2015 International Thriller Winners

The International Thriller Writers announced the winners of the 2015 Thriller Awards on Saturday night in New York. Posted by SHOTS Crime and Thriller Ezine, they are:

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
The Fever by Megan Abbot

BEST FIRST NOVEL
The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano

BEST PAPERBACK
ORIGINAL NOVEL
Moonlight Weeps by Vincent Zandri

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL
Hard Fall by C. J. Lyons

Best Short Story Prize went to “The Last Wrestling Bear in West Kentucky” by Tim L. Williams (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine).

Nelson DeMille was designated ThrillerMaster in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the genre and Kathy Reichs was given the Literary Silver Bullet Award.

Thanks to SHOTS Crime & Thriller Ezine (shotsmagcouk.blogspot.com) for putting out the word!