The International Thriller Writers announed their 2009 winners in New York City on Saturday, July 11th.

ThrillerMaster Award: David Morrell

Silver Bullet Award: Brad Metzer

Silver Bullet Corporate Award: Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Best Thriller of the Year: The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver (Simon & Schuster)

Best First Novel: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (Grand Central Publishing)

Best Short Story: The Edge of Seventeen by Alexandra Sokoloff (in Darker Mask)

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