The Barry Awards
The Barry Award er en kriminallitterær pris som utdeles årlig siden 1997 av redaksjonen i Deadly Pleasures, en amerikansk kvartalsvis publikasjon for krimlesere. Fra 2007 utdeles prisen i samarbeide med publikasjonen Mystery News. Prisen har fått navn etter Barry Gardner, en amerikansk kritiker.
Prisklassene har variert, men var i 2006:
- Beste krimroman
- Best britiske krimroman
- Beste thriller
- Beste krimroman originalutgitt som paperback
- Beste debutroman
- Beste krimnovelle
Merk at «beste britiske krimroman» i denne sammenhengen gjelder beste krimroman først utgitt på engelsk i Storbritannia og ikke viser tilbake på forfatterens nasjonalitet.
Prisvinnere rediger
2016 rediger
- Best novel: C. J. Box, for Badlands
- Best First Novel: Ausma Zehanat Khanl, for The Unquiet Dead
- Best Thriller: Taylor Stevens, for The Mask
- Best Paperback Novel: Lou Berney, for The Long and Faraway Gone
2015 rediger
- Best novel: Greg Iles, for Natchez Burning
- Best First Novel: Julia Dahl, for Invisible City
- Best Thriller: Michael Koryta, for Those Who Wish Me Dead
- Best Paperback Novel: Allen Eskens, for The Life We Bury
2014 rediger
- Best novel: William Kent Krueger, for Ordinary Grace
- Best First Novel: Barry Lancet, for Japantown
- Best Thriller: Taylor Stevens. for The Doll
- Best Paperback Novel: Adrian McKinty, for I Hear the Siren in the Street
2013 rediger
- Best Novel: Peter May, for The Blackhouse
- Best First Novel: Julia Keller, for The Killing in the Hills
- Best Thriller: Daniel Silva, for The Fallen Angel
- Best Paperback Novel: Susan Elia McNeal, for Churchill's Secretary
2012 rediger
- Best Novel: Jussi Adler-Olsen, for The Keeper of Lost Causes (Kvinden i buret)
- Best First Novel: Taylor Stevens, for The Informationist
- Best Thriller: Thomas Perry, for The Informant
- Best British Novel: Peter James, for Dead Man’s Grip
- Best Paperback Novel: Michael Stanley, for Death of the Mantis
- Best Short Story: Jeff Cohen, for The Gun Also Rises
2011 rediger
- Best Novel: Steve Hamilton, for The Lock Artist
- Best First Novel: Paul Doiron, for The Poacher's Son
- Best Thriller: Deon Meyer, for Thirteen Hours
- Best British Novel: Reginald Hill, for The Woodcutter
- Best Paperback Novel: Val McDermid, for Fever of the Bone
- Best Short Story: Loren D. Estleman, for The List
2010 rediger
- Best Novel: John Hart, for The Last Child
- Best First Novel: Alan Bradley, for The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
- Best Thriller: Jamie Frevelett, for Running from the Devil
- Best British Novel: Philip Kerr, for If the Dead Rise Not
- Best Paperback Novel: Bryan Gruley, for Starvation Lake
- Best Short Story: Brendan DuBois, for The High House Writer
- Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade: Stieg Larsson, for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)
2009 rediger
- Best Novel: Arnaldur Indriðason, for The Draining Lake (Kleifarvatn)
- Best Thriller: Tom Rob Smith, for Child 44
- Best British Novel: Stieg Larsson, for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)
- Best Paperback Novel: Julie Hyzy, for State of the Onion
- Best Short Story: James O. Born, for The Draught
2008 rediger
- Best Novel: Laura Lippman, for What the Dead Know
- Best Thriller: Robert Crais, for The Watchman
- Best British Novel: Edward Wright, for Damnation Falls
- Best Paperback Novel: Megan Abbott, for Queenpin
- Best First Novel: Tana French, for In the Woods
2007 rediger
- Best Novel: George Pelecanos, for The Night Gardener
- Best Thriller: Daniel Silva, for The Messenger
- Best British Novel: Ken Bruen, for Priest
- Best Paperback Novel: Sean Doolittle, for The Cleanup
- Best First Novel: Louise Penny, for Still Life
- Best Short Story: Brendan DuBois, for The Right Call
2006 rediger
- Best Novel: Thomas H. Cook, for Red Leaves
- Best Thriller: Joseph Finder, for Company Man
- Best British Novel: Denise Mina, for The Field of Blood
- Best Paperback Novel: Reed Farrel Coleman, for The James Deans
- Best First Novel: Stuart McBride, for Cold Granite
- Best Short Story: Nancy Pickard, for There is No Crime on Easter Island
2005 rediger
- Best Novel: Lee Child, for The Enemy
- Best Thriller: Barry Eisler, for Rain Storm
- Best British Crime Novel: John Harvey, for Flesh & Blood
- Best Paperback Original: Elaine Flinn, for Tagged for Murder
- Best First Novel: Carlos Ruiz Zafón, for The Shadow of the Wind
- Best Short Story: Edward D. Hoch, for The War in Wonderland
2004 rediger
- Best Novel: Laura Lippman, for Every Secret Thing
- Best British Crime Novel: Val McDermid, for The Distant Echo
- Best Paperback Original: Jason Starr, for Tough Luck
- Best First Mystery Novel: P. J. Tracy, for Monkeewrench
- Best Mystery Short Story: Robert Barnard, for Rogues' Gallery
2003 rediger
- Best Novel: Michael Connelly, for City of Bones
- Best British Crime Novel: John Connolly, for The White Road
- Best Paperback Original: Danielle Girard , for Cold Silence
- Best First Novel: Julia Spencer-Fleming, for In Bleak Midwinter
2002 rediger
- Best Novel: Dennis Lehane, for Mystic River
- Best British Crime Novel: Stephen Booth, for Dancing With Virgins
- Best Paperback Original: Deborah Woodworth, for Killing Gifts
- Best First Novel: C. J. Box, for Open Season
2001 rediger
- Best Hardcover Novel: Nevada Barr, for Deep South
- Best British Crime Novel: Stephen Booth, for Black Dog
- Best Paperback Novel: Eric Wright, for The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn
- Best First Novel: David Liss, for Conspiracy of Paper
2000 rediger
- Best Novel: Peter Robinson, for In a Dry Season
- Best British Novel: Val McDermid, for A Place of Execution
- Best paperback Original: Robin Burcell, for Every Move She Makes
- Best First Novel: Donna Andrews, for Peacocks
1999 rediger
- Best Novel: Reginald Hill, for On Beulah Height og Dennis Lehane for Gone, Baby, Gone
- Best First Novel: William Kent Krueger, for Iron Lake
1998 rediger
- Best Novel: Michael Connelly, for Trunk Music
- Best Paperback Original: Harlan Coben, for Backspin
- Best First Novel: Lee Child, for Killing Floor
1997 rediger
- Best Novel: Peter Lovesey, for Bloodhounds
- Best Paperback Original: Susan Wade, for Walking Rain
- Best First Novel: Charles Todd, for Test of Wills
- Best Non-Fiction: Willetta L. Heising, for Detecting Women 2