On July 14, 2018, during ThrillerFest XIII, the International Thriller Writers (ITW) announced the winners of the 2018 Thriller Awards at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.

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

2018 Winners

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
FINAL GIRLS by Riley Sager (Dutton)

BEST FIRST NOVEL
THE FREEDOM BROKER by K.J. Howe (Quercus)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL
GRIEVANCE by Christine Bell (Lake Union)

BEST SHORT STORY
“Charcoal and Cherry” by Zoë Z. Dean (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
THE RAINS by Gregg Hurwitz (TOR Teen)

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL
SECOND CHANCE by Sean Black (Sean Black)

THRILLERMASTER
George R. R. Martin

SILVER BULLET
Lisa Gardner

THRILLER LEGEND AWARDS
Pat Gussin & Bob Gussin (Oceanview Publishing)

2018 Finalists

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL

• ILL WILL by Dan Chaon (Ballantine)
• THE LONG DROP by Denise Mina (Little, Brown and Company)
• THE BREAKDOWN by B.A. Paris (St. Martin’s Press)
• FIERCE KINGDOM by Gin Phillips (Viking)
• FINAL GIRLS by Riley Sager (Dutton)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

• DEEP DOWN DEAD by Steph Broadribb (Orenda Books)
• RAGDOLL by Daniel Cole (Ecco)
• THE RED LINE by Walt Gragg (Berkley)
• THE FREEDOM BROKER by K.J. Howe (Quercus)
• THE LOST ONES by Sheena Kamal (William Morrow)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL

• GRIEVANCE by Christine Bell (Lake Union)
• STILLHOUSE LAKE by Rachel Caine (Thomas & Mercer)
• THE RESURRECTOR by Layton Green (Layton Green)
• POLICE AT THE STATION AND THEY DON’T LOOK FRIENDLY by Adrian McKinty (Seventh Street Books)
• THE DAY I DIED by Lori Rader-Day (William Morrow)

BEST SHORT STORY

• "Too Much Time” by Lee Child (Delacorte)
• “What Could Possibly Go Boing?” by Mat Coward (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
• “Charcoal and Cherry” by Zoë Z. Dean (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
• “The Kill Switch” by Willy Vlautin (Hachette)
• “Test Drive” by Ben H. Winters (Hachette)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

• THE RAINS by Gregg Hurwitz (TOR Teen)
• THE BOY SHE LEFT BEHIND by Gregg Olsen (Polis Books)
• TO CATCH A KILLER by Sheryl Scarborough (TOR Teen)
• THE DELPHI EFFECT by Rysa Walker (Skyscape)
• PROOF OF LIES by Diana Rodriguez Wallach (Entangled Publishing)

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL

• SECOND CHANCE by Sean Black (Sean Black)
• RESURRECTION AMERICA by Jeff Gunhus (Seven Guns Press)
• TROJAN by Alan McDermott (Thomas & Mercer)
• WITNESS by Caroline Mitchell (Thomas & Mercer)
• A FRAGILE THING by Kevin Wignall (Thomas & Mercer)