Thanks to some recent travel, I'm a bit behind on crime fiction awards news, but the mystery magazine, Deadly Pleasures, announced the winners of its annual 2024 Barry Awards. The honor has been handed out since 1997 for outstanding crime fiction titles and is named after Barry Gardner (1939–1996), an American literary critic. The winners were revealed at the Opening Ceremonies of the Nashville Bouchercon on August 29, 2024. Congrats to all!
Best Mystery or Crime Novel: Dennis Lehane, Small Mercies (Harper)
Also nominated:
Lou Berney, Dark Ride (Morrow)
S.A. Cosby, All the Sinners Bleed (Flatiron)
Eli Cranor, Ozark Dogs (Soho Crime)
Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows (Mulholland)
Adrian McKinty, The Detective Up Late (Blackstone)
Best First Mystery or Crime Novel: I.S. Berry The Peacock and the Sparrow (Atria)
Also nominated:
Michael Bennett, Better the Blood (Atlantic Monthly Press)
Bruce Borgos, The Bitter Past (Minotaur)
Amy Chua, The Golden Gate (Minotaur)
Deepti Kapoor, Age of Vice (Riverhead)
Nina Simon, Mother-Daughter Murder Night (Morrow)
Iris Yamashita, City Under One Roof (Berkley)
Best Paperback Original Mystery or Crime Novel: Jake Needham, Who the Hell Is Harry Black (Half Penny)
Also nominated:
Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon (Berkley)
Rick Mofina, Everything She Feared (Mira)
Jesse Sutanto, Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Berkley)
Vanda Symon, Expectant (Orenda)
Scott Von Doviak, Lowdown Road (Hard Case Crime)
Best Thriller: Mick Herron, The Secret Hours (Soho Crime)
Also nominated:
Mark Greaney, Burner (Berkley)
John Lawton, Moscow Exile (Atlantic Monthly)
Anthony McCarten, Going Zero (Harper)
T.J. Newman, Drowning (Avid Reader Press)
Ruth Ware, Zero Days (Gallery/Scout Press)
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