Barry Award (for crime novels)
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The Barry Award is a crime literary prize awarded annually since 1997 by the editors of Deadly Pleasures, an American quarterly publication for crime fiction readers. From 2007 to 2009 the award was jointly presented with the publication Mystery News. The prize is named after Barry Gardner, an American critic.[1]
Note that the "best British crime novel" in this context is best crime fiction novel first published in English in the United Kingdom and does not reflect the author's nationality.
Winners[]
2021[]
- Best Novel: S. A. Cosby for Blacktop Wasteland
- Best First Novel: for Winter Counts
- Best Paperback Original: for Turn to Stone
- Best Thriller: Thomas Perry for Eddie's Boy[2]
2020[]
- Best Novel: Jane Harper, for The Lost Man
- Best First Novel: Soren Sveistrup for The Chestnut Man
- Best Paperback Original: Rick Mofina, for Missing Daughter
- Best Thriller: Adrian McKinty, for The Chain
- Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade: Robert Crais for Suspect[3]
2019[]
- Best Novel: Lou Berney, for November Road[4]
- Best First Novel: C.J. Tudor, for The Chalk Man
- Best Paperback Original: Dervla McTiernan, for The Ruin[5]
- Best Thriller: Dan Fesperman, for Safe Houses
2018[]
- Best Novel: Karen Dionne, for The Marsh King's Daughter
- Best First Novel: Jane Harper, for The Dry
- Best Paperback Original: Allen Eskens, for The Deep Dark Descending
- Best Thriller: Meg Gardiner, for Unsub
2017[]
- Best Novel: Louise Penny, for A Great Reckoning
- Best First Novel: Nicholas Petrie, for The Drifter
- Best Paperback Original: Adrian McKinty, for Rain Dogs
- Best Thriller: Joseph Finder, for Guilty Minds
2016[]
- Best Novel: C. J. Box, for Badlands
- Best First Novel: Ausma Zehanat Khan, for The Unquiet Dead
- Best Paperback Original: Lou Berney, for The Long and Faraway Gone
- Best Thriller: Taylor Stevens, for The Mask
2015[]
- Best Novel: Greg Iles, for Natchez Burning
- Best First Novel: Julia Dahl, for Invisible City
- Best Paperback Original: Allen Eskens, for The Life We Bury
- Best Thriller: Michael Koryta, for Those Who Wish Me Dead
2014[]
- Best Novel: William Kent Krueger, for Ordinary Grace
- Best First Novel: Barry Lancet, for Japantown
- Best Paperback Original: Adrian McKinty, for I Hear the Sirens in the Street
- Best Thriller: Taylor Stevens, for The Doll
2013[]
- Best Novel: Peter May, for The Blackhouse[6]
- Best First Novel: Julia Keller, for A Killing in the Hills
- Best Thriller: Daniel Silva, for The Fallen Angel
- Best Paperback Original: Susan Elia MacNeal, for Mr. Churchill's Secretary
2012[]
- Best Novel: Jussi Adler-Olsen, for The Keeper of Lost Causes
- Best First Novel: Taylor Stevens, for The Informationist
- Best British Novel: Peter James, for Dead Man's Grip
- Best Thriller: Thomas Perry, for The Informant
- Best Paperback Original: Michael Stanley, for Death of the Mantis
- Best Short Story: Jeffrey Cohen, for "The Gun Also Rises"
2011[]
- Best Novel: Steve Hamilton, for The Lock Artist
- Best First Novel: Paul Doiron, for The Poacher's Son
- Best British Novel: Reginald Hill, for The Woodcutter
- Best Thriller: Deon Meyer, for Thirteen Hours
- Best Paperback Novel: Val McDermid, for Fever of the Bone
- Best Short Story: Loren D. Estleman, for "The List"
2010[]
- Best Novel: John Hart for The Last Child
- Best First Novel: Alan Bradley for The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
- Best British Novel: Philip Kerr for If The Dead Not Rise
- Best Paperback Novel: Bryan Gruley for Starvation Lake
- Best Thriller: Jamie Freveletti for Running from the Devil
- Mystery/Crime Novel Of The Decade: Stieg Larsson for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Best Short Story Brendan DuBois for "The High House Writer"
2009[]
- Best Novel: Arnaldur Indridason for The Draining Lake
- Best First Novel: Tom Rob Smith for Child 44
- Best British Novel: Stieg Larsson for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Best Paperback Novel: Julie Hyzy for State of the Onion
- Best Thriller: Brett Battles for The Deceived
- Best Short Story James O. Born for "The Drought"
2008[]
- Best Novel: Laura Lippman, for What the Dead Know
- Best Thriller: Robert Crais, for The Watchman
- Best British Novel: Edward Wright, for Damnation Falls
- Best Paperback Novel: Megan Abbott, for Queenpin
- Best First Novel: Tana French, for In the Woods
2007[]
- Best Novel: George Pelecanos, for The Night Gardener
- Best Thriller: Daniel Silva, for The Messenger
- Best British Novel: Ken Bruen, for Priest
- Best Paperback Novel: Sean Doolittle, for The Cleanup
- Best First Novel: Louise Penny, for Still Life
- Best Short Story: Brendan DuBois, for "The Right Call"
2006[]
- Best Novel: Thomas H. Cook, for Red Leaves
- Best Thriller: Joseph Finder, for Company Man
- Best British Novel: Denise Mina, for The Field of Blood
- Best Paperback Novel: Reed Farrel Coleman, for The James Deans
- Best First Novel: Stuart MacBride, for Cold Granite
- Best Short Story: Nancy Pickard, for "There is No Crime on Easter Island"
2005[]
- Best Novel: Lee Child, for The Enemy
- Best Thriller: Barry Eisler, for Rain Storm
- Best British Crime Novel: John Harvey, for Flesh & Blood
- Best Paperback Original: Elaine Flinn, for Tagged for Murder
- Best First Novel: Carlos Ruiz Zafón, for The Shadow of the Wind
- Best Short Story: Edward D. Hoch, for "The War in Wonderland"
2004[]
- Best Novel: Laura Lippman, for Every Secret Thing
- Best British Crime Novel: Val McDermid, for The Distant Echo
- Best Paperback Original: Jason Starr, for Tough Luck
- Best First Mystery Novel: P. J. Tracy, for Monkeewrench
- Best Mystery Short Story: Robert Barnard, for "Rogues' Gallery"
2003[]
- Best Novel: Michael Connelly, for City of Bones
- Best British Crime Novel: John Connolly, for The White Road
- Best Paperback Original: Danielle Girard, for Cold Silence
- Best First Novel: Julia Spencer-Fleming, for In the Bleak Midwinter
2002[]
- Best Novel: Dennis Lehane, for Mystic River
- Best British Crime Novel: Stephen Booth, for Dancing with the Virgins
- Best Paperback Original: Deborah Woodworth, for Killing Gifts
- Best First Novel: C. J. Box, for Open Season
2001[]
- Best Hardcover Novel: Nevada Barr, for Deep South
- Best British Crime Novel: Stephen Booth, for Black Dog
- Best Paperback Novel: Eric Wright, for The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn
- Best First Novel: David Liss, for A Conspiracy of Paper
2000[]
- Best Novel: Peter Robinson, for In a Dry Season
- Best British Novel: Val McDermid, for A Place of Execution
- Best paperback Original: Robin Burcell, for Every Move She Makes
- Best First Novel: Donna Andrews, for Peacocks
1999[]
- Best Novel: Reginald Hill, for On Beulah Height and Dennis Lehane for Gone, Baby, Gone
- Best First Novel: William Kent Krueger, for Iron Lake
1998[]
- Best Novel: Michael Connelly, for Trunk Music
- Best Paperback Original: Harlan Coben, for Backspin
- Best First Novel: Lee Child, for Killing Floor
1997[]
- Best Novel: Peter Lovesey, for Bloodhounds
- Best Paperback Original: Susan Wade, for Walking Rain
- Best First Novel: Charles Todd, for Test of Wills
- Best Non-Fiction: Willetta L. Heising, for Detecting Women 2
References[]
- ^ "The Barry Awards". Deadly Pleasures. 2008-10-09. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ "The Barry Award Winners 2021 – Deadly Pleasures". Deadly Pleasures – Mystery Magazine. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "Barry Awards (Crime Fiction) – 2020". Nightstand Book Reviews. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Barry Awards - 2019 -". Nightstand Book Reviews. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ Mem: 9367232. "McTiernan wins Barry Award for best paperback original | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "2013 Barry Award Winners". Crimespree Magazine. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
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