The winners in each category will be announced at the Opening Ceremonies of the Nashville Bouchercon on August 29, 2024.

All readers of Deadly Pleasures are qualified to vote. Please submit votes to george@deadlypleasures.com by July 15, 2024. One vote per category.

The novels in each category are arranged in alphabetical order based on the author’s last name.

Best Mystery or Crime Novel

Lou Berney, DARK RIDE (Morrow)
S. A. Cosby, ALL THE SINNERS BLEED (Flatiron)
Eli Cranor, OZARK DOGS (Soho Crime)
Jordan Harper, EVERYBODY KNOWS (Mulholland)
Dennis Lehane, SMALL MERCIES (Harper)
Adrian McKinty, THE DETECTIVE UP LATE (Blackstone)

Best First Mystery or Crime Novel

Michael Bennett, BETTER THE BLOOD (Atlantic Monthly Press)
I.S. Berry, THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW (Atria)
Bruce Borgos, THE BITTER PAST (Minotaur)
Amy Chua, THE GOLDEN GATE (Minotaur)
Deepti Kapoor, AGE OF VICE (Riverhead)
Nina Simon, MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT (Morrow)
Iris Yamashita, CITY UNDER ONE ROOF (Berkley)

Best Paperback Original
Mystery or Crime Novel

Mia P. Manansala, MURDER AND MAMON (Berkley)
Rick Mofina, EVERY THING SHE FEARED (MIRA)
Jake Needham, WHO THE HELL IS HARRY BLACK? (Half Penny)
Jesse Sutanto, VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS (Berkley)
Vanda Symon, EXPECTANT (Orenda)
Scott Von Doviak, LOWDOWN ROAD (Hard Case Crime)

Best Thriller

Mark Greaney, BURNER (Berkley)
Mick Herron, THE SECRET HOURS (Soho Crime)
John Lawton, MOSCOW EXILE (Atlantic Monthly)
Anthony McCarten, GOING ZERO (Harper)
T. J. Newman, DROWNING (Avid Reader Press)
Ruth Ware, ZERO DAYS (Gallery/Scout Press)

Thanks to Members of the Barry Award Nominating Committee:
Oline Cogdill
Larry Gandle
Jeff Popple
Ted Hertel
Meredith Anthony
“Mystery” Mike Bursaw
Mike Dillman
Ayo Onatade
Steele Curry
George Easter
Don Longmuir
Donus Roberts
Ali Karim
Robin Agnew
Craig Sisterson
Hank Wagner

And a special thanks to Gabriel Valjan for the graphics.