British crime writer and critic Natasha Cooper has published her

Eight Crime Novels of 2021

PHOSPHATE ROCKS, Fiona Erskine
EDGE OF THE GRAVE, Robbie Morrison
BULLET TRAIN, Kotaro Isaka
THE WAITER, Ajay Chowdhury
THE HUNT AND THE KILL, Holly Watt
BLACK DROP, Leonora Nattrass
THE RUSSIAN DOLL, Marina Palmer
THE FIRST DAY OF SPRINGS, Nancy Tucker

Editor’s note: I just got a copy of the prize-winning EDGE OF THE GRAVE and am curious about THE WAITER by Ajay Chowdhury.