From now through the end of December, I expect to see a steady stream of “best books of 2021” lists being issued. The latest comes from Publishers Weekly, which commends a dozen crime, mystery, and thriller novels released during this year’s first 11 months:
• The Anatomy of Desire, by L.R. Dorn (Morrow)
• The Anomaly, by Hervé Le Tellier (Other Press)
• Black Ice, by Carin Gerhardsen (Scarlet)
• The Bloodless Boy, by Robert J. Lloyd (Melville House)
• Five Decembers, by James Kestrel (Hard Case Crime)
• Midnight, Water City, by Chris McKinney (Soho Crime)
• The Photographer, by Mary Dixie Carter (Minotaur)
• The Plot, by Jean Hanff Korelitz (Celadon)
• The Push, by Ashley Audrain (Pamela Dorman)
• Steel Fear, by Brandon Webb and John David Mann (Bantam)
• These Toxic Things, by Rachel Howzell Hall (Thomas & Mercer)
• Who Is Maude Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews (Little, Brown)
There are actually several titles here that I hadn’t expected to find, which is more than can be said of Barnes & Noble’s recent “Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2021” selection. On the other hand, two of PW’s picks were books I abandoned reading only partway through.
(Hat tip to Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine.)
Sunday, October 24, 2021
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