BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense 2020

PERFECT LITTLE CHILDREN, Sophie Hannah
THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER, Stuart Turton


WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING, Alyssa Cole
DEAR CHILD, Romy Hausmann
TAKE ME APART, Sara Sligar
THE BRIGHT LANDS, John Fram
THE BOOK OF LAMPS AND BANNERS, Elizabeth Hand
THE DISTANT DEAD, Heather Young
MEXICAN GOTHIC, Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
BLACKTOP WASTELAND, S. A. Cosby

This list concentrates on domestic/psychological suspense, but does have the Turton and Cosby titles that have appeared on other “best” lists.