The International Thriller Writers Awards

The International Thriller Writers Awards is een internationale literatuurprijs voor het spannende boek. De prijs wordt sinds 2006 jaarlijks uitgereikt door International Thriller Writers tijdens de jaarlijkse conferentie Thrillerfest.

De organisatie noemt zichzelf de eerste organisatie voor thrillerschrijvers. De oprichting vond plaats op de Bouchercon World Mystery and Suspense Conference in Toronto, Canada op 9 oktober 2004. De prijs wordt uitgereikt in verschillende categorieën tijdens het Internationale Thrillerfestival. Daarnaast wordt er bijna elk jaar een Thriller Master^[1] gekroond en ontvangt de Grand Master Award van de Mystery Writers of America (MWA) voor een uitzonderlijke bijdrage aan de literaire thriller.

De eerste uitreiking vond plaats op 1 juli 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Winnaars

2023

Best Hard Cover Novel — Sundial, Catriona Ward
Best First Novel — The Resemblance, Lauren Nossett
Best Paperback Original — The Housemaid, Freida McFadden
Best Short Story — Stockholm, Catherine Steadman
Best Young Adult Novel — Daughter, Kate McLaughlin
Best E-book Original Novel — The Couple at Causeway Cottage, Diane Jeffrey

2022

Thrillermaster — Frederick Forsyth en Diana Gabaldon
Best Hard Cover Novel — Razorblade Tears, S.A. Cosby
Best First Novel — My Sweet Girl, Amanda Jayatissa
Best Paperback Original — Bloodline, Amanda Jayatissa
Best Short Story — The Lemonade Stand, Scott Loring Sanders
Best Young Adult Novel — The Project, Courtney Summers
Best E-book Original Novel — Blood Parish, E.J. Findorff

2021

Best Hard Cover Novel — Blacktop Wasteland, S.A. Cosby
Best First Novel — Winter Counts, David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Best Paperback Original — What Lies Between Us, John Marrs
Best Short Story — Rent Due, Alan Orloff
Best Young Adult Novel — Throwaway Girls, Andrea Contos
Best E-book Original Novel — A Killing Game, Jeff Buick

2020

Best Hard Cover Novel — The Chain, Adrian McKinty
Best First Novel — Miracle Creek, Angie Kim
Best Paperback Original — The Scholar, Dervla McTiernan
Best Short Story — The Long-Term Tenant, Tara Laskowski
Best Young Adult Novel — Keep This To Yourself, Tom Ryan
Best E-book Original Novel — Close To You, Kerry Wilkinson

2019

Thrillermaster — John Sandford
Best Hard Cover Novel — Jar of Hearts, Jennifer Hillier
Best First Novel — The Chalk Man, C.J. Tudor
Best Paperback Original — The Lost Man, Jane Harper
Best Short Story — Nana, Helen Smith
Best Young Adult Novel — Girl at the Grave, Teri Bailey Black
Best E-book Original Novel — Pray for the Innocent, Alan Orloff

2018

Thrillermaster — George R. R. Martin
Best Hard Cover Novel — Final Girls, Riley Sager
Best First Novel — The Freedom Broker, K.J. Howe
Best Paperback Original — Grievance, Christine Bell
Best Short Story — Charcoal and Cherry, Zoë Z. Dean
Best Young Adult Novel — The Rains, Gregg Hurwitz
Best E-book Original Novel — Second Chance, Sean Black

2017

Thrillermaster — Lee Child
Best Hard Cover Novel — Before the Fall, Noah Hawley
Best First Novel — The Drifter, Nick Petrie
Best Paperback Original — The Body Reader, Anne Frasier
Best Short Story — Big Momma, Joyce Carol Oates
Best Young Adult Novel — Steeplejack, A. J. Hartley
Best E-book Original Novel — Romeo's Way, James Scott Bell

2016

Thrillermaster — Heather Graham
Best Hard Cover Novel — The Fifth Gospel, Ian Caldwell
Best First Novel — Bull Mountain, Brian Panowich
Best Paperback Original — Against All Enemies, John Gilstrap
Best Short Story — Gun Accident: An Investigation, Joyce Carol Oates
Best Young Adult Novel — Pretending to be Erica, Michelle Painchaud
Best E-book Original Novel — The Prisoner's Gold, Chris Kuzneski

2015

Thrillermaster — Nelson DeMille
Best Hard Cover Novel — The Fever, Megan Abbott (De koorts, The House of Books)
Best First Novel — The Weight Of Blood, Laura McHugh (Het gewicht van bloed, uitgeverij Cargo)
Best Paperback Original — Moonlight Weeps, Vincent Zandri
Best Short Story — The Last Wrestling Bear in West Kentucky, Tim L.Williams
Best Young Adult Novel — Nearly Gone, Elle Cosimano
Best E-book Original Novel — Hard Fall, C.J. Lyons

2014

Thrillermaster — Scott Turow
Literary Silver Bullet Award — Brenda Novak
Best Hard Cover Novel — The Demonologist, Andrew Pyper
Best First Novel — Red Sparrow, Jason Matthews
Best Paperback Original — The One I Left Behind, Jennifer McMahon
Best Short Story — Footprints in Water, Twist Phelan
Best Young Adult Novel — All Our Yesterdays, Cristin Terrill
Best E-book Original Novel — The World Beneath, Rebecca Cantrell

2013

Thrillermaster — Anne Rice
Literary Silver Bullet Award — Steve Berry
Best Hard Cover Novel — Spilled Blood, Brian Freeman
Best First Novel — The 500, Matthew Quirk (De 500, Van Holkema & Warendorf)
Best Paperback Original — Lake Country, Sean Doolittle
Best Short Story — Lost Things, John Rector
Best Young Adult Novel — Flalse Memory, Dan Krokos
Best E-book Original Novel — Blind Faith, C.J. Lyons (Ziende blind, De Boekerij)

2012

Thrillermaster — Jack Higgins
Silver Bullet Award — Richard North Patterson
Best Hard Cover Novel — 11/22/63, Stephen King (22-11-1963, Luitingh-Sijthoff)
Best First Novel — Spiral, Paul McEuen (Het experiment, Luitingh-Sijthoff)
Best Paperback Original — The Last Minute, Jeff Abbott
Best Short Story — Half-Lives, Tim L. Williams

2011

Thrillermaster — R.L. Stine
Best Hard Cover Novel — Bad Blood, John Sandford
Best First Novel — Still Missing, Chevy Stevens (Vermist, Cargo)
Best Short Story — The Gods for Vengeance Cry, Richard Helms
Best Paperback Original — The Cold Room, J.T. Ellison (Dodencel, Harlequin Holland)

2010

Thrillermaster — Ken Follett
Best Hard Cover Novel — The Neighbor, Lisa Gardner (De leugenaar, The House of Books)
Best First Novel — Running from the Devil, Jamie Freveletti
Best Short Story — A Stab in the Heart, Twist Phelan
Best Paperback Original — The Coldest Mile, Tom Piccirilli

2009

Thrillermaster — David Morrell
Best Novel — The Bodies Left Behind, Jeffery Deaver (Schijnbeweging, Van Holkema & Warendorf)
Best First Novel — Child 44, Tom Rob Smith (Kind 44, Ambo/Anthos uitgevers)
Best Short Story — The Edge of Seventeen, Alexandra Sokoloff

2008

Thrillermaster — Sandra Brown
Best Novel — The Ghost, Robert Harris (Geest, De Bezige Bij)
Best First Novel — Heart-Shaped Box, Joe Hill (Zwart hart, Luitingh-Sijthoff)
Best Paperback Original — The Midnight Road, Tom Piccirilli

2007

Thrillermaster — James Patterson
Best Novel — Killer Instinct, Joseph Finder (Killersinstinct, Luitingh-Sijthoff)
Best First Novel — Mr Clarinet, Nick Stone (Mister Clarinet, Mynx)
Best Paperback Original — An Unquiet Grave, P.J. Parrish
Best Screenplay — The Good Shepherd, Eric Roth

2006

Thrillermaster — Clive Cussler
Best Novel — The Patriots Club, Christopher Reich (Bankiers van de elite, De Boekerij)
Best First Novel — Improbable, Adam Fawer (De Einstein code, The House of Books)
Best Paperback Original — Pride Runs Deep, R. Cameron Cooke
Best Screenplay — Caché (Hidden), Michael Haneke