International Thriller Writers (2006-2009)

From International Thriller Writers accessed 7/14/10

2010 Thriller Awards
(Winners announced July 10, 2010)  Winners are listed in bold with *
Ken Follett, ThrillerMaster in recognition of his legendary career and outstanding contributions to the thriller genre
Mark Bowden, True Thriller Award
Linda Fairstein, Silver Bullet Award
 
Best Hard Cover Novel:
VANISHED by Joseph Finder
LONG LOST by Harlan Coben
FEAR THE WORST by Linwood Barclay
THE NEIGHBOR by Lisa Gardner*
THE RENEGADES by T. Jefferson Parker

Best Paperback Original:
SHADOW SEASON by Tom Piccirilli
URGE TO KILL by John Lutz
VENGEANCE ROAD by Rick Mofina
THE COLDEST MILE by Tom Piccirilli*
NO MERCY by John Gilstrap

Best First Novel:
FRAGMENT by Warren Fahy
DEAD MEN'S DUST by Matt Hilton
COLLISION OF EVIL by John J. Le Beau
DRACULA: THE UN-DEAD by Dacre Stoker & Ian Holt
RUNNING FROM THE DEVIL by Jamie Freveletti*

Best Short Story:
THE DESERT HERE AND THE DESERT FAR AWAY by Marcus Sakey
A STAB IN THE HEART by Twist Phelan*
BACKUP by Rick Mofina
ICED by Harry Hunsicker
BOLDT'S BROKEN ANGEL by Ridley Pearson

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2009
ThrillerMaster: David Morrell
Silver Bullet Award: Brad Meltzer
Silver Bullet Corporate Award: Dollar General
(winners announced July 11, 2009)

Best Thriller Of The Year
Hold Tight by Harlan Coben
The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver*
The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver
The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross
The Last Patriot by Brad Thor

Best First Novel
Calumet City by Charlie Newton
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith*
Criminal Paradise by Steven Thomas
Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
The Killer's Wife by Bill Floyd

Best Short Story
Between the Dark and the Daylight (Ellery Queen Magazine) by Tom Piccirilli
Last Island South (Ellery Queen Magazine) by John C. Boland
The Edge of Seventeen (The Darker Mask) by Alexandra Sokoloff*
The Point Guard (Killer Year Anthology) by Jason Pinter
Time of the Green (Killer Year Anthology) by Ken Bruen

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2008
ThrillerMaster: Sandra Brown
Silver Bullet Award: Macy's and David Baldacci
(winners announced July 12, 2008)

Best Novel
No Time For Goodbye by Linwood Barclay
The Watchman by Robert Crais
The Ghost by Robert Harris *
The Crime Writer by Gregg Hurwitz
Trouble by Jesse Kellerman

Best First Novel
Interred With Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell
Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover
From the Depths by Gerry Doyle
Volk's Game by Brent Ghelfi
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill *

Best Paperback Original
The Last Nightingale by Anthony Flacco
A Thousand Bones by P.J. Parrish
The Midnight Road by Tom Piccirilli *
The Queen of Bedlam by Robert McCammon
Shattered by Jay Bonansinga

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2007
ThrillerMaster: James Patterson
(winners announced July 14, 2007)

Best Novel
False Impression, Jeffrey Archer
Killer Instinct, Joseph Finder *
Cold Kill, Stephen Leather
The Messenger, Daniel Silva
Beautiful Lies, Lisa Unger

Best First Novel
Shadow of Death, Patricia Gussin
Switchback, Matthew Klein
A Thousand Suns, Alex Scarrow
18 Seconds, George D. Shuman
Mr. Clarinet, Nick Stone *

Best Paperback Original
Skeleton Coast, Clive Cussler with Jack DuBrul
The Deep Blue Alibi, Paul Levine
An Unquiet Grave, P.J. Parrish *
Headstone City, Tom Piccirilli
Mortal Faults, Michael Prescott

Best Screenplay
Inside Man: Russell Gewirtz
The Departed: William Monahan
The Good Shepherd: Eric Roth*
Children of Men: Alfonse Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby
Casino Royale: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis

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2006
ThrillerMaster: Clive Cussler
(winners announced July 1, 2006)

Best Novel
Panic, Jeff Abbott
Consent to Kill, Vince Vlynn
Velocity, Dean Koontz
The Patriots Club, Christopher Reich *
Citizen Vince, Jess Walter

Best First Novel

Improbable, Adam Fawer *

The Color of Law, Mark Gimenez
Cold Granite, Stuart MacBride
Pain Killer, Will Staeger
Beneath a Panamanian Moon, David Terrenoire

Best Paperback Original
Sleeper Cell, Jeffrey Anderson
Pride Runs Deep, R. Cameron Cooke *
Upside Down, John Ramsey Miller
The Dying Hour, Rick Mofina
Exit Strategy, Michael Wiecek

Best Screenplay
Match Point, screenplay by Woody Allen
Syriana, based on the book by Robert Baer, written by Stephen Gaghan
Cache (Hidden), screenplay by Michael Haneke*
Oldboy, screenplay by Jo-yun Hwang, Chun-hyeong Lim, Joon-hyung Lim, and Chan-wook Park; story by Garon Tsuchiva
Munich, screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth; based on the book by George Jonas