South Florida Sun Sentinel
The Best Mysteries of 2020
By Oline Cogdill

Best Novels

BLACKTOP WASTELAND, S. A. Cosby
AND NOW SHE’S GONE, Rachel Howzell Hall
THESE WOMEN, Ivy Pochoda
A BEAUTIFUL CRIME, Christopher Bollen
THE MOUNTAINS WILD, Sarah Stewart Taylor
LITTLE SECRETS, Jennifer Hillier
THE LAW OF INNOCENCE, Michael Connelly
CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45, Lisa Unger
THE KINGDOM, Jo Nesbo
A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES, Ian Rankin
PRETTY AS A PICTURE, Elizabeth Little
NEVER ASK ME, Jeff Abbott
WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE DARK, Julia Heaberlin
THEY’RE GONE, E. A. Barris
SQUEEZE ME, Carl Hiaasen
THE SUN DOWN MOTEL, Simone St. James
NO BAD DEED, Heather Chavez

Best Debuts

THE SAFE PLACE, Anna Downes
THE EIGHTH DETECTIVE, Alex Pavesi
WINTER COUNTS, David Heska Wanbli Weiden
DARLING ROSE GOLD, Stephanie Wrobel