Barry Award - 2008
The Barry Awards are named for of one of the most ardent and beloved ambassadors of mystery fiction, Barry Gardner, and are voted on by the readers of Mystery News and Deadly Pleasures. Listed below is the winner and the Shortlist. For more information go to ...The Barry Award Page
Best Novel
Winner
What the Dead Know Soul Patch The Unquiet
Down River Dirty Martini Red Cat
Best First Novel
Winner
In The Woods Missing Witness Big City Bad Blood
The Spellman Files The Collaborator of Bethelem The Blade Itself
Best British Crime Novel
Winner
Damnation Falls A Quiet Belief in Angels Pig Island
One Under The Death List The 50/50 Killer
Best Thriller
Winner
The Watchman No Tim For Goodbye The Cleaner
Volk's Game Silence Midnight Rambler
Best Paperback Original
Winner
Queenpin Black Widow Agency Choke Point
The Mark Wash This Blood Clean from My Hands Who Is Conrad Hirst?