Headline Grabbers

In a follow-up to its declaration, made earlier this week, of what it believes to be “The 10 Best Books of 2019”—none of which can strictly be described as a crime novel—The New York Times has now announced its list of “100 Notable Books of 2019.”

Again, the crime, mystery, and thriller selections are frustratingly few. But at least they exist, including Lauren Wilkinson’s American Spy, Stephen King’s The Institute, Hannalore Cayre’s The Godmother, Helen Phillips’ The Need, and W.M. Akers’ Westside.

Click here to see the paper’s full 2019 “notables” inventory.