2026 Thriller Award Winners Announced
（国際スリラー賞受賞作発表）
The International Thriller Writers (ITW) announced the winners for the 2026 Thriller Awards as follows:
Best Standalone Novel: CROSS MY HEART, by Megan Collins (Atria)
Best Series Novel: THE BIG EMPTY, by Robert Crais (Putnam)
Best First Novel: PARTY OF LIARS, by Kelsey Cox (Minotaur)
Best Audiobook: THE WHITE CROW, by Michael Robotham; narrated by Katy Sobey (Simon & Schuster)
Best Young Adult: THE SILENCED, by Diana Rodriguez Wallach (Delacorte)
Best Short Story: “The Violent Season,” by Jessica Van Dessell (Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, July/August 2025)
ThrillerMaster Award Recipient: Lisa Scottoline
ThrillerMaster Award Recipient: Harlan Coben
Silver Bullet Award Recipient: Douglas Preston
Thriller Legend Award Recipient: Barbara Peters, the proprietress of The Poisoned Pen Bookstore
Thrilller Volunteer of the Year Award Recipient: James L’Etoile
The winners were announced on Saturday, May 09, 2026 during ThrillerFest XXI held at the New York Hilton Midtown, New York, N.Y.