Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

2023 BARRY AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
The Barry Awards, voted on by the readers of Deadly Pleasures, are presented at the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. The awards began in 1997 and are named in honor of Barry Gardner, well-known fan reviewer. Winners will be announced at the Opening Ceremonies of Bouchercon San Diego on August 31, 2023.

Best Mystery/Crime Novel
° The Accomplice by Steve Cavanagh
° Desert Star by Michael Connelly [review]
° The Dark Flood by Deon Meyer
° Shifty’s Boys by Chris Offutt
° Secret Identity by Alex Segura [review]
° City on Fire by Don Winslow

Best Debut Mystery/Crime Novel
° Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz
° Don’t Know Tough by Eli Cranor
° Shutter by Ramona Emerson [review]
° The Maid by Nita Prose [review]
° Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild [review]
° Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor [review]

Best Thriller
° In the Blood by Jack Carr
° Winter Work by Dan Fesperman [review]
° Sierra Six by Mark Greaney
° Bad Actors by Mick Herron
° Goering’s Gold by Richard O’Rawe [review]
° Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn [review]

I need to get moving...I have several of these on my TBR and rightly so it seems!!
Thank you!!!

Likewise! I've read two -- Desert Star and The Maid, both excellent. Thanks BarryP!

Ohh, good to have this list Barry- thanks!!
I loved Secret Identity by Alex Segura!

I, of course, read Sierra Six as soon as it came out, and was suitably impressed.