The International Thriller Writers announced at ThrillerFest the winners of this year’s Thriller Awards. A special congratulations to Ayo Onatade (a member of our Barry Award Nominating Committee) for receiving the 2024 Thriller Fan Award.

Best Hardcover Novel

S.A. Cosby – ALL THE SINNERS BLEED (Flatiron Books) – Winner

Robert Dugoni – HER DEADLY GAME (Thomas & Mercer)
J.T. Ellison – IT’S ONE OF US (Harlequin – MIRA Books)
Mick Herron – THE SECRET HOURS (Soho Crime)
Joe Ide – FIXIT (Mulholland Books)
C.J. Tudor – THE DRIFT (Ballantine Books)

Best Audiobook

Gregg Hurwitz – THE LAST ORPHAN (Macmillan) – Winner
Narrated by Scott Brick

I.S. Berry – THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW (Atria)
Narrated by Pete Simonelli
Freida McFadden – THE HOUSEMAID’S SECRET (Bookouture)
Narrated by Lauryn Allman
James Patterson, Mike Lupica – THE HOUSE OF WOLVES (Hachette Audio)
Narrated by Ellen Archer
Emma Rosenblum – BAD SUMMER PEOPLE (Macmillan)
Narrated by January LaVoy

Best First Novel

I.S. Berry – THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW (Atria) – Winner

Amy Chua – THE GOLDEN GATE (Minotaur)
Margot Douaihy – SCORCHED GRACE (Zando)
Kerryn Mayne – LENNY MARKS GETS AWAY WITH MURDER (Bantam Books)
Steve Urszenyi – PERFECT SHOT: A THRILLER (Minotaur)

Best Paperback Original Novel

Luke Dumas – THE PALEONTOLOGIST (Atria) – Winner

Tracy Clark – HIDE (Thomas & Mercer)
Tess Gerritsen – THE SPY COAST (Thomas & Mercer)
Lisa Gray – TO DIE FOR (Thomas & Mercer)
Jonathan Maberry – CAVE 13: A JOE LEDGER AND ROGUE TEAM INTERNATIONAL NOVEL
(St. Martin’s Griffin)
J. Todd Scott – CALL THE DARK (Thomas & Mercer)

Special Recognitions

                  2024 ThrillerMaster, Tess Gerritsen
                  2024 ThrillerMaster, Dennis Lehane
                   2024 Spotlight Guest, Steph Cha
                   2024 Spotlight Guest, Ruth Ware
               2024 Silver Bullet Award, Louise Penny
                    2024 Thriller Legend, Audible
                    2024 ThrillerFan, Ayo Onatade