Thriller Rides

Last evening, during a festive ceremony at ThrillerFest XIX in New York City, the International Thriller Writers organization announced the winners of its 2024 Thriller Awards.

Best Hardcover Novel:
All the Sinners Bleed, by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron)

Also nominated: Her Deadly Game, by Robert Dugoni (Thomas & Mercer); It’s One of Us, by J.T. Ellison (Mira); The Secret Hours, by Mick Herron (Soho Crime); Fixit, by Joe Ide (Mulholland); and The Drift, by C.J. Tudor (Ballantine)

Best Audiobook:
The Last Orphan, by Gregg Hurwitz, narrated by Scott Brick (Macmillan)

Also nominated: The Peacock and the Sparrow, by I.S. Berry, narrated by Pete Simonelli (Atria); The Housemaid’s Secret, by Freida McFadden, narrated by Lauryn Allman (Bookouture); The House of Wolves, by James Patterson and Mike Lupica, narrated by Ellen Archer (Hachette Audio); and Bad Summer People, by Emma Rosenblum, narrated by January LaVoy (Macmillan)

Best First Novel:
The Peacock and the Sparrow, by I.S. Berry (Atria)

Also nominated: The Golden Gate, by Amy Chua (Minotaur); Scorched Grace, by Margot Douaihy (Zando); Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder, by Kerryn Mayne (Bantam); and Perfect Shot, by Steve Urszenyi (Minotaur)

Best Paperback Original Novel:
The Paleontologist, by Luke Dumas (Atria)

Also nominated: Hide, by Tracy Clark (Thomas & Mercer); The Spy Coast, by Tess Gerritsen (Thomas & Mercer); To Die For, by Lisa Gray (Thomas & Mercer); Cave 13, by Jonathan Maberry (St. Martin’s Griffin); and Call the Dark, by J. Todd Scott (Thomas & Mercer)

Best Short Story:
“Unknown Caller,” by Lisa Unger (Amazon Original Stories)

Also nominated: “Slot Machine Fever Dreams,” by Chris Bohjalian (Amazon Original Stories); “These Cold Strangers,” by J.T. Ellison (Amazon Original Stories); “An Honorable Choice,” by Smita Harish Jain (Black Cat Weekly #96; Wildside Press); “Rush Hour,” by Richard Santos (from Austin Noir, edited by Scott Montgomery, Hopeton Hay, and Molly Odintz; Akashic); and “One Night in 1965,” by Stacy Woodson (from More Groovy Gumshoes: Private Eyes in the Psychedelic Sixties, edited by Michael Bracken; Down & Out)

Best Young Adult Novel:
Stateless, by Elizabeth Wein (Little, Brown)

Also nominated: Red as Blood, by Sorboni Banerjee and Dominique Richardson (Wolfpack); Where He Can’t Find You, by Darcy Coates (Sourcebooks Fire); Where Echoes Die, by Courtney Gould (Wednesday); and Where Darkness Blooms, by Andrea Hannah (Wednesday)

Best E-Book Original Novel:
The Killing Room, by Robert Swartwood (Blackstone)

Also nominated: The Vulture Fund, by Jeff Buick (Self-published); The Bigamist, by Rona Halsall (Bookouture); A Good Rush of Blood, by Matt Phillips (RunAmok); Close Her Eyes, by Lisa Regan (Bookouture); and The In-Laws, by Laura Wolfe (Bookouture)

ThrillerMaster Award Recipients: Tess Gerritsen and Dennis Lehane
Silver Bullet Award Recipient: Louise Penny
Thriller Legend Award Recipient: Audible
ThrillerFan Award Recipient: Ayo Onatade

(Hat tip to The Gumshoe Site.)