Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Presents of the Past

CrimeReads is definitely not done yet in rolling out its “bests” lists for 2023. Today, managing editor Molly Odintz presents her 10 favorite historical crime novels released over the last dozen months:

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi, by Shannon Chakraborty
(Harper Voyager)
A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself, by Katherine Howe (Henry Holt)
The Square of Sevens, by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (Atria)
My Men, by Victoria Kielland (Astra House)
A Disappearance in Fiji, by Nilima Rao (Soho Crime)
Symphony of Secrets, by Brendan Slocumb (Anchor)
Hazardous Spirits, by Anbara Salam (Tin House)
Time’s Undoing, by Cheryl Head (Dutton)
At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf, by Tara Ison (IG)
The Bell in the Fog, by Lev AC Rosen (Forge)

The same site offers a list of “The Best True Crime Books of 2023” and Olivia Rutigliano’s picks of “The Best Crime Movies of 2023.”

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