In addition to its Awards, Crime Fiction Lover also posts year end lists from its reviewers (some are hidden behind pen names). I was heartened to see THE BLACKBIRD by Tim Weaver listed, which I thought should be on a lot of year-end best lists but wasn’t. Great book!

Crime Fiction Lover Reviewers Best of 2022 Lists

Death Becomes Her
Top Five Books of 2022

THE CLIFF HOUSE, Chris Brookmyre
DESERT STAR, Michael Connelly
THE BLACKBIRD, Tim Weaver
A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES, Ian Rankin
TWO STORM WOOD, Philip Gray

Erin Britton
Top Five Books of 2022

THE TWYFORD CODE, Janice Hallett (2023 title in U.S.)
MARPLE – Twelve New Stories
DEAR LITTLE CORPSES, Nicola Upson
THE TRUST, M. H. Eccleston
DEATH OF A BOOKSELLER, Bernard J. Farmer

Crime Fiction Lover
Top Five Books of 2022

THE TWIST OF A KNIFE, Anthony Horowitz
CRY WOLF, Hans Rosenfeldt
CITY ON FIRE, Don Winslow
THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE, Gu Byeong-Mo
FIVE MOVES OF DOOM, A. J. Devlin

Vicki Weisfeld
Top Five Books of 2022

COVER STORY, Susan Rigetti
DISAPPEARED, Bonnar Spring
IT’S NEWS TO ME, R. G. Belsky
THE PAIN TOURIST, Paul Cleve
FISH SWIMMING IN DAPPLED SUNLIGHT, Riku Onda

Sonja van der Westhuizen
Top Five Books of 2022

MOVIELAND, Lee Goldberg
THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, Margie Orford
THE DARK FLOOD, Deon Meyer
SECRET IDENTITY, Alex Segura
WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT, Charlie Higson