The Times (U.K.)
Best Crime Books of 2020
By Mark Sanderson and Joan Smith

The Times Crime Novel of the Year
Denise Mina, THE LESS DEAD

The Sunday Times Crime Novel of the Year
Robert Galbraith, TROUBLED BLOOD

Ragnar Jonasson, THE MIST
Chris Hammer, SILVER
Lucy Foley, THE GUEST LIST
Riku Onda, THE AOSAWA MURDERS
Alex Pavesi, EIGHT DETECTIVES
Alan Parks, BOBBY MARCH WILL LIVE FOREVER
John Vercher, THREE-FIFTHS (2019 in U.S.)
Donna Leon, TRACE ELEMENTS
D. A. Mishani, THREE
Mark Billingham, CRY BABY
Ian Rankin, A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES
Emma Viskic, DARKNESS FOR LIGHT
Joe Ide, HI FIVE
John Banville, SNOW

The Times (U.K.)
Best Thriller Books of 2020
By John Dugdale and James Owen

The Times Thriller of the Year
Rosamund Lupton, THREE HOURS

The Sunday Times Thriller of the Year
SQUEEZE ME, Carl Hiaasen

Don Winslow, BROKEN
Ben Creed, CITY OF GHOSTS
Scott Turow, THE LAST TRIAL
Juris Jurjevics, PLAY THE RED QUEEN
Nicci French, HOUSE OF CORRECTION
Holly Watt, THE DEAD LINE
Charlotte Philby, A DOUBLE LIFE
Simon Conway, THE STRANGER
Ariel Lawhon, CODE NAME HÉLÈNE
Jo Nesbo, THE KINGDOM
Tana French, THE SEARCHER