Award overlap

Books That Won Both the Barry Awards and the Macavity Awards

16 books won both the Barry Awards and the Macavity Awards between 2008 and 2024, most recently The Peacock and the Sparrow (2024/2024). 90 more were recognized by both without winning both.

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Won both

Books that won both the Barry Awards and the Macavity Awards, most recent first.
BookAuthorBarry AwardsMacavity Awards
The Peacock and the SparrowI.S. Berry
  • 2024 Winner (Best First Mystery or Crime Novel)
  • 2024 Winner (Best First Mystery)
The MaidNita Prose
  • 2023 Winner (Best Debut Mystery or Crime Novel)
  • 2023 Winner (Best First Mystery)
Razorblade TearsS.A. Cosby
  • 2022 Winner (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2022 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
Blacktop WastelandS.A. Cosby
  • 2021 Winner (Best Novel)
  • 2021 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
Turn to StoneJames W. Ziskin
  • 2021 Winner (Best Paperback Original)
  • 2021 Winner (Sue Feder Historical Mystery)
Winter CountsDavid Heska Wanbli Weiden
  • 2021 Winner (Best First Novel)
  • 2021 Winner (Best First Mystery)
November RoadLou Berney
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade)
  • 2019 Winner (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2019 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
The ChainAdrian McKinty
  • 2020 Winner (Best Thriller)
  • 2020 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
A Great ReckoningLouise Penny
  • 2017 Winner (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2017 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
The Long and Faraway GoneLou Berney
  • 2016 Winner (Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2016 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
Invisible CityJulia Dahl
  • 2015 Winner (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2015 Winner (Best First Mystery)
Ordinary GraceWilliam Kent Krueger
  • 2014 Winner (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2014 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
The Girl with the Dragon TattooStieg Larsson
  • 2010 Winner (Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade)
  • 2009 Winner (Best British Crime Novel)
  • 2009 Winner (Best First Mystery)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the PieAlan Bradley
  • 2010 Winner (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2010 Winner (Best First Mystery)
In the WoodsTana French
  • 2008 Winner (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2008 Winner (Best First Mystery)
What the Dead KnowLaura Lippman
  • 2008 Winner (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2008 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)

Recognized by both

Books recognized by both the Barry Awards and the Macavity Awards without winning both, most recent first.
BookAuthorBarry AwardsMacavity Awards
All the Colors of the DarkChris Whitaker
  • 2025 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
  • 2025 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
California BearDuane Swierczynski
  • 2025 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
  • 2025 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
The God of the WoodsLiz Moore
  • 2025 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
  • 2025 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
All the Sinners BleedS.A. Cosby
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Mystery or Crime Novel)
  • 2024 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
Dark RideLou Berney
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Mystery or Crime Novel)
  • 2024 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Mother-Daughter Murder NightNina Simon
  • 2024 Nominee (Best First Mystery or Crime Novel)
  • 2024 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The Golden GateAmy Chua
  • 2024 Nominee (Best First Mystery or Crime Novel)
  • 2024 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Before You Knew My NameJacqueline Bublitz
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery or Crime Novel)
  • 2023 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Killers of a Certain AgeDeanna Raybourn
  • 2023 Winner (Best Thriller)
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Secret IdentityAlex Segura
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Mystery or Crime Novel)
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
ShutterRamona Emerson
  • 2023 Nominee (Best Debut Mystery or Crime Novel)
  • 2023 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Arsenic and AdoboMia P. Manansala
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Paperback Original)
  • 2022 Winner (Best First Mystery)
Clark and DivisionNaomi Hirahara
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2022 Winner (Sue Feder Historical Mystery)
Girl AAbigail Dean
  • 2022 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2022 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The Dark HoursMichael Connelly
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
We Begin at the EndChris Whitaker
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2022 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
All the Devils Are HereLouise Penny
  • 2021 Nominee (Best Novel)
  • 2021 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Blind VigilMatt Coyle
  • 2021 Nominee (Best Thriller)
  • 2021 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Darling Rose GoldStephanie Wrobel
  • 2021 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2021 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Murder in Old BombayNev March
  • 2021 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2021 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The Thursday Murder ClubRichard Osman
  • 2021 Nominee (Best First Novel)
  • 2021 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
American SpyLauren Wilkinson
  • 2020 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2020 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Gone GirlGillian Flynn
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade)
  • 2013 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2013 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
The CartelDon Winslow
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade)
  • 2016 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2016 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
The DryJane Harper
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade)
  • 2018 Winner (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The Lost ManJane Harper
  • 2020 Winner (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2019 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Your House Will PaySteph Cha
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2020 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Dodging and BurningJohn Copenhaver
  • 2019 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2019 Winner (Best First Mystery)
My Sister, the Serial KillerOyinkan Braithwaite
  • 2019 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2019 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The Chalk ManC.J. Tudor
  • 2019 Winner (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2019 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
A Rising ManAbir Mukherjee
  • 2018 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2018 Nominee (Sue Feder Historical Mystery)
Hollywood HomicideKellye Garrett
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Magpie MurdersAnthony Horowitz
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2018 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
She Rides ShotgunJordan Harper
  • 2018 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The ForceDon Winslow
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
The Lost OnesSheena Kamal
  • 2018 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2018 Winner (Best First Mystery)
The Marsh King's DaughterKaren Dionne
  • 2018 Winner (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
The Old ManThomas Perry
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Thriller)
  • 2018 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
DodgersBill Beverly
  • 2017 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2017 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
IQJoe Ide
  • 2017 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2017 Winner (Best First Mystery)
Under the HarrowFlynn Berry
  • 2017 Nominee (Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2017 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Wilde LakeLaura Lippman
  • 2017 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2017 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Life or DeathMichael Robotham
  • 2016 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2016 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Past CrimesGlen Erik Hamilton
  • 2016 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2016 Winner (Best First Mystery)
The Killing KindChris Holm
  • 2016 Nominee (Best Thriller)
  • 2016 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The Unquiet DeadAusma Zehanat Khan
  • 2016 Winner (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2016 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
An Officer and a SpyRobert Harris
  • 2015 Nominee (Best Thriller)
  • 2015 Nominee (Sue Feder Historical Mystery)
Dear DaughterElizabeth Little
  • 2015 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2015 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Present DarknessMalla Nunn
  • 2015 Nominee (Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2015 Nominee (Sue Feder Historical Mystery)
The Black HourLori Rader-Day
  • 2015 Nominee (Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2015 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The Killer Next DoorAlex Marwood
  • 2015 Nominee (Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2015 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
Cover of SnowJenny Milchman
  • 2014 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2014 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Dead LionsMick Herron
  • 2014 Nominee (Best Thriller)
  • 2014 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Norwegian by NightDerek Miller
  • 2014 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2014 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Rage Against the DyingBecky Masterman
  • 2014 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2014 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
RatlinesStuart Neville
  • 2014 Nominee (Best Thriller)
  • 2014 Nominee (Sue Feder Historical Mystery)
Sandrine's CaseThomas H. Cook
  • 2014 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2014 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Standing in Another Man's GraveIan Rankin
  • 2014 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2014 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Mr. Churchill's SecretarySusan Elia MacNeal
  • 2013 Winner (Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2013 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Before I Go To SleepS.J. Watson
  • 2012 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2012 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Learning to SwimSara J. Henry
  • 2012 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2012 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The InformationistTaylor Stevens
  • 2012 Winner (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2012 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Turn of MindAlice LaPlante
  • 2012 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2012 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Bury Your DeadLouise Penny
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2011 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
Rogue IslandBruce DeSilva
  • 2011 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2011 Winner (Best First Mystery)
The Poacher's SonPaul Doiron
  • 2011 Winner (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2011 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Thirteen HoursDeon Meyer
  • 2011 Winner (Best Thriller)
  • 2011 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
A Bad Day for SorrySophie Littlefield
  • 2010 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2010 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
A Trace of SmokeRebecca Cantrell
  • 2010 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2010 Winner (Sue Feder Historical Mystery)
Bury Me DeepMegan Abbott
  • 2010 Nominee (Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2010 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Running from the DevilJamie Freveletti
  • 2010 Winner (Best Thriller)
  • 2010 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The Ghosts of BelfastStuart Neville
  • 2010 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2010 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The Lincoln LawyerMichael Connelly
  • 2010 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade)
  • 2006 Winner (Best Mystery Novel)
The Shanghai MoonS.J. Rozan
  • 2010 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2010 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
A Carrion DeathMichael Stanley
  • 2009 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2009 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The Cruelest MonthLouise Penny
  • 2009 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2009 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Trigger CitySean Chercover
  • 2009 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2009 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
Soul PatchReed Farrel Coleman
  • 2008 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2008 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
The Collaborator of BethlehemMatt Beynon Rees
  • 2008 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2008 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The Spellman FilesLisa Lutz
  • 2008 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2008 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
The UnquietJohn Connolly
  • 2008 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2008 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
A Field of DarknessCornelia Read
  • 2007 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2007 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
King of LiesJohn Hart
  • 2007 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2007 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
Mr. ClarinetNick Stone
  • 2007 Nominee (Best British Crime Novel)
  • 2007 Winner (Best First Mystery)
Oh Danny BoyRhys Bowen
  • 2007 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2007 Winner (Sue Feder Historical Mystery)
Baby GameRandall Hicks
  • 2006 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2006 Nominee (Best First Mystery)
ImmoralBrian Freeman
  • 2006 Nominee (Best First Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2006 Winner (Best First Mystery)
Night's ChildMaureen Jennings
  • 2006 Nominee (Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2006 Nominee (Sue Feder Historical Mystery)
The James DeansReed Farrel Coleman
  • 2006 Winner (Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2006 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)
The Power of the DogDon Winslow
  • 2006 Nominee (Best Mystery/Crime Novel)
  • 2006 Nominee (Best Mystery Novel)