W H Smith Book Award - Thumping Good Read

• 2002 The Treatment Mo Hayder
• 2001 The Empty chair Jeffrey Deaver
• 2000 Storm Boris Starling
• 1999 The Big picture Douglas Kennedy
• 1998 Die trying Lee Child
• 1997 Absolute power David Baldacci
• 1996 True crime Andrew Klavan
• 1995 St Agnes' stand Thomas Eidson
• 1994 A Season in Purgatory Dominick Dunne
• 1993 Fatherland Robert Harris
• 1992 Into the blue Robert Goddard