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The 2023 ITW Thriller Awards Winners

The 2023 ITW Thriller Awards Winners

by Summer Brooks | June 4, 2023 Leave a Comment

The 2023 International Thriller Writers Thriller Awards Winners were announced at the ThrillerFest XVIII Awards Banquet on Saturday, June 3, 2023 in New York City:

Best Hardcover Novel
Catriona Ward – SUNDIAL (Macmillan)

Best Audiobook
Jennifer Hillier – THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK (Macmillan Audio), Narrated by Carla Vega

Best First Novel
Lauren Nossett – THE RESEMBLANCE (Flatiron Books)

Best Paperback Original Novel
Freida McFadden – THE HOUSEMAID (Grand Central Publishing)

Best Short Story
Catherine Steadman – STOCKHOLM (Amazon Original Stories)

Best Young Adult Novel
Kate McLaughlin – DAUGHTER (Wednesday Books)

Best E-Book Original Novel
Diane Jeffrey – THE COUPLE AT CAUSEWAY COTTAGE (HarperCollins)

Here is the complete list of all the 2023 nominees:

Best Hardcover Novel

Delilah S. Dawson – THE VIOLENCE (Del Rey)
Jennifer Hillier – THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK (Minotaur)
Alma Katsu – THE FERVOR (Penguin/Putnam)
Jennifer McMahon – THE CHILDREN ON THE HILL (Simon & Schuster)
Chris Pavone – TWO NIGHTS IN LISBON (MCD)
Catriona Ward – SUNDIAL (Macmillan)

Best Audiobook

Kimberly Belle, Fargo Layne, Cate Holahan, Vanessa Lillie – YOUNG RICH WIDOWS (Audible), Narrated by Dina Pearlman, Karissa Vacker, Helen Laser, Ariel Blake
Julie Clark – THE LIES I TELL (Audible), Narrated by Anna Caputo, Amanda Dolan
J. L. Delozier – THE PHOTO THIEF (CamCat Publishing), Narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs, Jeffrey Kafer
Jennifer Hillier – THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK (Macmillan Audio), Narrated by Carla Vega
Minka Kent – THE SILENT WOMAN (Blackstone Publishing), Narrated by Christine Lakin, Kate Rudd

Best First Novel

Lauren Nossett – THE RESEMBLANCE (Flatiron Books)
Sascha Rothchild – BLOOD SUGAR (Penguin/Putnam)
Hayley Scrivenor – DIRT TOWN (Pan Macmillan)
Stacy Willingham – A FLICKER IN THE DARK (Minotaur)
Erin Young – THE FIELDS (Flatiron Books)

Best Paperback Original Novel

Mary Burton – THE LIES I TOLD (Montlake Romance)
Mark Edwards – NO PLACE TO RUN (Thomas & Mercer)
Minka Kent – UNMISSING (Thomas & Mercer)
Freida McFadden – THE HOUSEMAID (Grand Central Publishing)
Wanda Morris – ANYWHERE YOU RUN (William Morrow)
Holly Wainwright – THE COUPLE UPSTAIRS (Pan Macmillan)
Loreth Anne White – THE PATIENT’S SECRET (Montlake Romance)

Best Short Story

Dominique Bibeau – RUSSIAN FOR BEGINNERS (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
Barb Goffman – THE GIFT (Down & Out Books)
Smita Harish Jain – PUBLISH OR PERISH (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
Joyce Carol Oates – 33 CLUES INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY SISTER (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
Anna Scotti – SCHRÖDINGER, CAT (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
Catherine Steadman – STOCKHOLM (Amazon Original Stories)

Best Young Adult Novel

Melissa Albert – OUR CROOKED HEARTS (Flatiron Books)
Gillian French – SUGARING OFF (Algonquin Young Readers)
Kate McLaughlin – DAUGHTER (Wednesday Books)
Francesca Padilla – WHAT’S COMING TO ME (Soho Teen)
Courtney Summers – I’M THE GIRL (Wednesday Books)

Best E-Book Original Novel

Bill Byrnes – EVASIVE SPECIES (Self-published)
Diane Jeffrey – THE COUPLE AT CAUSEWAY COTTAGE (HarperCollins)
Grant McKenzie – THE SEVEN TRUTHS OF HANNAH BAXTER (Self-published)
Rick Mofina – THE HOLLOW PLACE (Self-published)
Carrie Rubin – FATAL ROUNDS (Self-published)

Website: thrillerfest.com
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