Best Mystery or Crime Novel

Dennis Lehane, SMALL MERCIES (Harper) – Winner

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

Best First Mystery or Crime Novel

I.S. Berry, THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW (Atria) – Winner

Michael Bennett, BETTER THE BLOOD (Atlantic Monthly Press)
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

Jake Needham, WHO THE HELL IS HARRY BLACK? (Half Penny) – Winner

Mia P. Manansala, MURDER AND MAMON (Berkley)
Rick Mofina, EVERY THING SHE FEARED (MIRA)
Jesse Sutanto, VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS (Berkley)
Vanda Symon, EXPECTANT (Orenda)
Scott Von Doviak, LOWDOWN ROAD (Hard Case Crime)

Best Thriller

Mick Herron, THE SECRET HOURS (Soho Crime) – Winner

Mark Greaney, BURNER (Berkley)
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