The finalists for the 2013 Thriller Awards have been announced by International Thriller Writers (ITW). Winners will be announced at the Grand Hyatt in New York on July 13.
BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
Sean Chercover – The Trinity Game (Thomas & Mercer)
Brian Freeman – Spilled Blood (SilverOak)
Lisa Gardner – Catch Me (Dutton Books)
Gregg Hurwitz – The Survivor (St. Martin’s Press)
William Landay – Defending Jacob (Delacorte Press)
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Daniel Friedman – Don't Ever Get Old (Minotaur Books)
Owen Laukkanen – The Professionals (Putnam Adult)
Chris Pavone – The Expats (Crown)
Matthew Quirk – The 500 (Reagan Arthur Books)
Michael Sears – Black Fridays (Putnam Adult)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL
Blake Crouch – Pines (Thomas & Mercer)
Sean Doolittle – Lake Country (Bantam)
Alison Gaylin – And She Was (Harper)
Alex Marwood – The Wicked Girls (Penguin Books)
Michael W. Sherer – Night Blind (Thomas & Mercer)
BEST SHORT STORY
David Edgerley Gates – “The Devil to Pay” (Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine)
Clark Howard – “The Street Ends at the Cemetery” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine)
Dennis Lehane – “The Consumers” (Mulholland Books)
Gordon McEachern – “The History Lesson” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine)
John Rector – “Lost Things” (Thomas & Mercer)
BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
Michelle Gagnon – Don't Turn Around (HarperCollins)
Andrew Klavan – If We Survive (Thomas Nelson)
Dan Krokos – False Memory (Hyperion Books CH)
Niall Leonard – Crusher (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
William Richter – Dark Eyes (Razorbill)
BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL
Jon Land – Pandora's Temple (Open Road E-riginal)
CJ Lyons – Blind Faith (Minotaur Books)
Alexandra Sokoloff – Huntress Moon (Alexandra Sokoloff)
Allen Wyler – Dead End Deal (Astor + Blue Editions)
Allen Wyler – Dead Wrong (Astor + Blue Editions)
