2014 ITW Thriller Award Winners Unveiled

By Maryann Yin 

itw logoThe International Thriller Writers (ITW) have unveiled the winners of the 2014 ITW Thriller Awards. Check out the full list of winners below. Follow this link to view photos from the banquet celebration.

2014 THRILLERMASTER AWARD: Scott Turow, the author of ten best-selling works of fiction, including his first novel, Presumed Innocent, which was turned into the number-one film starring Harrison Ford. His latest book, Identical, is out now. Presented by Anne Rice, 2013 ThrillerMaster Award winner.

2014 SILVER BULLET AWARD: Brenda Novak, a New York Times bestselling author of over 50 novels. She is also known for her work on behalf of diabetes research—she has raised more nearly 2.5 million dollars to date. Presented by Steve Berry, 2013 Silver Bullet Award winner.

BEST HARD COVER NOVEL
The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper (Simon& Schuster)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
The One I Left Behind by Jennifer McMahon (William Morrow Paperbacks)

BEST FIRST NOVEL
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews (Scribner)

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL
The World Beneath by Rebecca Cantrell (Rebecca Cantrell)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill (Disney-Hyperion)

BEST SHORT STORY
Footprints in the Water by Twist Phelan (Ellery Queen)