Awards & Winners

Barry Award for Best Novel

Barry Award

Check all the winners of Barry Award for Best Novel presented under Barry Award since 1997 .


Arnaldur Indriðason

Honored for : The Draining Lake

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arnaldur Indriðason The Draining Lake
Sean Chercover Trigger City
Michael Koryta Envy the night
William Kent Krueger Red Knife: A Cork O'Connor Mystery
Louise Penny The Cruelest Month
Don Winslow The Dawn Patrol

Laura Lippman

Honored for : What the Dead Know

Nominations 2008 »

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

George Pelecanos

Honored for : The Night Gardener

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
George Pelecanos The Night Gardener
Ace Atkins White shadow
Janet Quin-Harkin Oh Danny Boy
Barry Eisler
Dan Fesperman The Prisoner of Guantanamo
Diana Norman City of Shadows, a Novel of Suspense

Thomas H. Cook

Honored for : Red Leaves

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas H. Cook Red Leaves
Jan Burke Bloodlines
William Kent Krueger Mercy Falls
David Rosenfelt Sudden death
James Swain Mr. Lucky: A Novel of High Stakes
Don Winslow The Power of the Dog

Lee Child

Honored for : The Enemy

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lee Child The Enemy
K. J. Erickson Alone at Night
Jeff Lindsay Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Chris Mooney Remembering Sarah
Walter Mosley Little Scarlet
George Pelecanos Hard Revolution

Laura Lippman

Honored for : Every Secret Thing

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Laura Lippman Every Secret Thing
Ken Bruen The Guards
Dan Fesperman The Small Boat of Great Sorrows
Laurie R. King Keeping watch
Dennis Lehane Shutter Island
Julia Spencer-Fleming A fountain filled with blood

Michael Connelly

Honored for : City of Bones

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Connelly City of Bones
Lee Child Without Fail
Tim Cockey Hearse Case Scenario, The
Steve Hamilton North of Nowhere: An Alex McKnight Novel
George Pelecanos Hell to Pay
S. J. Rozan Winter and Night

Dennis Lehane

Honored for : Mystic River

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dennis Lehane Mystic River
Harlan Coben Tell No One
Michael Connelly A Darkness More Than Night
William Kent Krueger Purgatory Ridge
T. Jefferson Parker Silent Joe
George Pelecanos Right as Rain
Donald E. Westlake Bad news

Nevada Barr

Honored for : Deep South

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nevada Barr Deep South
Lee Child Running Blind
Thomas H. Cook Places in the dark
Bill Fitzhugh Cross Dressing
Steve Hamilton Winter of the Wolf Moon
Barbara Seranella Unwanted Company (Munch Mancini Novels

Peter Robinson

Honored for : In a Dry Season

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Robinson In a Dry Season
Michael Connelly Angels Flight: A Harry Bosch Novel
Robert Crais L.A. Requiem
Janet Evanovich High Five
John Katzenbach Hart's War
Dennis Lehane Prayers for Rain

Reginald Hill

Honored for : On Beulah Height

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Reginald Hill On Beulah Height
Dennis Lehane Gone, Baby, Gone
Janet Quin-Harkin Evan help us
Michael Connelly Blood Work
Jeffery Deaver The Coffin Dancer
Carol O'Connell Judas child
Ian Rankin The Hanging Garden
Mary Willis Walker All the Dead Lie Down

Dennis Lehane

Honored for : Gone, Baby, Gone

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Reginald Hill On Beulah Height
Dennis Lehane Gone, Baby, Gone
Janet Quin-Harkin Evan help us
Michael Connelly Blood Work
Jeffery Deaver The Coffin Dancer
Carol O'Connell Judas child
Ian Rankin The Hanging Garden
Mary Willis Walker All the Dead Lie Down

Michael Connelly

Honored for : Trunk Music

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Connelly Trunk Music
Deborah Crombie Dreaming of the Bones
Jan Burke Hocus
Bill Pronzini A Wasteland of Strangers
Don Winslow The death and life of Bobby Z
S. J. Rozan No Colder Place
James Lee Burke Cimarron Rose

Peter Lovesey

Honored for : Bloodhounds

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Lovesey Bloodhounds
Margaret Lawrence
Thomas Perry Dance for the Dead
Reginald Hill The Wood Beyond
Rochelle Majer Krich Speak No Evil
Thomas H. Cook The Chatham School Affair