Respected U.K. crime fiction critic and contributor to Shots ezine has come out with her favorite reads of 2021 and it is quite an impressive list. The list itself is a great indication that she knows what she is talking about and has fine tastes when it comes to crime fiction.

Ayo Onatade Favorite Reads 2021
Shots Ezine
RAZORBACK TEARS, S.A. Cosby
SUNSET SWING, Ray Celestin
THE LAST THING TO BURN, Will Dean
BULLET TRAIN, Kotaro Isaka
TRUE CRIME STORY, Joseph Knox
DREAM GIRL, Laura Lippman
EDGE OF THE GRAVE, Robbie Morrison
BLACK DROP, Leonora Nattrass
TURF WARS, Olivier Norek
WINTER COUNTS, David Heska Wanbli Weiden — a 2020 title in the U.S.

Worthy Mentions
THE NAMELESS ONES, John Connolly
DAUGHTERS OF THE NIGHT, Laura Shepherd-Robinson
THE OXFORD BROTHERHOOD, Guillermo Martinez
THE RABBIT FACTOR, Antii Tuomainen
THE DARK HOURS, Michael Connelly
THE ROYAL SECRET, Andrew Taylor
DOLPHIN JUNCTION, Mick Herron
RIZZIO, Denise Mina
HARLEM SHUFFLE, Colson Whitehead