Bookreporter Reviewers’ Favorites 2021
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These crime novels and thrillers were gleaned from
the Bookreporter’s 20 Best Books Lists

SMOKE, Joe Ide
THE STRANGER IN THE MIRROR, Liv Constantine
LOCAL WOMAN MISSING, Mary Kubica
GIRL, 11, Amy Suiter Clarke
THE GUIDE, Peter Heller
HELLO, TRANSCRIBER, Hannah Morrissey
THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE, Richard Osman
THESE SILENT WOODS, Kimi Cunningham Grant
DREAM GIRL, Laura Lippman
JUST THIEVES, Gregory Galloway
THE TURNOUT, Megan Abbott
THE APOLLO MURDERS, Chris Hadfield
BILLY SUMMERS, Stephen King
THE MADNESS OF CROWDS, Louise Penny
DOG EAT DOG, David Rosenfelt
A BLIZZARD OF POLAR BEARS, Alice Henderson
RIGHT BEHIND HER, Melinda Leigh
THE OTHER BLACK GIRL, Zakiya Dalila Harris
THE PUSH, Ashley Audrain
THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME, Laura Dave
RAZORBLADE TEARS, S. A. Cosby (2)
LAST REDEMPTION, Matt Coyle
GUMSHOE GONE, Rob Leininger
GUMSHOE IN THE DARK, Rob Leininger
PAY OR PLAY, Howard Michael Gould
MURDER AT GREYSBRIDGE, Andrea Carter
THE OC, D.P. Lyle
BAD SCENE, Max Tomlinson
THE KAISER’S WEB, Steve Berry
THE MAIDENS, Alex Michaelides
BLOODLESS, Preston & Child
EVERY VOW YOU BREAK, Peter Swanson
PICKARD COUNTY ATLAS, Chris Harding Thornton
THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET, Catriona Ward
MY SWEET GIRL, Amanda Jayatissa
A CHRISTMAS LEGACY, Anne Perry
THE LEFT-HANDED TWIN, Thomas Perry
THE ROSE CODE, Kate Quinn