Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine has announced the Barry Award nominees for 2020, chosen by panels of experts in mystery/crime fiction.  

The magazine’s readers will vote on the winners, which will be revealed during the Opening Ceremonies of Bouchercon in Sacramento, California on October 15.

Best Mystery/Crime Novel

• The Lost Man by Jane Harper (Flatiron)
• If She Wakes by Michael Koryta (Little, Brown)
• Metropolis by Philip Kerr (Putnam)
• The Border by Don Winslow (Harpercollins)
• Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha (Ecco)
• Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh (Flatiron)

Best First Mystery/Crime Novel

• The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup (Harper)
• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Celadon)
• American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson (Random House)
• Save Me From Dangerous Men by S. A. Lelchuk (Flatiron)
• Scrublands by Chris Hammer (Atria)
• To The Lions by Holly Watt    (Dutton)

Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel

• The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre (Ecw)
• Winner Kills All by R. J. Bailey (Simon & Schuster Uk)
• Killing Quarry by Max Allan Collins (Hardcase Crime)
• Fate by Ian Hamilton (Spiderline)
• Missing Daughter by Rick Mofina (Mira)
• No Good Deed by James Swain (Thomas & Mercer)

Best Thriller

• Mission Critical by Mark Greaney (Berkley)
• Backlash by Brad Thor (Atria/Emily Bester)
• The Chain by Adrian Mckinty (Mulholland)
• The Burglar by Thomas Perry (Mysterious Press)
• True Believer by Jack Carr (Atria/Emily Bester)
• White Hot Silence by Henry Porter (Mysterious Press)

Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade

• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Crown)
• November Road by Lou Berney (William Morrow)
• Suspect by Robert Crais (Putnam)
• The Dry by Jane Harper (Flatiron)
• The Black House by Peter May (Quercus)
• The Cartel by Don Winslow (Knopf)