Awards & Winners

2008 Barry Award

Check winners and nominations of 2008 Barry Award. Check awards winners of 2008 Barry Award. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

Barry Award for Best Novel

Laura Lippman

Honored for : What the Dead Know

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Nominee Nominated Work
Laura Lippman What the Dead Know
Reed Coleman Soul Patch
John Connolly The Unquiet
John Hart Down River
J.A. Konrath DIRTY MARTINI
Peter Spiegelman Red Cat
Barry Award for Best First Novel

Tana French

Honored for : In the Woods

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tana French In the Woods
Gordon Campbell Missing Witness
Sean Chercover Big City, Bad Blood
Lisa Lutz The Spellman Files: A Novel
Matt Rees The Collaborator of Bethlehem
Marcus Sakey The Blade Itself
Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel

Edward Wright

Honored for : Damnation Falls

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Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Wright Damnation Falls
Roger Jon Ellory A Quiet Belief In Angels
Mo Hayder Pig Island
Graham Hurley One Under
Paul Johnston The Death List
Steve Mosby 50/50 Killer
Barry Award for Best Paperback Original

Megan Abbott

Honored for : Queenpin

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Nominee Nominated Work
Megan Abbott Queenpin
Rita Donovan Black Window Agency
Jay MacLarty Choke Point
Jason Pinter The Mark
Fred Vargas Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand
Kevin Wignall Who is Conrad Hirst?
Barry Award for Best Thriller

Robert Crais

Honored for : The Watchman

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Crais The Watchman
Linwood Barclay
Brett Battles The Cleaner
Brent Ghelfi Volk's Game
Thomas Perry Silence
James Swain Midnight Rambler: A Novel of Suspense
Barry Award for Best Short Story

Edward D. Hoch

Honored for : The Problem of the Summer Snowman

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Nominee Nominated Work
Edward D. Hoch The Problem of the Summer Snowman
Doug Allyn Dead As a Dog
Dale C. Andrews The Book Case
Jon L. Breen The Missing Elevator Puzzle
Jeffery Deaver Bump
Gillian Roberts The Old Wife's Tale
Nell Schofield Murder: A User's Guibe

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