Sarah Weinman
Mystery Reviewer
The New York Times

Best Debuts
DON’T KNOW TOUGH, Eli Cranor
PORTRAIT OF A THIEF, Grace D. Li

Best Standalones
REAL EASY, Marie Rutkoski
THE LOST KINGS, Tyrell Johnson
GANGLAND, Chuck Hogan
ANYWHERE YOU RUN, Wanda M. Morris
SURVIVOR’S GUILT, Robyn Gigl

Best in a Series
VERA KELLY LOST AND FOUND, Rosalie Knecht
SECRETS TYPED IN BLOOD, Stephen Spotswood

Best Overall
NOTES ON AN EXECUTION, Danya Kukafka

Best in Genre Nonfiction
THE LIFE OF CRIME, Martin Edwards