The Barry Best

The editor of Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine, George Easter, announced the winners of the organization's annual Barry Awards (named in honor of reviewer Barry Gardner) for best works being published in the field of crime fiction each year, during Opening Ceremonies at Bouchercon in San Diego. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists!

Best Mystery or Crime Novel: Desert Star, Michael Connelly (Little,Brown)

Also nominated:

The Accomplice, Steve Cavanagh (Orion)
The Dark Flood, Deon Meyer (Atlantic Monthly)
Shifty’s Boys, Chris Offutt (Grove Press)
Secret Identity, Alex Segura (Flatiron Books)
City On Fire, Don Winslow (William Morrow)

Best Debut Mystery or Crime Novel: The Maid, Nita Prose (Ballantine)

Also nominated:

Before You Knew My Name, Jacqueline Bublitz (Atria/Emilybestler)
Don’t Know Tough, Eli Cranor (Soho Crime)
Shutter, Ramona Emerson (Soho Crime)
Blood Sugar, Sascha Rothchild (Putnam)
Dirt Creek, Hayley Scrivenor (Flatiron)

Best Thriller: Killers Of A Certain Age, Deanna Raybourn (Berkley)

Also nominated:

In The Blood, Jack Carr (Atria/Emily Bester)
Winter Work, Dan Fesperman (Knopf)
Sierra Six, Mark Greaney (Berkley)
Bad Actors, Mick Herron (Soho Crime)
Goering’s Gold, Richard O’rawe (Melville House)

Don Sandstrom Award for Lifetime Achievement in Mystery Fandom: "Mystery" Mike Bursaw
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