On July 11, 2015, during ThrillerFest X, the International Thriller Writers (ITW) announced the winners of the 2015 Thriller Awards at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.

For more information about ITW and the awards, visit http://thrillerwriters.org

2015 Winners

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
THE FEVER by Megan Abbott (Little, Brown and Company)

BEST FIRST NOVEL
THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD by Laura McHugh (Spiegel & Grau)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL
MOONLIGHT WEEPS by Vincent Zandri (Down & Out Books)

BEST SHORT STORY
“The Last Wrestling Bear in West Kentucky” by Tim L. Williams (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
NEARLY GONE by Elle Cosimano (Kathy Dawson Books)

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL
HARD FALL by C.J. Lyons (Legacy Books)

2015 Finalists

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL

• THE FEVER by Megan Abbott (Little, Brown and Company)
• BROKEN MONSTERS by Lauren Beukes (Mulholland Books)
• SUSPICION by Joseph Finder (Dutton)
• NATCHEZ BURNING by Greg Iles (William Morrow)
• THAT NIGHT by Chevy Stevens (St. Martin’s Press)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

• THE AXEMAN’S JAZZ by Ray Celestin (Mantle)
• INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl (Minotaur Books)
• THE LIFE WE BURY by Allen Eskens (Seventh Street Books)
• THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD by Laura McHugh (Spiegel & Grau)
• THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir (Crown)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL

• THE BURIED by Shelley Coriell (Forever)
• MY SISTER’S GRAVE by Robert Dugoni (Thomas & Mercer)
• SHADOW MAKER by James R. Hannibal (Berkley)
• WHIRLWIND by Rick Mofina (Harlequin MIRA)
• MOONLIGHT WEEPS by Vincent Zandri (Down & Out Books)

BEST SHORT STORY

• “Busting Red Heads” by Richard Helms (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine)
• “Pussycat, Pussycat” by Stephen Ross (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine)
• “Show Stopper” by Gigi Vernon, MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA PRESENTS ICE COLD: TALES OF INTRIGUE FROM THE COLD WAR (Grand Central)
• “The Honey Trap” by Bev Vincent, MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA PRESENTS ICE COLD: TALES OF INTRIGUE FROM THE COLD WAR (Grand Central)
• “The Last Wrestling Bear in West Kentucky” by Tim L. Williams (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

• NEARLY GONE by Elle Cosimano (Kathy Dawson Books)
• TABULA RASA by Kristen Lippert-Martin (EgmontUSA)
• THE EIGHTH GUARDIAN by Meredith McCardle (Skyscape)
• THE UNBOUND by Victoria Schwab (Disney-Hyperion)
• WICKED LITTLE SECRETS by Kara Taylor (St. Martin’s Griffin)

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL

• POST by Sean Black (Sean Black Digital)
• THE METAXY PROJECT by Layton Green (Sixth Street Press)
• WANNABES by Michael Logan (Michael Logan)
• HARD FALL by C.J. Lyons (Legacy Books)
• 13 HOLLYWOOD APES by Gil Reavill (Alibi)