2021 BARRY AWARDS PRESENTED

The Barry Awards, voted on by the readers of Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine, were announced on August 5, 2021. This is to help you discover new talent and books for your to-be-read pile!

Best Mystery/Crime Novel

  * Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby -Winner

  ° The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben 

  ° The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly

  ° And Now She’s Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall 

  ° Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz 

  ° All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny

Best First Novel

  * Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden -Winner

  ° Deep State by Chris Hauty 

  ° Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March 

  ° The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 

  ° The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi 

  ° Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel 

Best Paperback Original

  * Turn to Stone by James W. Ziskin -Winner

  ° When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole 

  ° Monkok Station by Jake Needham

  ° Hide Away by Jason Pinter 

  ° Bad News Travels Fast by James Swain

  ° Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic

Best Thriller

  * Eddie’s Boy by Thomas Perry -Winner

  ° Double Agent by Tom Bradby 

  ° Blind Vigil by Matt Coyle

  ° One Minute Out by Mark Greaney

  ° The Last Hunt by Deon Meyer 

  ° The Wild One by Nick Petrie