2006 Barry Awards
The winners of the 2006 Barry Awards were announced. The Awards, founded in 1997 by mystery magazine Deadly Pleasures, were named after fan reviewer Barry Gardner and honor excellence in crime fiction.
Best Short Story
"There is No Crime on Easter Island" by Nancy Pickard (EQMM, Sept.-Oct. 2005)
Best Paperback Original
THE JAMES DEANS by Reed Farel Coleman (Viking)
Best British Mystery Award
THE FIELD OF BLOOD by Denise Mina (Little, Brown)
Best Thriller
COMPANY MAN by Joseph Finder (St. Martin's Press)
Best First Novel
COLD GRANITE by Stuart McBride (Harper Collins)
Best Novel
RED LEAVES by Thomas H. Cook (Harcourt)
Don Sangstrom Award for Lifetime Achievement
Janet Rudolph