2021 THRILLER AWARD NOMINEES
（スリラー賞候補作発表）
The International Thriller Writers (ITW) has announced the nominees for the 2021 Thriller Awards as follows:
BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL:
S.A. Cosby, BLACKTOP WASTELAND (Flatiron Books)
Joe Ide, HI FIVE (Mulholland Books)
Richard Osman, THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB (Penguin)
Ivy Pochoda, THESE WOMEN (Ecco)
Lisa Unger, CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45 (Park Row)
BEST FIRST NOVEL:
Jasmine Aimaq, THE OPIUM PRINCE (Soho Press)
Don Bentley, WITHOUT SANCTION (Berkley)
Kyle Perry, THE BLUFFS (Michael Joseph)
Francesca Serritella, GHOSTS OF HARVARD (Random House)
David Heska Wanbli Weiden, WINTER COUNTS (Ecco)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL:
Alyssa Cole, WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING (William Morrow Paperbacks)
Layton Green, UNKNOWN 9: GENESIS (Reflector Entertainment)
John Marrs, WHAT LIES BETWEEN US (Thomas & Mercer)
Andrew Mayne, THE GIRL BENEATH THE SEA (Thomas & Mercer)
Benjamin Stevenson, EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT (Penguin Random House Australia)
BEST SHORT STORY:
Steve Hockensmith, “The Death and Carnage Boy” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, July/August)
Laura Lippman, “Slow Burner” (Amazon Original Stories)
Alan Orloff, “Rent Due” (in MICKEY FINN, edited by Michael Bracken; Down & Out Books)
Elaine Viets, “Dog Eat Dog” (in THE BEAT OF BLACK WINGS, edited by Josh Pachter; Untreed Reads)
Andrew Welsh-Huggins, “The Mailman” (in MICKEY FINN, edited by Michael Bracken; Down & Out Books)
BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL:
Demetra Brodsky, LAST GIRLS (Tor Teen)
Andrea Contos, THROWAWAY GIRLS (Kids Can Press)
Kit Frick, I KILLED ZOE SPANOS (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Lily Sparks, TEEN KILLERS CLUB (Crooked Lane Books)
Heather Young, THE DISTANT DEAD (William Morrow)
BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL:
Sean Black, AVENUE OF THIEVES (Sean Black)
Jeff Buick, A KILLING GAME (Novel Words)
Diane Capri, FULL METAL JACK (AugustBooks)
Jake Needham, MONGKOK STATION (Half Penny)
Kirk Russell, NO HESITATION (Strawberry Creek)
The winners will be announced on Saturday, July 10, 2021 during Virtual ThrillerFest.
（受賞作の発表は7月10日）