by Jon Lindstrom (Dreamscape Media)
- NO ONE CAN KNOW by Kate Alice Marshall, narrated by Karissa Vacker (Macmillan Audio)
- BEYOND ALL DOUBT by Hilton Reed, narrated by George Newbern (Dreamscape Media)
- LISTEN FOR THE LIE by Amy Tintera, narrated by January LaVoy and Will Damron (Macmillan Audio)
Best Young Adult Novel
- INFLUENCER by Adam Cesare (Union Square & Co.)
- THE OTHER LOLA by Ripley Jones (Wednesday Books)
- DARKLY by Marisha Pessl (Delacorte Press)
- 49 MILES ALONE by Natalie Richards (Sourcebooks Fire)
- GIRLS LIKE HER by Melanie Sumrow (Balzer + Bray)
Best Short Story
- "Not a Dinner Party Person" by Stefanie Leder (Soho Crime)
- "Double Parked" by Twist Phelan (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
- "Jackrabbit Skin" by Ivy Pochoda (Amazon Original Stories)
- "The Doll's House" by Lisa Unger (Amazon Original Stories)
- "And Now, An Inspiring Story of Tragedy Overcome" by Joseph S. Walker (Wildside Press)