Renowned crime fiction author and critic Laura Wilson has come out with her short list of Best Crime Fiction of 2021. Her list last year was much longer, so this may not be her final list. One of the titles, WINTER COUNTS by David Heska Wanbli Weiden, is a 2021 title in the U.K., but was highly praised and won several awards as a 2020 title in the U.S.

SILVERVIEW, John le Carre’
GIRL A, Abigail Dean
THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING, Nancy Tucker
RICCARDINO, Andrea Camilleri
WINTER COUNTS, David Heska Wanbli Weiden