If you follow me on Twitter, or like my Facebook page, then you know I spent the weekend in New York at ThrillerFest, my favorite conference! I got to chat with all pf my favorite authors – Lee Child, Greg Iles, Sandra Brown, Jon Land, Nelson DeMille, Clive Cussler, Joe Finder and so many more. But for me the best part is meeting new authors, and finding new books to read! And did I mention they give away tons of books at this conference? It’s a book hoarder’s, I mean book collector’s dream, especially as all the authors are there to sign their books.
The conference ends with the Thriller Awards banquet. I admit I skipped it and went to see Jason Alexander in Larry David’s Fish in the Dark on Broadway, but I did find out who won all the awards – congratulations to all the nominees and all the winners.
Best Hardcover Novel
The Fever, by Megan Abbott (WINNER)
Broken Monsters, by Lauren Beukes
Natchez Burning, by Greg Iles
Suspicion, by Joseph Finder
That Night, by Chevy Stevens
Best Paperback Original
Moonlight Weeps, by Vinent Zandri (WINNER)
The Buried, by Shelley Coriell
My Sister’s Grave, by Robert Dugoni
Shadow Maker, by James R. Hannibal
Whirlwind, by Rick Mofina
Best First Novel
The Weight of Blood, by Laura McHugh (WINNER)
The Axeman’s Jazz, by Ray Celestin
Invisible City, by Julia Dahl
The Life We Bury, by Allen Eskens
The Martian, by Andy Weir
Best E-Book Original Novel
Hard Fall, by C. J. Lyons (WINNER)
13 Hollywood Apes, by Gil Reavill
The Metaxy Project, by Layton Green
Post, by Sean Black
Wannabes, by Michael Logan
Best Young Adult Novel
Nearly Gone, by Elle Cosimano (WINNER)
The Eighth Guardian, by Meredith McCardle
Tabula Rasa, by Kristen Lippert-Martin
The Unbound, by Victoria Schwab
Wicked Little Secrets, by Kara Taylor
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I haven’t read “The Fever” so my apologies to the author but I thought “Natchez Burning” was brilliant!
I did too. Then again I’ve loved every one of Greg’s books!