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- The Bishop by Steven James
- City of Dreadful Night by Peter Guttridge
- The Capital Game by Brian Haig
- Sacrifice: Mortal Path Book 2 by Dakota Banks
- Kiss of Death by PD Martin
- The Hanging Tree by Bryan Gruley
- Thrilled to Death by L.J. Sellers
- Choice of Weapons by Raymond Benson
- The Queen of Patpong by Timothy Hallinan
- Body Heat by Brenda Novak
- In Harm's Way by Ridley Pearson
- Scared Stiff by Annelise Ryan
- The Moses Expedition by Juan Gómez-Jurado
- Cut and Run by Matt Hilton
- Deadly Trust by JJ Cooper
- The Scorpion's Bite by Aileen G. Baron
- The Thieves of Darkness by Richard Doetsch
- Ghost Night by Heather Graham
- Medical Error by Richard L. Mabry, MD
- Proof of Life by Misty Evans
- Rage by Gary C. King
- A Sudden Dawn by Goran Powell
- Blind Man's Alley by Justin Peacock
- Colby Velocity by Debra Webb
- The Thousand by Kevin Guilfoile
- Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden
- White Heat by Brenda Novak
- Death's Excellent Vacation by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner
- Desperate Deeds by Dee Davis
- Red Station by Adrian Magson
- The Last Free Men by Jack Everett & David Coles
- Haunt Me Still by Jennifer Lee Carrell
- Street: Clairvoyance by Ryan A. Span
- The Chronicles of Anaedor: The Prophecies by Kristina Schram
- Baked by Mark Haskell Smith
- A Cutthroat Business by Bente Gallagher
- One Tough Marine by Paula Graves
- Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme by Carole Nelson Douglas
- A Between the Lines interview with Peter James
- Bonus to The Big Thrill: John Sanford's The Prey, by Shane Gericke
- Thrillers: 100 Must Reads - An Interview with Grant Blackwood
- International News from Mike Nicol
Coming next month: a Between the Lines interview with Ridley Pearson, and the latest thrillers from Wanda L Dyson, Jordan Dane, Thomas W. Young, Michael McMenamin & Patrick McMenamin, Brenda Novak, Joelle Charbonneau, Janice Gable Bashman with Jonathan Maberry, Katia Lief, D.E. Johnson, Laura Caldwell, Wendy Lyn Watson, Deon Meyer, Ward Larsen, Joshua Corin, Heather Graham, Doug Magee, Michael Van Rooy, Paula Graves, Kathy Reichs, Kelly Gay, Cris Ramsay, Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood, Kay Hooper, James L. Thane, Gary Phillips, Charlie Charters, Oliver Stark, Jilliane Hoffman, Alex Archer, Pat Mullen, Stuart Woods, Michael W. Sherer, Jonathan Maberry and more. It's gonna be a thriller!
ThrillerFest V Report
ITW's annual celebration of the thriller world is the largest event of its kind, a meeting place for authors, readers, budding writers, and publishing industry professionals. On July 7 - 10, literally hundreds of thriller authors, literary agents, editors, publishing professionals, and thriller fans converged on New York's Grand Hyatt Hotel.
During a gala banquet and celebration held on Saturday, July 10, the winners of the 2010 Thriller Awards were announced. They are:
Best Hard Cover Novel: THE NEIGHBOR, Lisa Gardner
Best Paperback Original Novel: THE COLDEST MILE, Tom Piccirilli
Best First Novel: RUNNING FROM THE DEVIL, Jamie Freveletti
Best Short Story: A STAB IN THE HEART, Twist Phelan
Also receiving special recognition during the ThrillerFest V Awards Banquet were Ken Follett, ThrillerMaster in recognition of his legendary career and outstanding contributions to the thriller genre, Mark Bowden, True Thriller Award, Linda Fairstein, Silver Bullet Award, and US Airways, Silver Bullet Award (Corporate).
Be sure to check out Barbara Vey's Publishers Weekly blog reports on CraftFest, AgentFest, and ThrillerFest Part One and Part Two, and ITW member Alan Jacobsen's photos at the ThrillerFest photo gallery. And just for fun, here are the lyrics to "The Writer's Prison Blues," the song ITW members Michael and Daniel Palmer performed during the entertainment portion of the awards banquet. Enjoy!
ThrillerFest VI will be held July 6 - 9, 2011, again at The Grand Hyatt. Mark your calendars!
USO and ITW to Carry Out "Operation Thriller" on U.S. Troops Stationed in Persian Gulf
In Fall 2010, ITW members David Morrell, Douglas Preston, James Rollins, Steve Berry, and Andy Harp will deploy to the Persian Gulf on a week-long USO tour to visit and uplift troops.
The tour, conceived of and organized by Andy Harp, and fittingly entitled Operation Thriller, will kick off with a special visit to Washington, D.C., where the group will visit with troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center. The group will then fly to the Persian Gulf to talk fiction, inspire, spread cheer and, most importantly, show their heartfelt gratitude.
Participating in what will be their first USO tour, the authors will visit multiple posts, sign autographs, pose for photos and distribute advance copies of their upcoming novels.
ITW Publications: The Big Thrillers
The list of ITW publications is growing! Now there's a brand-new website where you can find information about all of ITW's terrific anthologies, audio books, and serial novels in one place - Thriller, Thriller2, Watchlist, The Chopin Manuscript, The Copper Bracelet, First Thrills, and Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads. Check it out! www.thebigthrillers.com
Coming September 2: FEAR: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror
Turn the pages if you dare. . . . In this collection of thirteen fabulously chilling stories from thirteen true masters of suspense, including five New York Times bestsellers and a number of Edgar Award nominees, all edited by none other than R. L. Stine - nothing is what it seems. From cannibalistic children, to an unwitting date with a vampire, to a crush on a boy who just might be a werewolf, no scary stone is left unturned. A must-have for all fans of the genre!
New! Watchlist iPhone and iPad App
Vanguard Press is extremely proud to support the ITW and to announce that Watchlist, the killer collaboration between 22 bestselling authors from the ITW, is now available as an interactive App for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Jefffery Deaver, who conceived of the idea for Watchlist, created the main characters and set the plots in motion. Each author wrote a chapter and then Deaver brought both novellas to their startling conclusions. Watchlist for the iPad presents both The Chopin Manuscript and The Copper Bracelet novellas in one suspenseful thriller and features insightful video interviews with select authors. It also includes excerpts narrated by Alfred Molina and more. Download the App from iTunes now!
