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)