Since I very often include critiques by Baltimore resident and BOLO Books blogger Kristopher Zgorski in The Rap Sheet’s “Revue of Reviewers” posts, it’s only right that I should also feature here his new picks of the “Top Reads of 2022.” Zgorski is quick to point out that this is “not necessarily a Best Of list. Certainly these books are worthy of any Best Of list, but since I did not read everything published this year, I always hesitate to call it such and I question any venue that purports to highlight the best as I am fairly sure no one has read all the crime fiction books published in 2022.”
So, below are Zgorski’s, um, favorite crime reads of this last year.
Top Reads:
• The Last King of California, by Jordan Harper (Simon & Schuster UK)
• 1989, by Val McDermid (Grove Atlantic)
• Anywhere You Run, by Wanda M. Morris (Morrow)
• A World of Curiosities, by Louise Penny (Minotaur)
• Finlay Donovan Knocks ’Em Dead, by Elle Cosimano (Minotaur)
• Like a Sister, by Kellye Garrett (Mulholland)
• The Murder Rule, by Dervla McTiernan (Morrow)
• Secret Identity, by Alex Segura (Flatiron)
• The Secrets We Share, by Edwin Hill (Kensington)
• The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill, by C.S. Robertson
(Hodder & Stoughton UK)
Top Reads—Debut Novels:
• Devil’s Chew Toy, by Rob Osler (Crooked Lane)
• Dirt Creek, by Hayley Scrivenor (Flatiron)
• Sinkhole, by Davida G. Breier (University of New Orleans Press)
Top Reads—Uncategorizable “Crime Fiction”:
• A History of Fear, by Luke Dumas (Atria)
• The Other Side of Night, by Adam Hamdy (Atria)
Thursday, December 01, 2022
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2 comments:
Thank you so much, kind sir. It was another stellar year in crime fiction, so this was a challenging list to compile. —Kristopher
Being the Sleuth that I am, I believe I have figured out who "Anonymous" is! Don't worry I won't reveal his identity. Keep these lists coming!
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