Wilson’s Winners

British author and book critic Laura Wilson has selected, for The Guardian, what she contends are “Five of the Best Crime [Novels] and Thrillers of 2021.” Below are her picks.

• Silverview, by John le Carré (Viking)
• Riccardino, by Andrea Camilleri (Mantle)
• The First Day of Spring, by Nancy Tucker (Hutchinson)
• Girl A, by Abigail Dean (HarperCollins)
• Winter Counts, by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Simon & Schuster)

As Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine editor George Easter points out, “Winter Counts … is a 2021 title in the UK, but was highly praised and won several awards as a 2020 title in the U.S.” That propulsive novel and le Carré’s delightful Silverview are the only two choices from Wilson’s list that I have also read. The First Day of Spring somehow completely eluded my radar this year.