Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2023

by Christopher Bollen

A gripping thriller with lingering emotional effects. Full review >

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by Christianna Brand

Hands down one of the best formal detective stories ever written. It’s a treat to have it back in print. Full review >

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by Christoffer Carlsson ; translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles

A brainy page-turner from a rising star in Scandinavian crime fiction. Full review >

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by Robert Dugoni

Dugoni brilliantly folds murders past and present into his heroine’s earlier cases and her troubled history. Full review >

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by Julia Heaberlin

Mysterious, sexy, and smart. Full review >

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by Ragnar Jónasson & Katrín Jakobsdóttir ; translated by Victoria Cribb

A slow-burning, spellbinding whodunit. Agatha Christie, to whom it’s dedicated, would be proud. Full review >

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by Walter Mosley

A strong second outing by Mosley's new hero. Full review >

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by Jessica Knoll

A stunning, engaging subversion of the Bundy myth—and the true-crime genre. Full review >

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by Dwyer Murphy

A shrewd, offbeat original. Full review >

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by Chris Offutt

Another love letter to Appalachia with a high body count. Another bloody delight. Full review >

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by Kevin Powers

Masterful in its structure and pacing; a great read. Full review >

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by Colson Whitehead

It’s not just crime fiction at its craftiest, but shrewdly rendered social history. Full review >

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