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Bei ihrem jährlichen ThrillerFest hat die im Oktober 2004 gegründete Autorenvereinigung International Thriller Writers (ITW) auch die Preise für die besten im letzten Jahr erschienenen Thriller vergeben.

Gewonnen haben:

Best Standalone Thriller Novel

Jason Rekulak – THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING, Flatiron Books

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Best Standalone Mystery Novel

Kellye Garrett – MISSING WHITE WOMAN, Mulholland Books

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Best Series Novel

David Baldacci – TO DIE FOR, Grand Central Publishing

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Best First Novel

Marie Tierney – DEADLY ANIMALS, Henry Holt & Co.

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Best Audiobook

Kate Alice Marshall – NO ONE CAN KNOW, Macmillan Audio, narrated by Karissa Vacker

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Best Young Adult Novel

Marisha Pessl – DARKLY, Delacorte

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Best Short Story

Ivy Pochoda – Jackrabbit Skin, Amazon Original Stories

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Thriller Master

John Grisham

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Silver Bullet Award

James Patterson

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Ach ja, nominiert waren:

Best Standalone Thriller Novel

Kimberly Belle – THE PARIS WIDOW, Harlequin – Park Row

Will Dean – THE CHAMBER, Little, Brown & Co.

T.J. Newman – WORST CASE SCENARIO, Harlequin – MIRA Books

Jason Rekulak – THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING, Flatiron Books

Lisa Scottoline – THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS, Penguin/Putnam

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Best Standalone Mystery Novel

Libby Cudmore – NEGATIVE GIRL, Datura Books

Laura Dave – THE NIGHT WE LOST HIM, Simon & Schuster

Kellye Garrett – MISSING WHITE WOMAN, Mulholland Books

Harry Hunsicker – THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ROSE DOUCETTE, Oceanview Publishing

Dervla McTiernan – WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA?, William Morrow

Lori Roy – LAKE COUNTY, Thomas & Mercer

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Best Series Novel

David Baldacci – TO DIE FOR, Grand Central Publishing

Eric Beetner – THE LAST FEW MILES OF ROAD, Level Best Books

Ann Cleeves – THE DARK WIVES, Minotaur

Meg Gardiner – SHADOWHEART, Blackstone Publishing

Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen – FLASHBACK, Grand Central Publishing

Isabella Maldonado – A FORGOTTEN KILL, Thomas & Mercer

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Best First Novel

Kate Brody – RABBIT HOLE, Soho Crime

Jaime DeBlanc – AFTER IMAGE, Thomas & Mercer

Carinn Jade – THE ASTROLOGY HOUSE, Atria

Alejandro Nodarse – BLOOD IN THE CUT, Flatiron Books

Marie Tierney – DEADLY ANIMALS, Henry Holt & Co.

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Best Audiobook

Sally Hepworth – DARLING GIRLS, Macmillan, narrated by Jessica Clarke

Jon Lindstrom – HOLLYWOOD HUSTLE, Dreamscape Media, narrated by Jon Lindstrom

Kate Alice Marshall – NO ONE CAN KNOW, Macmillan Audio, narrated by Karissa Vacker

Hilton Reed – BEYOND ALL DOUBT, Dreamscape Media, narrated by George Newbern

Amy Tintera – LISTEN FOR THE LIE, Macmillan, narrated by January LaVoy and Will Damron

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Best Young Adult Novel

Adam Cesare – INFLUENCER, Union Square & Co., LLC

Ripley Jones – THE OTHER LOLA, Wednesday Books

Marisha Pessl – DARKLY, Delacorte

Natalie Richards – 49 MILES ALONE, Sourcebooks Fire

Melanie Sumrow – GIRLS LIKE HER, Balzer + Bray

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Best Short Story

Stefanie Leder – Not a Dinner Party Person, Soho Crime

Twist Phelan – Double Parked, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

Ivy Pochoda – Jackrabbit Skin, Amazon Original Stories

Lisa Unger – The Doll’s House, Amazon Original Stories

Joseph S. Walker – And Now, an Inspiring Story of Tragedy Overcome, Wildside Press

Die International Thriller Writers (ITW) hat die Nominierungen für die diesjährigen ITW Awards veröffentlicht.

Wer also auf der Suche nach thrillendem Lesestoff, Herzrasen und damit verbundenen schlaflosen Nächten – also einem Rundumsorglospaket – ist, sollte mal einen Blick auf diese Kriminalromane werfen:

BEST STANDALONE THRILLER NOVEL

Kimberly Belle — THE PARIS WIDOW (Harlequin – Park Row)

Will Dean — THE CHAMBER (Emily Bestler Books)

T.J. Newman — WORST CASE SCENARIO (Little, Brown & Co.)

Jason Rekulak — THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING (Flatiron Books)

Lisa Scottoline — THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS (Penguin/Putnam)

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BEST STANDALONE MYSTERY NOVEL

Libby Cudmore — NEGATIVE GIRL (Datura Books)

Laura Dave — THE NIGHT WE LOST HIM (Simon & Schuster)

Kellye Garrett — MISSING WHITE WOMAN (Mulholland Books)

Harry Hunsicker — THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ROSE DOUCETTE (Oceanview Publishing)

Dervla McTiernan — WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? (William Morrow)

Lori Roy — LAKE COUNTY (Thomas & Mercer)

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BEST SERIES NOVEL

David Baldacci — TO DIE FOR (Grand Central Publishing)

Eric Beetner — THE LAST FEW MILES OF ROAD (Level Best Books)

Ann Cleeves — THE DARK WIVES (Minotaur)

Meg Gardiner — SHADOWHEART (Blackstone Publishing)

Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen — FLASHBACK (Grand Central Publishing)

Isabella Maldonado — A FORGOTTEN KILL (Thomas & Mercer)

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BEST FIRST NOVEL

Kate Brody — RABBIT HOLE (Soho Crime)

Jaime deBlanc — AFTER IMAGE (Thomas & Mercer)

Carinn Jade — THE ASTROLOGY HOUSE (Atria)

Alejandro Nodarse — BLOOD IN THE CUT (Flatiron Books)

Marie Tierney — DEADLY ANIMALS (Henry Holt & Co.)

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BEST AUDIOBOOK

Sally Hepworth — DARLING GIRLS (Macmillan) – Narrated by Jessica Clarke

Jon Lindstrom — HOLLYWOOD HUSTLE (Dreamscape Media) – Narrated by Jon Lindstrom

Kate Alice Marshall — NO ONE CAN KNOW (Macmillan Audio) – Narrated by Karissa Vacker

Hilton Reed — BEYOND ALL DOUBT (Dreamscape Media) – Narrated by George Newbern

Amy Tintera — LISTEN FOR THE LIE (Macmillan) – Narrated by January LaVoy and Will Damron

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BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Adam Cesare — INFLUENCER (Union Square & Co., LLC)

Ripley Jones — THE OTHER LOLA (Wednesday Books)

Marisha Pessl — DARKLY (Delacorte)

Natalie Richards — 49 MILES ALONE (Sourcebooks Fire)

Melanie Sumrow — GIRLS LIKE HER (Balzer + Bray)

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BEST SHORT STORY

Stefanie Leder — NOT A DINNER PARTY PERSON (Soho Crime)

Twist Phelan — DOUBLE PARKED (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

Ivy Pochoda — JACKRABBIT SKIN (Amazon Original Stories)

Lisa Unger — THE DOLL’S HOUSE (Amazon Original Stories)

Joseph S. Walker — AND NOW, AN INSPIRING STORY OF TRAGEDY OVERCOME (Wildside Press)

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Die Preisverleihung ist am Samstag, den 21. Juni 2025, im New York Hilton Midtown (New York City) während dem ThrillerFest XX.

Die Finalisten für die diesjährigen Thriller Awards, verliehen von den International Thriller Writers (ITW), sind:

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL

S.A. Cosby – ALL THE SINNERS BLEED (Flatiron Books)

Robert Dugoni – HER DEADLY GAME (Thomas & Mercer)

J.T. Ellison – IT’S ONE OF US (Harlequin – MIRA Books)

Mick Herron – THE SECRET HOURS (Soho Crime)

Joe Ide – FIXIT (Mulholland Books)

C.J. Tudor – THE DRIFT (Ballantine Books)

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BEST AUDIOBOOK

I.S. Berry – THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW (Atria) – Narrated by Pete Simonelli

Gregg Hurwitz – THE LAST ORPHAN (Macmillan) – Narrated by Scott Brick

Freida McFadden – THE HOUSEMAID’S SECRET (Bookouture) – Narrated by Lauryn Allman

James Patterson, Mike Lupica – THE HOUSE OF WOLVES (Hachette Audio) – Narrated by Ellen Archer

Emma Rosenblum – BAD SUMMER PEOPLE (Macmillan) – Narrated by January LaVoy

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BEST FIRST NOVEL

I.S. Berry – THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW (Atria)

Amy Chua – THE GOLDEN GATE (Minotaur)

Margot Douaihy – SCORCHED GRACE (Zando)

Kerryn Mayne – LENNY MARKS GETS AWAY WITH MURDER (Bantam Books)

Steve Urszenyi – PERFECT SHOT: A THRILLER (Minotaur)

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BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL

Tracy Clark – HIDE (Thomas & Mercer)

Luke Dumas – THE PALEONTOLOGIST (Atria)

Tess Gerritsen – THE SPY COAST (Thomas & Mercer)

Lisa Gray – TO DIE FOR (Thomas & Mercer)

Jonathan Maberry – CAVE 13: A JOE LEDGER AND ROGUE TEAM INTERNATIONAL NOVEL (St. Martin’s Griffin)

J. Todd Scott – CALL THE DARK (Thomas & Mercer)

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BEST SHORT STORY

Chris Bohjalian – SLOT MACHINE FEVER DREAMS (Amazon Original Stories)

J.T. Ellison – THESE COLD STRANGERS (Amazon Original Stories)

Smita Harish Jain – AN HONORABLE CHOICE (Wildside Press)

Richard Santos – RUSH HOUR (Akashic Books)

Lisa Unger – UNKNOWN CALLER (Amazon Original Stories)

Stacy Woodson – ONE NIGHT IN 1965 (Down & Out Books)

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BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Sorboni Banerjee, Dominique Richardson – RED AS BLOOD (Wolfpack Publishing LLC)

Darcy Coates – WHERE HE CAN’T FIND YOU (Sourcebooks Fire)

Courtney Gould – WHERE ECHOES DIE (Wednesday Books)

Andrea Hannah – WHERE DARKNESS BLOOMS (Wednesday Books)

Elizabeth Wein – STATELESS (Little, Brown & Co.)

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BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL

Jeff Buick – THE VULTURE FUND (Self-published)

Rona Halsall – THE BIGAMIST (Bookouture)

Matt Phillips – A GOOD RUSH OF BLOOD (RunAmok Books)

Lisa Regan – CLOSE HER EYES (Bookouture)

Robert Swartwood – THE KILLING ROOM (Blackstone Publishing)

Laura Wolfe – THE IN-LAWS (Bookouture)

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Die Preisverleihung ist auf dem ThrillerFest XIX am Samstag, den 1. Juni 2024, in New York City.

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Einige Bücher, wie S. A. Cosbys „All the sinners bleed“ als „Der letzte Wolf“ (Ars Vivendi), sind schon übersetzt. Einige werden wohl noch übersetzt. – Und einige lese ich irgendwann in meinem Lesestuhl, ohne Pfeife, aber mit einem Getränk meiner Wahl.

An Pfingsten verliehen die International Thriller Writers (ITW) in New York ihre Thriller Awards:

Best Hardcover Novel:

Razorblade Tears, von S. A. Cosby (Flatiron)

nominiert

The Turnout, von Megan Abbott (Putnam)

Rock Paper Scissors, von Alice Feeney (Flatiron)

These Toxic Things, von Rachel Howzell Hall (Thomas & Mercer)

Red Widow, von Alma Katsu (Putnam)

I Am Not Who You Think I Am, von Eric Rickstad (Blackstone)

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Best Audiobook:

Razorblade Tears, von S.A. Cosby, erzählt von Adam Lazarre-White (Macmillan)

nominiert

Sleeping Dogs Lie, von Samantha Downing, erzählt von Melanie Nicholls-King und Lindsey Dorcus (Audible Originals)

How It Ends, von Rachel Howzell Hall, erzählt von Joniece Abbott-Pratt (Audible Originals)

Prodigal Son, von Gregg Hurwitz, erzählt von Scott Brick (Macmillan)

The Jigsaw Man, von Nadine Matheson, erzählt von Davine Henry (HarperCollins)

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Best First Novel:

My Sweet Girl, by Amanda Jayatissa (Berkley)

nominiert

Girl A, von Abigail Dean (HarperCollins)

Repentance, von Eloísa Díaz (Agora)

Damascus Station, von David McCloskey (Norton)

Bones of Hilo, von Eric Redman (Crooked Lane)

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Best Paperback Original Novel:

Bloodline, von Jess Lourey (Thomas & Mercer)

nominiert

Flight Risk, von Joy Castro (Lake Union)

Under Color of Law, von Aaron Philip Clark (Thomas & Mercer)

The Lighthouse Witches, von C. J. Cooke (Berkley)

My Mistress’ Eyes Are Raven Black, von Terry Roberts (Turner)

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Best Short Story:

“The Lemonade Stand” von Scott Loring Sanders (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine [EQMM], January/February 2021)

nominiert

“Not My Cross to Bear” von S.A. Cosby (aus Trouble No More: Crime Fiction Inspired by Southern Rock and the Blues, edited by Mark Westmoreland; Down & Out)

“Demon in the Depths” von William Burton McCormick (EQMM, September/October 2021)

“The Interpreter and the Killer” von Jeff Soloway (EQMM, January/February 2021)

“Bad Chemistry” von John Wimer (EQMM, July/August 2021)

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Best Young Adult Novel:

The Project, von Courtney Summers (Wednesday)

nominiert

The Box in the Woods, von Maureen Johnson (HarperCollins)

Calculated, von Nova McBee (Wolfpack)

Dark and Shallow Lies, von Ginny Myers Sain (Penguin Young Readers)

House of Hollow, von Krystal Sutherland (Penguin Young Readers)

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Best E-Book Original Novel:

Blood Parish, von E.J. Findorff (Neutral Ground)

nominiert

The Dark Side: Alex Hunter 9, von Greig Beck (Pan Macmillan)

Where the Wicked Tread, von John A. Connell (Nailhead)

Little Girl Taken, von Wendy Dranfield (Bookouture)

Mother May I, von S.E. Green (SEG)

Blue Madagascar, von Andrew Kaplan (Smugglers Lane Press)

Last One Alive, von Karin Nordin (HarperCollins)

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ThrillerMaster Lifetime Achievement Awards

Frederick Forsyth

Diana Gabaldon

(via The Rap Sheet)

Die Autorenvereinigung International Thriller Writers (ITW) hat die Nominierungen für die diesjährigen Thriller Awards verkündet:

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL

Megan Abbott – THE TURNOUT (Penguin/Putnam)

S. A. Cosby – RAZORBLADE TEARS (Flatiron Books)

Alice Feeney – ROCK PAPER SCISSORS (Flatiron Books)

Rachel Howzell Hall – THESE TOXIC THINGS (Thomas & Mercer)

Alma Katsu – RED WIDOW (Penguin/Putnam)

Eric Rickstad – I AM NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM (Blackstone Publishing)

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BEST AUDIOBOOK

S. A. Cosby – RAZORBLADE TEARS (Macmillan) (Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White)

Samantha Downing – SLEEPING DOG LIE (Audible Originals) (Narrated by Melanie Nicholls-King and Lindsey Dorcus)

Rachel Howzell Hall – HOW IT ENDS (Audible Originals) (Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt)

Gregg Hurwitz – PRODIGAL SON (Macmillan) (Narrated by Scott Brick)

Nadine Matheson – THE JIGSAW MAN (HarperCollins) (Narrated by Davine Henry)

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BEST FIRST NOVEL

Abigail Dean – GIRL A (HarperCollins)

Eloísa Díaz – REPENTANCE (Agora Books)

Amanda Jayatissa – MY SWEET GIRL (Berkley)

David McCloskey – DAMASCUS STATION (W.W. Norton & Company)

Eric Redman – BONES OF HILO (Crooked Lane Books)

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BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL

Joy Castro – FLIGHT RISK (Lake Union)

Aaron Philip Clark – UNDER COLOR OF LAW (Thomas & Mercer)

C. J. Cooke – THE LIGHTHOUSE WITCHES (Berkley)

Jess Lourey – BLOODLINE (Thomas & Mercer)

Terry Roberts – MY MISTRESS‘ EYES ARE RAVEN BLACK (Turner Publishing Company)

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BEST SHORT STORY

S.A. Cosby – „Not My Cross to Bear“ (Down & Out Books)

William Burton McCormick – „Demon in the Depths“ (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

Scott Loring Sanders – „The Lemonade Stand“ (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

Jeff Soloway – „The Interpreter and the Killer“ (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

John Wimer – „Bad Chemistry“ (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

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BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Maureen Johnson – THE BOX IN THE WOODS (HarperCollins)

Nova McBee – CALCULATED (Wolfpack Publishing LLC)

Ginny Myers Sain – DARK AND SHALLOW LIES (Penguin Young Readers)

Courtney Summers – THE PROJECT (Wednesday Books)

Krystal Sutherland – HOUSE OF HOLLOW (Penguin Young Readers)

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BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL

Greig Beck – THE DARK SIDE: ALEX HUNTER 9 (Pan Macmillan)

John Connell – WHERE THE WICKED TREAD (John Connell)

Wendy Dranfield – LITTLE GIRL TAKEN (Bookouture)

E.J. Findorff – BLOOD PARISH (E.J. Findorff)

S. E. Green – MOTHER MAY I (S. E. Green)

Andrew Kaplan – BLUE MADAGASCAR (Andrew Kaplan)

Karin Nordin – LAST ONE ALIVE (HarperCollins)

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Die Preisverleihung ist am Samstag, den 4. Juni 2022, auf dem ThrillerFest in New York.

Die International Thriller Writers (ITW), eine vor allem US-amerikanische Vereinigung von Thrillerautoren, hat die Liste ihrer Nominierungen für die besten Thriller 2016, die Thriller Awards, veröffentlicht:

Best Hardcover Novel

• The Fifth Gospel, von Ian Caldwell (Simon & Schuster)

• Playing with Fire, von Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine)

• The Girl on the Train, von Paula Hawkins (Riverhead)

• Inspector of the Dead, von David Morrell (Mulholland)

• Pretty Girls, von Karin Slaughter (Morrow)

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Best First Novel

• Little Black Lies, von Sandra Block (Grand Central)

• The Drowning Game, von L.S. Hawker (Witness Impulse)

• What She Knew, von Gilly Macmillan (Morrow)

• Bull Mountain, von Brian Panowich (Putnam) (deutsche Ausgabe bei Suhrkamp – weit oben auf meiner Lesen-Liste)

• The Gates of Evangeline, von Hester Young (Putnam)

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Best Paperback Original Novel

• Day Zero, von Marc Cameron (Pinnacle)

• Against All Enemies, von John Gilstrap (Pinnacle)

• Name of the Devil, von Andrew Mayne (Bourbon Street)

• The Angel of Eden, von D.J. McIntosh (Penguin Canada)

• Pockets of Darkness, von Jean Rabe (WordFire Press)

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Best Short Story

• Feeding the Crocodile, von Reed Farrel Coleman (aus Jewish Noir, herausgegeben von Kenneth Wishnia; PM Press)

• Repressed, von Jeffery Deaver (aus Killer Nashville Noir: Cold Blooded, herausgegeben von Stafford; Diversion)

• The Water Was Rising, von Sharon Hunt (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine [EQMM], August 2015)

• El Cambalache, von Terrence McCauley (ThugLit 17, herausgegeben von Todd Robinson; ThugLit)

• Gun Accident: An Investigation, von Joyce Carol Oates (EQMM, July 2015)

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Best Young Adult Novel

• Code of Honor, von Alan Gratz (Scholastic Press)

• The Forgetting, von Nicole Maggi (Sourcebooks Fire)

• Pretending to Be Erica, von Michelle Painchaud (Viking Books for Young Readers)

• Half In Love with Death, von Emily Ross (Merit Press)

• The Dogs, von Allan Stratton (Sourcebooks Fire)

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Best E-book Original Novel

• Jack and Joe, von Diane Capri (AugustBooks)

• The Prisoner’s Gold, von Chris Kuzneski (Chris Kuzneski)

• Deadly Lullaby, von Robert McClure (Alibi)

• Ivory Ghosts, von Caitlin O’Connell (Alibi)

• Lie in Wait, von Eric Rickstad (Witness Impulse)

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Die Preisverleihung ist in New York City auf dem vom 5. bis 9. Juli stattfindendem Thriller Fest.

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Herzlichen Glückwunsch an alle Nominierten!

(via The Rap Sheet)