Thrills on the Page

Via Mystery Fanfare, we now have the list of finalists vying for the 2019 Thriller Awards. These prizes are sponsored annually by the International Thriller Writers organization.

Best Hardcover Novel:
• November Road, by Lou Berney (Morrow)
• Paper Ghosts, by Julia Heaberlin (Ballantine)
• Jar of Hearts, by Jennifer Hillier (Minotaur)
• Pieces of Her, by Karin Slaughter (Morrow)
• The Cabin At the End of the World, Paul Tremblay (Morrow)

Best First Novel:
• The Terminal List, by Jack Carr (Atria/Emily Bestler)
• Need to Know, by Karen Cleveland (Ballantine)
• Caged, by Ellison Cooper (Minotaur)
• Something in the Water, by Catherine Steadman (Ballantine)
• The Chalk Man, by C.J. Tudor (Crown)

Best Paperback Original Novel:
• The Lost Man, by Jane Harper (Pan Macmillan Australia)
• The Good Samaritan, by John Marrs (Thomas & Mercer)
• The Naturalist, by Andrew Mayne (Thomas & Mercer)
• Gone Dark, by Kirk Russell (Thomas & Mercer)
• Mister Tender’s Girl, by Carter Wilson (Sourcebooks Landmark)

Best Short Story:
• “The Victims’ Club,” by Jeffery Deaver (Amazon Original)
• “10,432 Serial Killers (in Hell),” by Emily Devenport (Alfred
Hitchcock Mystery Magazine)
• “Window to the Soul,” by Scott Loring Sanders (Ellery Queen
Mystery Magazine)
• “Nana,” by Helen Smith (from Killer Women: Crime Club
Anthology #2; Killer Women)
• “Tough Guy Ballet,” by Duane Swierczynski (from For the Sake of the Game: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon, edited by
Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger; Pegasus)

Best Young Adult Novel:
• Girl At the Grave, by Teri Bailey Black (Tor Teen)
• The Lies They Tell, by Gillian French (HarperTeen)
• Warcross, by Marie Lu (Penguin Young Readers)
• People Like Us, by Dana Mele (Penguin Young Readers)
• The Perfect Candidate, by Peter Stone (Simon & Schuster Books
for Young Readers)

Best E-book Original Novel:
• Murder on the Marshes, by Clare Chase (Bookouture)
• Executive Force, by Gary Grossman (Diversion)
• The Reunion, by Samantha Hayes (Bookouture)
• The Memory Detective, by T.S. Nichols (Alibi)
• Pray for the Innocent, by Alan Orloff (Kindle Press)

Winners in each category are scheduled to be announced on July 13, during ThrillerFest XIV in New York City.