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In 1997, the editorial staff of Deadly Pleasures decided that since one of the magazine's stated goals was to search out and report on the best works being published in the field of crime fiction each year, it would be a natural fit to present awards for excellence. Then came the dilemma of what to name the award. At the time all associated with the magazine were still reeling from the untimely death of Barry Gardner, who was arguably the best fan reviewer on the planet, so it was decided to name the award after him so as to keep his memory alive (not unlike what Bouchercon and its Anthony awards have done for writer/critic Anthony Boucher, who also suffered an untimely and early death). For a biography of Barry Gardner, click on his name above. Some have asked me from time to time, what are submission guidelines for the Barry Award. It is pretty simple: get us a copy of the book or short story and hope one of us reviews it. Our staff doesn't even attempt to read everything. We try to keep own ears to the ground and read what people are talking about. And from time to time we find Barry Award nominees by our own idiosyncratic reading. In short, we don't have an organized reading program whereby all members of the nominating committee read the same books. We choose people on the committee who read widely and try to find consensus among them. It isn't perfect, but no system is. New for 2007: The Barry Awards will be co-sponsored with Mystery News, thus broadening the exposure of the Awards -- and we hope the prestige of the Awards.
THE 2008 BARRY AWARD NOMINATIONS The winners will be announced October 9, 2008 at the opening ceremonies of Bouchercon in Baltimore, Maryland. Sponsored by Mystery News and Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine BEST NOVEL (Published in the U.S. in 2007) SOUL PATCH, Reed Farrel Coleman (Bleak House) BEST FIRST NOVEL (Published in the U.S. in 2007) MISSING WITNESS, Gordon Campbell (Morrow) BEST BRITISH CRIME NOVEL (published in the U.K. in 2007, not necessarily written by a British writer nor set in the U.K) A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS, R.J. Ellory (Orion) BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL QUEENPIN, Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster) BEST THRILLER NO TIME FOR GOODBYE, Linwood Barclay (Bantam) BEST SHORT STORY Doug Allyn, "Dead As a Dog" (EQMM July 2007) Dale C. Andrews and Kurt Sercu, "The Book Case" (EQMM May 2007) Jon L. Breen, "The Missing Elevator Puzzle" (EQMM February 2007) Jeffrey Deaver, "Bump" (DEAD MAN'S HAND) Edward D. Hoch, "The Problem of the Summer Snowman" (EQMM November 2007) Gillian Roberts, "The Old Wife's Tale" (EQMM March-April 2007) Neil Schofield, "Murder: A User's Guibe" (AHMM July-August 2007). The word “Guibe” is not a typo. ******************* THE 2007 BARRY AWARD WINNERS BEST NOVEL THE NIGHT GARDENER by George Pelecanos -- Winner WHITE SHADOW by Ace Atkins BEST FIRST NOVEL STILL LIFE by Louise Penny -- Winner THE FAITHFUL SPY by Alex Berenson BEST BRITISH NOVEL PRIEST by Ken Bruen -- Winner
BEST THRILLER THE MESSENGER by Daniel Silva -- Winner KILLER INSTINCT by Joe Finder BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL THE CLEANUP by Sean Doolittle -- Winner BUST by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr
"The Right Call" by Brendan DuBois (EQMM Sept/Oct, 2006) -- Winner "Cain was Innocent" by Simon Brett (Thou Shalt Not Kill, published by Carroll & Graf) *************** 2006 Barry Awards Winners Best Novel RED LEAVES Thomas H. Cook -- Winner BLOODLINES, Jan Burke MERCY FALLS William Kent Krueger SUDDEN DEATH David Rosenfelt MR. LUCKY James Swain THE POWER OF THE DOG Don Winslow
Best First Novel COLD GRANITE Stuart McBride -- Winner DIE A LITTLE Megan Abbott IMMORAL Brian Freeman BABY GAME Randall Hicks DARK HARBOR David Hosp
Best British Novel THE FIELD OF BLOOD Denise Mina -- Winner BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE Rennie Airth LIFELESS Mark Billingham SILENCE OF THE GRAVE Arnaldur Indridason A GOOD DAY TO DIE Simon Kernick LOST Michael Robotham
Best Thriller COMPANY MAN Joseph Finder -- Winner CONSENT TO KILL Vince Flynn THE INSIDE RING Michael Lawson SEVEN DEADLY WONDERS Matthew Reilly MAP OF BONES James Rollins PRIVATE WARS Greg Rucka
Best Paperback Novel THE JAMES DEANS Reed Farrel Coleman -- Winner SIX BAD THINGS Charlie Huston NIGHT'S CHILD Maureen Jennings NOW YOU SEE ME Rochelle Krich THE DEAD DON'T GET OUT MUCH Mary Jane Maffini INSIDE OUT John Ramsey Miller
Best Short Story Nancy Pickard- "There Is No Crime on Easter Island" (EQMM Sept.-Oct. 2005) -- Winner Steve Hockensmith- "The Big Road" (AHMM May 2005) Peter Lovesey- "Needle Match" (MURDER IS MY RACKET) Joan Richter- "Love and Death in Africa" (EQMM January 2005) Tom Savage- "The Method in Her Madness" (AHMM June 2005)
2005 Barry Award Winners
Best Novel Barry Award THE ENEMY, Lee Child -- WINNER ALONE AT NIGHT, K. J. Erickson DARKLY, DREAMING DEXTER, Jeff Lindsay REMEMBERING SARAH, Chris Mooney LITTLE SCARLET, Walter Mosley HARD REVOLUTION, George Pelecanos
Best First Novel Barry Award THE SHADOW OF THE WIND, Carlos Ruiz Zafon -- WINNER RELATIVE DANGER, Charles Benoit WALKING MONEY, James O. Born THE CORONER’S LUNCH, Colin Cotterill SKINNY DIPPING, Claire Matturro SOME DANGER INVOLVED, Will Thomas
Best British Crime Novel Barry Award FLESH & BLOOD, John Harvey -- WINNER THE BURNING GIRL, Mark Billingham THE DRAMATIST, Ken Bruen TOKYO (U.S. title: THE DEVIL OF NANKING), Mo Hayder THE CRIME TRADE, Simon Kernick FIRST DROP, Zoë Sharp
Best Paperback Original Barry Award TAGGED FOR MURDER, Elaine Flinn -- WINNER THE LIBRARIAN, Larry Beinhart INTO THE WEB, Thomas H. Cook LAST SEEN IN ABERDEEN, M.G. Kincaid THE CONFESSION, Domenic Stansberry TWISTED CITY, Jason Starr
Best Thriller Barry Award RAIN STORM by Barry Eisler -- WINNER SCARECROW by Matthew Reilly BAGMAN by Jay MacLarty WHIRLWIND by Joseph Garber A DEATH IN VIENNA by Daniel Silva PARANOIA by Joseph Finder
Best Short Story Barry Award Edward D. Hoch "The War in Wonderland" (GREEN FOR DANGER) -- WINNER Catherine Aird "Cold Comfort" (CHAPTER AND HEARSE AND OTHER MYSTERIES) Melodie Johnson Howe "Facing Up" (EQMM July,2004) John Mortimer "Rumpole and the Christmas Break" (The Strand Magazine No. XIV) Amy Myers "Murder, the Missing Heir and the Boiled Egg" (CRIMINAL APPETITES) Neil Schofield "Ledgers" (EQMM July, 2004)
2004 BARRY AWARD WINNERS 2004
BEST NOVEL EVERY SECRET THING by Laura Lippman -- Winner
THE GUARDS by Ken Bruen THE SMALL BOAT OF GREAT SORROWS by Dan Fesperman KEEPING WATCH by Laurie R. King SHUTTER ISLAND by Dennis Lehane FOUNTAIN FILLED WITH BLOOD by Julia Spencer- Fleming
BEST FIRST MYSTERY NOVEL
MONKEEWRENCH by P. J. Tracy -- Winner
MISSION FLATS by Bill Landay BRIDGE OF SIGHS by Olen Steinhauer THE BARBED-WIRE KISS by Wallace Stroby MAISIE DOBBS by Jacqueline Winspear CLEA’S MOON by Edward Wright
BEST BRITISH CRIME NOVEL
THE DISTANT ECHO by Val McDermid -- Winner
LAZYBONES by Mark Billingham FULL DARK HOUSE by Christopher Fowler THE MURDER EXCHANGE by Simon Kernick THE HOUSE SITTER by Peter Lovese THE AMERICAN BOY (U.S. title: AN UNPAR- DONABLE CRIME) by Andrew Taylor
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL TOUGH LUCK by Jason Starr -- Winner
DEALING IN MURDER by Elaine Flinn THE COURIER by Jay MacLarty (Pocket Star, $6.99) THE SHADOW OF VENUS by Judith Van Gieson MURDER BETWEEN THE COVERS by Elaine Viets
BEST MYSTERY SHORT STORY
Robert Barnard- "Rogues' Gallery" (EQMM March 2003) -- Winner Doug Allyn- "The Blind Pig" (EQMM May 2003) Brendan DuBois- "Always Another War" (AHMM July-August 2003) Clark Howard- "The Mask of Peter" (EQMM April 2003) Donald Olson- "Rogue's Run" (EQMM April 2003)
Prior Year's Winners 1997 Barry Awards Best Novel BLOODHOUNDS, Peter Lovesey HEARTS AND BONES by Margaret Lawrence DANCE OF THE DEAD by Thomas Perry THE WOOD BEYOND by Reginald Hill SPEAK NO EVIL by Rochelle Krich THE CHATHAM SCHOOL AFFAIR by Thomas H. Cook Best First Novel TEST OF WILLS, Charles Todd A BROTHER'S BLOOD, Michael C. White A KILLING IN QUAIL COUNTY, Jameson Cole LIE DOWN WITH DOGS, Jan Gleiter WHAT THE DEAF MUTE HEARD by G.D. Gearino FATAL GIFT by H. Michael Frase
Best Paperback Original WALKING RAIN, Susan Wade THE GRASS WIDOW, Teri Holbrook FADE AWAY, Harlan Coben Best Non-Fiction DETECTING WOMEN 2, Willetta L. Heising These awards were made without any fanfare or much publicity being generated. The next year, with more time to prepare, we printed a ballot of nominated titles and physical awards were presented to the winners at Bouchercon. And then all of a sudden people started taking notice of the Barry Awards.
1998 Barry Awards
Best Novel TRUNK MUSIC, Michael Connelly - Winner DREAMING OF THE BONES, Deborah Crombie HOCUS, Jan Burke A WASTELAND OF STRANGERS, Bill Pronzini THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BOBBY Z, Don Winslow NO COLDER PLACE, S.J. Rozan CIMARRON ROSE, James Lee Burke Best First Novel
KILLING FLOOR, Lee Child - Winner NO HUMAN INVOLVED, Barbara Seranella EXCEPT THE DYING, Maureen Jennings FREE REIGN, Rosemary Aubert FLOWER NET, Lisa See LOS ALAMOS, Joseph Kanon Best Paperback Original
BACKSPIN, Harlan Coben - Winner BIG RED TEQUILA, Rick Riordan THE SALARYMAN'S WIFE, Sujata Massey DEAD BODY LANGUAGE, Penny Warner
1999 Barry Awards Best Novel (tie)
ON BEULAH HEIGHT, Reginald Hill - Winner GONE, BABY GONE, Dennis Lehane - Winner EVAN HELP US, Rhys Bowen BLOOD WORK, Michael Connelly THE COFFIN DANCER, Jeffery Deaver JUDAS CHILD, Carol O'Connell THE HANGING GARDEN, Ian Rankin ALL THE DEAD LIE DOWN, Mary Willis Walker Best First Novel IRON LAKE, William Kent Krueger - Winner THE CONTRARY BLUES, John Billheimer A COLD DAY IN PARADISE, Steve Hamilton THE DOCTOR DIGS A GRAVE, Robin Hathaway TIDEWATER BLOOD, William Hoffman A LIKENESS IN STONE, J. Wallis Martin BILLY DEAD, Lisa Reardon A CRIMINAL APPEAL, D.R. Schanker 2000 Barry Awards Best Novel
IN A DRY SEASON, Peter Robinson Angels Flight, Michael Connelly L.A. Requiem, Robert Crais High Five, Janet Evanovich Hart's War By John Katzenbach Prayers For Rain, Dennis Lehane
Best First Novel MURDER WITH PEACOCKS, Donna Andrews The Immortal Game, Mark Coggins Lie In The Dark, Dan Fesperman White Sky, Black Ice, Stan Jones Every Trace, Greg Main
Best British Crime Novel
A PLACE OF EXECUTION, Val Mcdermid River Of Darkness, Rennie Airth Every Dead Thing, John Connolly Rough Justice, Colin Falconer The Chalon Heads, Barry Maitland
Best Paperback Original (tie)
EVERY MOVE SHE MAKES, Robin Burcell
AN ANTIDOTE FOR AVARICE, Caroline Roe Them Bones, Carolyn Haines The Hunted, Jerry Kennealy The Last Song Dogs, Sinclair Browning
2001 Barry Award Winners
DEEP SOUTH, Nevada Barr
RUNNING BLIND, Lee Child PLACES IN THE DARK, Thomas H. Cook CROSS DRESSING by Bill Fitzhugh WINTER OF THE WOLF MOON, Steven Hamilton UNWANTED COMPANY, Barbara Seranella
BEST FIRST NOVEL CONSPIRACY OF PAPER, David Liss
IN HER DEFENSE, Stephen Horn THE ICE HARVEST, Scott Phillips STREET LEVEL, Bob Truluck DEATH OF A RED HEROINE, Qiu Xiaolong
BEST BRITISH CRIME NOVEL BLACK DOG, Stephen Booth
DARK HOLLOW, John Connolly THE BEACH ROAD, Sarah Diamond THE CERTAINTY OF DOING EVIL, Colin Falconer THE REAPER, Peter Lovesey
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL THE KIDNAPPING OF ROSIE DAWN, Eric Wright
DIVE DEEP AND DEADLY, Glynn Marsh Alam DEATH DANCES TO A REGGAE BEAT, Kate Grilley LITTLE MEXICO, Cathie John DISTEMPER, Beth Saulnier
2002 Barry Award Winners BEST NOVEL MYSTIC RIVER, Dennis Lehane TELL NO ONE, Harlan Coben DARKNESS MORE THAN NIGHT, Michael Connelly PURGATORY RIDGE, William Kent Krueger SILENT JOE, T. Jefferson Parker RIGHT AS RAIN, George Pelecanos BAD NEWS, Donald E. Westlake
BEST FIRST NOVEL
OPEN SEASON, C. J. Box THIRD PERSON SINGULAR, K.J. Erickson CHASING THE DEVIL’S TAIL, David Fulmer PERHAPS SHE’LL DIE, M.K. Preston BLINDSIGHTED, Karen Slaughter BUBBLES UNBOUND, Sarah Strohmeyer
BEST BRITISH CRIME NOVEL
DANCING WITH VIRGINS, Stephen Booth BLOOD JUNCTION, Caroline Carver THE KILLING KIND, John Connolly DIALOGUES OF THE DEAD, Reginald Hill DEATH IN HOLY ORDERS, P.D. James KILLING THE SHADOWS, Val McDermid THE FALLS, Ian Rankin
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
KILLING GIFTS, Deborah Woodworth RODE HARD, PUT AWAY DEAD, Sinclair Browning DEATH IS A CABARET, Deborah Morgan THE FOURTH WALL, Beth Saulnier STRAW MEN, Martin J. Smith
2003 Barry Awards Best Novel Michael Connelly, CITY OF BONES
Lee Child, WITHOUT FAIL Tim Cockey, THE HEARSE CASE SCENARIO Steve Hamilton, NORTH OF NOWHERE George Pelecanos, HELL TO PAY S. J. Rozan, WINTER AND NIGHT
Best First Novel Julia Spencer-Fleming, IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
David Corbett, THE DEVIL’S REDHEAD Pip Granger, NOT ALL TARTS ARE APPLE Jonathon King, THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT Eddie Muller, THE DISTANCE Ben Rehder, BUCK FEVER
Best British Novel Connolly, John, THE WHITE ROAD
Mark Billingham, SCAREDY CAT Tom Bradby, THE MASTER OF RAIN Simon Kernick, THE BUSINESS OF DYING Peter Lovesey, DIAMOND DUST Ed O’Connor, THE YEARE’S MIDNIGHT
Best Paperback Original Danielle Girard, COLD SILENCE
Jeff Abbott, BLACK JACK POINT Robin Burcell, FATAL TRUTH D. Daniel Judson, THE BONE ORCHARD Anna Salter, PRISON BLUES Brian Wiprud, PIPSQUEAK |
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