The International Thriller Writers (ITW) recently announced the 2025 Thriller Award Winners. Congratulations to the winners and nominees. Check out the Webstore for copies of the books by the winners. https://store.poisonedpen.com/
Here are the winners.
Best Standalone Thriller Novel
Jason Rekulak – THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING, Flatiron Books
Best Standalone Mystery Novel
Kellye Garrett – MISSING WHITE WOMAN, Mulholland Books
Best Series Novel
David Baldacci – TO DIE FOR, Grand Central Publishing
Best First Novel
Marie Tierney – DEADLY ANIMALS, Henry Holt & Co.
Best Audiobook
Kate Alice Marshall – NO ONE CAN KNOW, Macmillan Audio, narrated by Karissa Vacker
Best Young Adult Novel
Marisha Pessl – DARKLY, Delacorte
Best Short Story
Ivy Pochoda – Jackrabbit Skin, Amazon Original Stories
Also receiving special recognition during the ThrillerFest XX Awards Banquet:
- 2025 ThrillerMaster, John Grisham
- 2025 Silver Bullet Award, James Patterson
- 2025 Spotlight Guest, Oyinkan Braithwaite
- 2025 Spotlight Guest, Jennifer Hillier
- 2025 Thriller Legend, Neil Nyren
- 2025 ThrillerFan, McKenna Jordan