2025 DBT Literary Awards

Winners and full results of the 2025 DBT Literary Awards. Use the search bar below to find a specific title.

Reservations by Theresa Janson

2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Third Place: Thriller

Gifted with an uncanny psychological insight and a darkly self-deprecating sense of humor, Special Agent Samantha Wright sees patterns others miss. But she’ll need more than sharp instincts to bring the killer to justice.


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Prophets of War by Jack Brown

2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Honorable Mention: Thriller

When Alex Morgan stumbles onto a trail of cryptic financial clues, he doesn’t just uncover corruption—he unmasks a global conspiracy. And the woman he trusts most might be the key to it all—or the final betrayal.


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Crimson Silhouettes by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr.

2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
First Place: Thriller, Crime
“Tenacious Skye Noir is the champion we all need.” — The DBT Literary Awards Judges

The feeling that something sinister lurks in the shadows haunts Skye Noir despite her new partner’s reassurances. Will she be able to solve the case, or will the next full moon bring unimaginable horrors to San Juan?


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The Client by Kat Goss

2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Second Place: Thriller, Crime

Natalie opens an email: “We’d like to speak with you about my missing husband.” Eager to help, she innocently replies—only to find herself ensnared in a web that threatens to destroy her career, her marriage, and her life.

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Inheriting Karma by Mark Nistor

2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Third Place: Thriller, Crime

Once word spread of his link to Topin’s murderous rage, hiding in plain sight no longer became a possibility for Wilson O’Reilly. Thrilling mind games culminate in a three-minute window, where survival becomes a scene of chaos.


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Together We Rise by Richie Billing

2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
First Place: Urban Fantasy
“This punchy grimdark is short, but far from sweet!” — The DBT Literary Awards Judges

As Pietalos teeters on the edge of a new era, eight individuals must fight for justice, revenge, and redemption. But will their efforts be enough to topple the corrupt regime?


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Slaying Paradise by T.V. Holiday

2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Second Place: Urban Fantasy

Travis Holiday is thrust into Carnage Coast, the battleground between heaven and hell, where he must take up the mantle of The Iron Warrior. Will he choose his will over God’s and fall for Sensation with the world in tow?


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Cataclysm by T.V. Holiday

2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Third Place: Urban Fantasy

As nefarious forces close in, The Iron Warrior must make a harrowing decision: succumb to the darkness and meet his brutal end, or help Detective Walters prevent Carnage Coast from falling into eternal night?


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