Mark Sanderson and Joan Smith
The Times (U.K.)
16 Best Crime Books of 2022

THE SECOND CUT, Louise Welsh – Times Crime Novel of the Year
THE INK BLACK HEART, Robert Galbraith – Sunday Times Crime Novel of the Year
A KILLING IN NOVEMBER, Simon Mason
THE COOK, Ajay Chowdhury
REPTILE MEMOIRS, Silje Ulstein
THE TWYFORD CODE, Janice Hallett (2023 title in U.S.)
CITY ON FIRE, Don Winslow
LIFE SENTENCE, A.K. Turner
THE MURDER BOOK, Mark Billingham
SOMETIMES PEOPLE DIE, Simon Stephenson
THE COMPANION, Lesley Thomson
THE TRENCHES, Parker Bilal
THE CLIFF HOUSE, Chris Brookmyre
EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE, Benjamin Stevenson
BLEEDING HEART YARD, Elly Griffiths
A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES, Ian Rankin