The winners of this year’s Barry Awards were announced during the Virtual Presentation in conjunction with the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in Sacramento, California on October 16, 2020. Click here if you wish to see the 7-minute presentation of awards: https://youtu.be/ktCfM99DN4M
Best Mystery/Crime Novel
THE LOST MAN, Jane Harper (Flatiron) — Winner
IF SHE WAKES, Michael Koryta (Little, Brown)
METROPOLIS, Philip Kerr (Putnam)
THE BORDER, Don Winslow (HarperCollins)
YOUR HOUSE WILL PAY, Steph Cha (Ecco)
THIRTEEN, Steve Cavanagh (Flatiron)
Best First Mystery/Crime Novel
THE CHESTNUT MAN, Soren Sveistrup (Harper) — Winner
THE SILENT PATIENT, Alex Michaelides (Celadon)
AMERICAN SPY, Lauren Wilkinson (Random House)
SAVE ME FROM DANGEROUS MEN, S. A. Lelchuk (Flatiron)
SCRUBLANDS, Chris Hammer (Atria)
TO THE LIONS, Holly Watt (Dutton)
Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel
MISSING DAUGHTER, Rick Mofina (Mira) — Winner
THE GODMOTHER, Hannelore Cayre (ECW)
WINNER KILLS ALL, R. J. Bailey (Simon & Schuster UK)
KILLING QUARRY, Max Allan Collins (HardCase Crime)
FATE, Ian Hamilton (Spiderline)
NO GOOD DEED, James Swain (Thomas & Mercer)
Best Thriller
THE CHAIN, Adrian McKinty (Mulholland) — Winner
MISSION CRITICAL, Mark Greaney (Berkley)
BACKLASH, Brad Thor (Atria/Emily Bester)
THE BURGLAR, Thomas Perry (Mysterious Press)
TRUE BELIEVER, Jack Carr (Atria/Emily Bester)
WHITE HOT SILENCE, Henry Porter (Mysterious Press)
Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade
SUSPECT, Robert Crais (Putnam) — Winner
GONE GIRL, Gillian Flynn (Crown)
NOVEMBER ROAD, Lou Berney (William Morrow)
THE DRY, Jane Harper (Flatiron)
THE BLACK HOUSE, Peter May (Quercus)
THE CARTEL, Don Winslow (Knopf)
The nominees were chosen by panels of experts in mystery/crime fiction. Here are the names of the nominating panelists:
George Easter, Larry Gandle, Maggie Mason, Kristopher Zgorski, Oline Cogdill, Mike Bursaw, Don Longmuir, Kris Schorer, Steele Curry, Donus Roberts, Ali Karim, Jeff Popple
They are all very well read and have decades-long experience in mystery fandom.