Bonus Barrys

In addition to announcements regarding the latest winners of the Shamus Awards and Anthony Awards, last week’s Bouchercon in Nashville brought news of the 2024 Barry Award recipients.

Best Mystery or Crime Novel:
Small Mercies, by Dennis Lehane (Harper)

Also nominated: Dark Ride, by Lou Berney (Morrow); All the Sinners Bleed, by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron); Ozark Dogs, by Eli Cranor (Soho Crime); Everybody Knows, by Jordan Harper (Mulholland); and The Detective Up Late, by Adrian McKinty (Blackstone)

Best First Mystery or Crime Novel:
The Peacock and the Sparrow, by I.S. Berry (Atria)

Also nominated: Better the Blood, by Michael Bennett (Atlantic Monthly Press); The Bitter Past, by Bruce Borgos (Minotaur); The Golden Gate, by Amy Chua (Minotaur); Age of Vice, by Deepti Kapoor (Riverhead); Mother-Daughter Murder Night, by Nina Simon (Morrow); and City Under One Roof, by Iris Yamashita (Berkley)

Best Paperback Original Mystery or Crime Novel:
Who the Hell Is Harry Black? by Jake Needham (Half Penny)

Also nominated: Murder and Mamon, by Mia P. Manansala
(Berkley); Everything She Feared, by Rick Mofina (Mira); Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by Jesse Sutanto (Berkley); Expectant, by Vanda Symon (Orenda); and Lowdown Road, by Scott Von Doviak (Hard Case Crime)

Best Thriller: The Secret Hours, by Mick Herron (Soho Crime)

Also nominated: Burner, by Mark Greaney (Berkley); Moscow Exile, by John Lawton (Atlantic Monthly); Going Zero, by Anthony McCarten (Harper); Drowning, by T.J. Newman (Avid Reader Press); and Zero Days, by Ruth Ware (Gallery/Scout Press)

The Barrys are sponsored annually by Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine. They take their name from the late Barry Gardner, described by that publication’s editor, George Easter, as “arguably the best fan reviewer on the planet.”

(Hat tip to Mystery Fanfare.)