Sarah Lyall – The New York Times
Best Thrillers 2021

56 DAYS, Catherine Ryan Howard
NEVER SAW ME COMING, Vera Kurian
THE SECRET TALKER, Geling Yan
THE PLOT, Jean Hanff Korelitz
THE TEMPLE HOUSE VANISHING, Rachel Donohue
A LINE TO KILL, Anthony Horowitz
THE DROWNING KIND, Jennifer McMahon
I AM NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM, Eric Rickstad
NORTHERN SPY, Flynn Berry
THE ANOMALY, Herve’ Le Tellier

Editor’s comment: the term “thriller” must have really changed while I’ve been sleeping away these last couple of decades. I wouldn’t call any of the above listed titles “thrillers.” I’m sure that they are good books, just not thrillers. Sorry to keep beating this drum.