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On July 11, 2020, International Thriller Writers announced the recipients of the 2020 ITW Thriller Awards as part of ITW's first, ever virtual conference, ThrillerFest XV. Congratulations to all the winners (in bold below).

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
One Good Deed, by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
Rag and Bone, by Jow Clifford (Oceanview Publishing)
They All Fall Down, by Rachel Howzell Hall (Forge Books)
The Chain, by Adrian McKinty (Mulholland Books)
Conviction, by Denise Minda (Mulholland Books)

BEST FIRST NOVEL
My Lovely Wife, by Samantha Downing (Berkley)
Miracle Creek, by Angie Kim (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
The Good Detective, by John McMahon (G.P. Putnam’s Son)
The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides (Celadon Books)
American Spy, by Lauren Wilkinson (Random House)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL
Girl Most Likely, by Max Allan Collins (Thomas & Mercer)
Never Look Back, by Alison Gaylin (William Morrow Paperbacks)
Jihadi Bride, by Alastair Luft (Black Rose Writing)
The Scholar, by Dervia McTiernan (Penguin Books)
The Bird Boys, by Lisa Sandlin (Cinco Puntos Press)
Such a Perfect Wife, by Kate White (Harper Paperbacks)

BEST SHORT STORY
“Call Me Chuckles” by Michael Cowgill (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
“The Long-Term Tenant” by Tara Laskowski (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
“Snow Job” by Lia Matera (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
“Fathers-in-Law” by Twist Phelan (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry, by Jen Conley (Down & Out Books)
Catfishing on Catnet, by Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
We Speak in Storms, by Natalie Lund (Philomel Books/Penguin Young Readers)
Patron Saints of Nothing, by Randy Ribay (Kokila/Penguin Young Readers)
Keep This to Yourself, by Tom Ryan (Albert Whitman & Company)

BEST EBOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL
Night Man, by Brett Battles (Brett Battles)
The Deep Abiding, by Sean Black (Sean Black)
Murder Board, by Brian Shea (Severn River Publishing)
Leave No Stone, by LynDee Walker (Severn River Publishing)
Close to You, by Kerry Wilkinson (Bookouture)

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