Established in 1997, the Barry Awards are presented at the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, held this year in Dallas, Texas. Voted on by readers of the Deadly Pleasures mystery magazine, the award was named in honor of Barry Gardner, an American critic and lover of great crime fiction. The winners of the Barry Awards-2019 were announced October 31 during the Bouchercon Opening Ceremonies.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners (indicated in red) for the Barry Awards-2019!
Best Novel
Lou Berney: "November Road"
Michael Connelly: "Dark Sacred Night"
Allen Eskens: "The Shadow We Hide"
Craig Johnson: "Depth of Winter"
Mindy Mejia: "Leave No Trace"
Abir Mukherjee: "A Necessary Evil"
Best First Novel
Oyinkan Braithwaite: "My Sister, the Serial Killer"
Karen Cleveland: "Need to Know"
John Copenhaver: "Dodging and Burning"
Caz Frear: "Sweet Little Lies"
James A. McLaughlin: "Bearskin"
C. J. Tudor: "The Chalk Man"
Best Paperback Original
Christine Carbo: "A Sharp Solitude"
David Mark: "Dead Pretty"
Dervla McTiernan: "The Ruin"
Sherry Thomas: "The Hollow of Fear"
Emma Viskic: "Resurrection Bay"
Best Thriller
Jack Carr: "The Terminal List"
Dan Fesperman: "Safe Houses"
Mick Herron: "London Rules"
Anthony Horowitz: "Forever and a Day"
Nick Petrie: "Light It Up"
James Swain: "The King Tides"
Did you guess the winners? 🙂
I have read two books by Anthony Horrowitz and liked them. Forever and a Day is on my TBR so hopefully I will read it sooner than later.
Some interesting titles and authors that are unknown to me for me to check out. Thanks for the list!
I first learned about Horowitz on British TV and have been a fan since. Enjoy, Dinh! 🙂