CrimeReads has come up with three more “best” lists — Noir, International and Espionage. I admire a site like this that breaks “mystery” and “crime” down into several categories. I’ve already posted their lists for Best Novels, Debuts and History (almost all mysteries).

Best Noir
VELVET WAS THE NIGHT, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
RAZORBLADE TEARS, S. A. Cosby
WHAT’S DONE IN DARKNESS, Laura McHugh
THE HOUSE UPTOWN, Melissa Ginsburg
JUST THIEVES, Gregory Galloway
HEAVEN’S A LIE, Wallace Stroby
SHOOT THE MOONLIGHT OUT, William Boyle
THE KILLING HILLS, Chris Offutt
TOKYO REDUX, David Peace
BLOOD GROVE, Walter Mosley

Best International Crime Fiction
LADY JOKER, Volume One, Kaoru Takamura
THE WOMAN IN THE PURPLE SKIRT, Natsuko Imamura
THE NIGHT WILL BE LONG, Santiago Gamboa
BULLET TRAIN, Kotaro Isaka
PEOPLE LIKE THEM, Samira Sedira
LEMON, Kwon Yeo-sun
WE TRADE OUR NIGHT FOR SOMEONE ELSE’S DAY, Ivana Bodrožic
THE TRANSPARENCY OF TIME, Leonardo Padura
THE ANOMALY, Herve’ Le Tellier
UNTRACEABLE, Sergei Lebedev

Best Espionage
IMPOSTER SYNDROME, Kathy Wang
THE MERCENARY, Paul Vidich
THE PERFUME THIEF, Timothy Schaffert
NORTHERN SPY, Flynn Berry
SLOUGH HOUSE, Mick Herron
UNTRACEABLE, Sergei Lebedev
SILVERVIEW, John le Carre’
THE N’GUSTRO AFFAIR, Jean-Patrick Manchette
A WOMAN OF INTELLIGENCE, Karin Tanabe
THE CELLIST, Daniel Silva