Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Kirkus Airs Its Opinions

Kirkus Reviews is out now with its 10 choices of what it says are the “Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2026.”

• The Dead Ringer, by Dane Bahr (Counterpoint)
• Murder on 34th Street, by Mariah Fredericks (Minotaur)
• Wolves of Summer, by Donna Freitas (Soho Crime)
• A Violent Masterpiece, by Jordan Harper (Mulholland)
• Night Calls, by Joe Hart (Thomas & Mercer)
• Moonlight Murder, by Uzma Jalaluddin (Harper Perennial)
• The Murder at World’s End, by Ross Montgomery (Morrow)
• The Tailor, by Tim Sullivan (Atlantic Crime)
• Cool Machine, by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)
• Promised Land, by Henry Wise (Atlantic Crime)

Meanwhile, two prominent British booksellers have released their own lists of favorite crime, mystery, and thriller novels from the last 12 months: Blackwell’s and Waterstones.

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