Booktopia
Best Crime and Thriller 2022
www.booktopia.com.au

This list, compiled by the Australian bookstore Booktopia is comprised mostly of Australian crime fiction, and mysteries written by Aussie writers which are published in the U.S. are indicated with asterisks.
This list alone is a testament to how many good Australian writers are coming to the fore and how popular Australian crime fiction is becoming in the U.S.

Australian Writers

DENIZEN, James McKenzie Watson
DAY’S END, Garry Disher
*DIRT TOWN (DIRT CREEK in U.S.), Hayley Scrivenor
*WAKE, Shelley Burr
*LYING BESIDE YOU, Michael Robotham (Feb, 2023 in U.S.)
*ALL THAT’S LEFT UNSAID, Tracey Lien
*BLACK RIVER, Matthew Spencer (June, 2023 in U.S.)
*THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY, Sulari Gentil
THE TORRENT, Dinuka McKenzie
*THE MURDER RULE, Dervla McTiernan
THE MOTHER, Jane Caro
*EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE, Benjamin Stevenson
MURDER IN WILLIAMSTOWN, Kerry Greenwood
*EXILES, Jane Harper
THE TILT, Chris Hammer
CONVICTION, Frank Chalmers

British and American Writers

THE RISING TIDE, Ann Cleeves
GIRL, FORGOTTEN, Karin Slaughter
DESERT STAR, Michael Connelly
THE BULLET THAT MISSED, Richard Osman