DP Contributor Mike Ripley has just published his Picks of the Year at www.shotsmag.co.uk

HAMMER TO FALL, John Lawton
A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES, Ian Rankin
BLACKTOP WASTELAND, S. A. Cosby
PAINTED IN BLOOD, Ilaria Tuti
THE GOOD KILLER, Harry Dolan
THE SPLIT, Sharon Bolton
BRIXTON HILL, Lottie Moggach
THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS, Ben Pastor
ANGEL’S INFERNO, William Hjortsberg