There are two winners per category: the one chosen by the voting public and the one chosen by Crime Fiction Lover Editors.

Best Crime Novel
THE LOCKED ROOM, by Elly Griffiths (Quercus) – Winner
THE SHADOWS OF MEN, by Abir Mukherjee (Vintage) (2021 title) – Editor’s Choice
THE ACCOMPLICE, by Steve Cavanagh (Orion)
THE TWIST OF A KNIFE, by Anthony Horowitz (Penguin)
CITY ON FIRE, by Don Winslow (HarperCollins)
THE TWYFORD CODE, by Janice Hallett (Viper)

Best Debut Crime Novel

A CHRISTMAS MURDER OF CROWS, by D.M. Austin (Whitefox) – Winner
BAD FOR GOOD, by Graham Bartlett (Allison & Busby) – Editor’s Choice
BREAKING, by Amanda Cassidy (Canelo)
THE REDEEMER, by Victoria Goldman (Three Crowns)
DON’T KNOW TOUGH, by Eli Cranor (Soho Press)
MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW, by Katie Gutierrez (Michael Joseph)

Best Indie Crime Novel

THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY, by Sulari Gentill (Ultimo Press) – Winner
FIVE MOVES OF DOOM, by A.J. Devlin (Newest Press) – Editor’s Choice
HOW TO MURDER A MARRIAGE, by Gabrielle St. George (Level Best)
UNJUST BIAS, by Liz Mistry (Liz Mistry)
THE CORPSE WITH THE TURQUOISE TOES, by Cathy Ace (Four Tails)
A MOURNING SONG, by Mark Westmoreland (Shotgun Honey)

Best Crime Novel in Translation

THE DARK FLOOD, by Deon Meyer,
translated by K.L. Seegers (Hodder & Stoughton) – Winner
THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE, by Gu Byeong-Mo,
translated by Chi-Young Kim (Canongate) – Editor’s Choice

FISH SWIMMING IN DAPPLED SUNLIGHT, by Riku Onada,
translated by Alison Watts (Bitter Lemon Press)
TURF WARS, by Olivier Norek,
translated by Nick Caistor (MacLehose Press)
EVEN THE DARKEST NIGHT, by Javier Cercas,
translated by Anne McLean (MacLehose Press)
THE REPTILE MEMOIRS, by Silje Ulstein,
translated by Alison McCullough (Grove Press)