The 2022 ITW Thriller Awards: Nominees and Winners

Best Hardcover Novel

• THE TURNOUT by Megan Abbott (Penguin/Putnam)
• RAZORBLADE TEARS by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron Books)
• ROCK PAPER SCISSORS by Alice Feeney (Flatiron Books)
• THESE TOXIC THINGS by Rachel Howzell Hall (Thomas & Mercer)
• RED WINDOW by Alma Katsu (Penguin/Putnam)
• I AM NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM by Eric Rickstad (Blackstone Publishing)

Best First Novel

• GIRL A by Abigail Dean (HarperCollins)
• REPENTANCE by Eloísa Díaz (Agora Books)
• MY SWEET GIRL by Amanda Jayatissa (Berkley)
• DAMASCUS STATION by David McCloskey (W.W. Norton & Company)
• BONES OF HILO by Eric Redman (Crooked Lane Books)

Best AudioBook

• RAZORBLADE TEARS by S. A. Cosby, Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White (Macmillan)
• SLEEPING DOGS LIE by Samantha Downing, Narrated by Melanie Nicholls-King and Lindsey Dorcus (Audible Originals)
• HOW IT ENDS by Rachel Howzell Hall, Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt (Audible Originals)
• PRODIGAL SON by Gregg Hurwitz, Narrated by Scott Brick (Macmillan)
• THE JIGSAW MAN by Nadine Matheson, Narrated by Davine Henry (HarperCollins)

Best Paperback Original Novel

• FLIGHT RISK by Joy Castro (Lake Union)
• UNDER COLOR OF LAW by Aaron Philip Clark (Thomas & Mercer)
• THE LIGHTHOUSE WITCHES by C. J. Cooke (Berkley)
• BLOODLINE by Jess Lourey (Thomas & Mercer)
• MY MISTRESS’ EYES ARE RAVEN BLACK by Terry Roberts (Turner Publishing Company)

Best Short Story

• “NOT MY CROSS TO BEAR” by S.A. Cosby (Down & Out Books)
• “DEMON IN THE DEPTHS” by William Burton McCormick (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
• “THE LEMONADE STAND” by Scott Loring Sanders (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
• “THE INTERPRETER AND THE KILLER” by Jeff Soloway (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
• “BAD CHEMISTRY” by John Wimer (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

Best eBook Original Novel

• THE DARK SIDE: ALEX HUNTER 9 by Greig Beck (Pan Macmillan)
• WHERE THE WICKED TREAD by John Connell (John Connell)
• LITTLE GIRL TAKEN by Wendy Dranfield (Bookouture)
• BLOOD PARISH by E.J. Findorff (E.J. Findorff)
• MOTHER MAY I by S. E. Green (S.E. Green)
• BLUE MADAGASCAR by Andrew Kaplan (Andrew Kaplan)
• LAST ONE ALIVE by Karin Nordin HarperCollins

Best Young Adult Novel

• THE BOX IN THE WOODS by Maureen Johnson (HarperCollins)
• CALCULATED by Nova McBee (Wolfpack Publishing LLC)
• DARK AND SHALLOW LIES by Ginny Myers Sain (Penguin Young Readers)
• THE PROJECT by Courtney Summers (Wednesday Books)
• HOUSE OF HOLLOW by Krystal Sutherland (Penguin Young Readers)

ITW also formally recognized the following individuals and organizations for their contributions to the Thriller community:

• 2022 ThrillerMasters: Frederick Forsyth and Diana Gabaldon
• 2022 Spotlight Guest: Joseph Finder
• 2022 Spotlight Guest: Veronica Roth
• 2022 Thriller Legend: Writers House
• 2022 ThrillerFans: Theresa Lee and Rosie Stroy

To learn more about this year’s awards, and to get updates about future events, visit ITW’s website at ThrillerWriters.org. See you there next year!