When I Killed My Father is a page-turner with a conscience, about a man caught between what is compassionate and what is legal.

Psychologist Lamar Rose's father is suffering from cancer and dementia, and wants his son to kill him and end his suffering. Lamar refuses, but his father keeps asking, and he relents. Then, from the pulpit of the church at his father's memorial, his sister accuses him of murder.
The novel addresses heavy and provocative issues like mercy killing and family strife, but it's entertaining and moves with the pace of a thriller.

John Byrne Barry is a writer, designer, actor, bike tour leader, and crossing guard.

He wrote his first book-length project - a 140-page treatise on dinosaurs - in fifth grade at Kilmer School in Chicago. One page for each dinosaur. Lots of white space. He's been writing ever since - magazine and newspaper articles, advice columns, political comedy and murder mystery plays. He's even written for seed catalogs.

His first novel - Bones in the Wash: Politics is Tough. Family is Tougher, set during the 2008 presidential campaign in New Mexico, won the 2015 Best Book Award from the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA).