The winners of the Barry Award, presented by Deadly Pleasures magazine, have been announced at the Bouchercon 2015 Opening Ceremonies.

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2015 Winners

BEST NOVEL
NATCHEZ BURNING by Greg Iles

BEST FIRST NOVEL
INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
THE LIFE WE BURY by Allen Eskens

BEST THRILLER
THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD by Michael Koryta

2015 Nominees

BEST NOVEL

• THE MARCO EFFECT by Jussi Adler-Olsen
• THE REST IS SILENCE by James R. Benn
• HOLLOW GIRL by Reed Farrel Coleman
• PROVIDENCE RAG by Bruce DeSilva
• NATCHEZ BURNING by Greg Iles
• STRANGE SHORES by Arnaldur Indridason

BEST FIRST NOVEL

• NIGHT HERON by Adam Brookes
• ICE SHEAR by M. P. Cooley
• INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl
• DEAR DAUGHTER by Elizabeth Little
• THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD by Laura McHugh
• SHE’S LEAVING HOME by William Shaw

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

• THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARRY QUEBERT AFFAIR by Joel Dicker
• THE LIFE WE BURY by Allen Eskens
• THE KILLER NEXT DOOR by Alex Marwood
• PRESENT DARKNESS by Malla Nunn
• THE BLACK HOUR by Lori Rader-Day
• ELEVEN DAYS by Stav Sherez

BEST THRILLER

• SUSPICION by Joe Finder
• THE WATER RAT OF WANCHAI by Ian Hamilton
• AN OFFICER AND A SPY by Robert Harris
• I AM PILGRIM by Terry Hayes
• THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD by Michael Koryta
• HOUSE RECKONING by Mike Lawson