Literary award · United States · since 1997
Barry Award for Best Novel
Category of the American crime fiction award (1997–). Established 1997 in United States.
About Barry Award for Best Novel
The Barry Award is a crime literary prize awarded annually since 1997 by the editors of Deadly Pleasures, an American quarterly publication for crime fiction readers. From 2007 to 2009 the award was jointly presented with the publication Mystery News. The prize is named after Barry Gardner, an American critic.
From the Wikipedia article “Barry Award (crime novel prize)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S. A. Cosby | Razorblade Tears |
| 2021 | S. A. Cosby | Blacktop Wasteland |
| 2019 | Lou Berney | — |
| 2017 | Louise Penny | — |
| 2013 | Peter May | The Blackhouse |
| 2012 | Jussi Adler-Olsen | The Keeper of Lost Causes |
| 2009 | Arnaldur Indriðason | The Draining Lake |
| 2008 | Laura Lippman | What the Dead Know |
| 2007 | George Pelecanos | The Night Gardener |
| 2006 | Thomas H. Cook | — |
| 2005 | Lee Child | The Enemy |
| 2004 | Laura Lippman | Every Secret Thing |
| 2003 | Michael Connelly | City of Bones |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Barry Award for Best Novel for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q809002 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).