Barry Awards

Best Novel Awards

2017
A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny (winner)
The Second Girl by David Swinson
The Second Life of Nick Mason by Steve Hamilton
Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman
Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman
The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly

2016
Badlands by C J Box (winner)
The Cartel by Don Winslow
Devil of Delphi by Jeffrey Siger
Life or Death by Michael Robotham
A Song of Shadows by John Connolly
The Stolen Ones by Owen Laukkanen

2015
The Hollow Girl by Reed Farrel Coleman
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens (winner)
The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Natchez Burning by Greg Iles (winner)
Providence Rag by Bruce deSilva
The Rest is Silence by James R Benn
Strange Shores by Arnaldur Indriðason
Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta (winner)

2014
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (winner)
Redemption by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Sandrine by Thomas H Cook
Standing in Another Man's Grave by Ian Rankin
Suspect by Robert Crais
A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay

2013
The Blackhouse by Peter May (winner)

2012
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (winner)

2011
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton (winner)

2010
The Last Child by John Hart (winner)

2009
The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny
The Dawn Patrol by Don Winslow
The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indriðason (winner)
Envy the Night by Michael Koryta
Red Knife by William Kent Krueger
Trigger City by Sean Chercover

2008
Dirty Martini by J A Konrath
Down River by John Hart
Red Cat by Peter Spiegelman
Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman
The Unquiet by John Connolly
What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman (winner)

2007
City of Shadows by Ariana Franklin
The Last Assassin by Barry Eisler
The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos (winner)
Oh Danny Boy by Rhys Bowen
The Prisoner of Guantanamo by Dan Fesperman
White Shadow by Ace Atkins

Best First Novel Awards

2017
Dodgers by Bill Beverly
The Drifter by Nick Petrie
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
I'm Travelling Alone by Samuel Bjørk
IQ by Joe Ide
Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner

2016
Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich
The Girl On the Train by Paula Hawkins
Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart
Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton
Ruins of War by John A Connell
The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan (winner)

2015
Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little
Ice Shear by M P Cooley
Invisible City by Julia Dahl (winner)
Night Heron by Adam Brookes
A Song from Dead Lips by William Shaw
The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh

2013
A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller (winner)

2012
The Informationist by Taylor Stevens (winner)

2011
The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron (winner)

2010
The Sweetness At the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (winner)

2009
A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (winner)
City of the Sun by David Levien
The Kind One by Tom Epperson
Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer
Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Wall

2008
The Bethlehem Murders by Matt Rees
Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover
The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey
In the Woods by Tana French (winner)
Missing Witness by Gordon Campbell
The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz

2007
The Berlin Conspiracy by Tom Gabbay
The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read
The King of Lies by John Hart
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Still Life by Louise Penny (winner)

Best Paperback original Awards

2017
The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood
The Girl in the Window by Jake Needham
The Heavens May Fall by Allen Eskens
The Queen's Accomplice by Susan Elia MacNeal
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty
Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry

2016
Blessed are Those Who Weep by Kristi Belcamino
The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney (winner)
No Other Darkness by Sarah Hilary
Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson
Stone Cold Dead by James W Ziskin

2015
The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day
Eleven Days by Stav Sherez
The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood
Present Darkness by Malla Nunn
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker

2014
Disciple of Las Vegas by Ian Hamilton
Fear in the Sunlight by Nicola Upson
Fixing to Die by Elaine Viets
I Hear the Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty (winner)
Joe Victim by Paul Cleave
The Rage by Gene Kerrigan

2013
Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal (winner)

2012
The Death of the Mantis by Michael Stanley (winner)

2005
Tagged for Murder by Elaine Flinn (winner)

2004
Tough Luck by Jason Starr (winner)

2003
Cold Silence by Danielle Girard (winner)

2002
Killing Gifts by Deborah Woodworth (winner)

2000
Every Move She Makes by Robin Burcell

1998
Back Spin by Harlan Coben (winner)

1997
Walking Rain by Susan Wade (winner)

Best Paperback Novel Awards

2011
Fever of the Bone by Val McDermid (winner)

2010
Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley (winner)

2009
State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy (winner)

2008
Queenpin by Megan Abbott (winner)

2007
The Cleanup by Sean Doolittle (winner)

2006
The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman (winner)

2001
The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn by Eric Wright

Best British Crime Novel Awards

2012
Dead Man's Grip by Peter James (winner)

2011
The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill (winner)

2010
If the Dead Rise Not by Philip Kerr (winner)

2009
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (winner)

2008
Damnation Falls by Edward Wright (winner)

2007
Priest by Ken Bruen (winner)

2006
The Field of Blood by Denise Mina (winner)

2005
Flesh and Blood by John Harvey (winner)

2004
The Distant Echo by Val McDermid (winner)

2003
The White Road by John Connolly (winner)

2002
Dancing with the Virgins by Stephen Booth (winner)

2001
Black Dog by Stephen Booth (winner)

2000
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (winner)

Best Thriller Awards

2018
Trap the Devil by Ben Coes
Unsub by Meg Gardiner

2017
Back Blast by Mark Greaney
Collecting the Dead by Spencer Kope
First Strike by Ben Coes
Guilty Minds by Joseph Finder
The One Man by Andrew Gross
Overwatch by Matthew J Betley

2016
Brute Force by Marc Cameron
Foreign and Domestic by A J Tata
Hostage Taker by Stefanie Pintoff
The Killing Kind by Chris Holm
The Mask by Taylor Stevens (winner)
Viking Bay by M A Lawson

2015
House Reckoning by Mike Lawson
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
Suspicion by Joseph Finder
The Water Rat of Wanchai by Ian Hamilton

2014
Dead Lions by Mick Herron
The Doll by Taylor Stevens
Ghostman by Roger Hobbs
Ratlines by Stuart Neville
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews
The Shanghai Factor by Charles McCarry

2013
The Fallen Angel by Daniel Silva (winner)

2012
The Informant by Thomas Perry (winner)

2011
Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer (winner)

2010
Running from the Devil by Jamie Freveletti (winner)

2009
The Deceived by Brett Battles (winner)

2008
The Watchman by Robert Crais (winner)

2007
The Messenger by Daniel Silva (winner)

2006
Company Man by Joseph Finder (winner)

2005
Rain Storm by Barry Eisler (winner)

Mystery/Crime Novel Of The Decade Awards

2010
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (winner)

Best First Book Awards

2014
The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman
Japantown by Barry Lancet (winner)
Norwegian By Night by Derek B Miller
Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman