The International Thriller Writers has announced the finalists for the 2012 Thriller Awards. The winners will be announced at ThrillerFest VI on July 14, 2012.
Best Hard Cover Novel:
Joseph Finder – Buried Secrets
Jonathan Hayes – A Hard Death
Stephen King – 11/22/63
Michael Koryta – The Ridge
Marcus Sakey – The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes
Best Paperback Original:
Jeff Abbott – The Last Minute
John Gilstrap – Threat Warning
Helen Grant – The Glass Demon
Steven James – The Queen
John Rector – Already Gone
Best First Novel:
James Barney – The Genesis Key
Melinda Leigh – She Can Run
Paul McEuen – Spiral
H.T. Narea – The Fund
Leslie Tentler – Midnight Caller
Best Short Story:
James Scott Bell – “One More Lie”
Michael Lewin – “Anything to Win”
Twist Phelan – “Happine$$”
Tim L. Williams – “Half-Lives”
Dave Zeltserman – “A Hostage Situation”
We here at Crime HQ would like to congratulate all the finalists!