The British website crimefictionlover.com comes out with its lists of best crime novels of the year in the form of award shortlists. You can vote here for your choices to win their awards. It’s a pretty good list of “best” books.

Crime Fiction Lover Awards Shortlists 2023

Crime Book of the Year

ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by SA Cosby
EVERYBODY KNOWS by Jordan Harper

KILL FOR ME, KILL FOR YOU by Steve Cavanagh (2024 novel in U.S.)
STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND by Liz Nugent
THE LAST REMAINS by Elly Griffiths
THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS by Janice Hallett

Best Debut Crime Novel of 2023

CITY UNDER ONE ROOF by Iris Yamashita
LIES AFTER DEATH by KJ Dando
YOU’D LOOK BETTER AS A GHOST by Joanna Wallace
SQUEAKY CLEAN by Callum McSorley
THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW by IS Berry

THE TRIAL by Rob Rinder

Best Crime Novel in Translation of 2023

MURDER AT THE RESIDENCE by Stella Blómkvist, translated by Quentin Bates
RED QUEEN by Juan Gómez-Jurado, translated by Nicholas Caistor

THIRTY DAYS OF DARKNESS by Jenny Lund Madsen,
translated by Megan E Turney
THE COLLECTOR by Anne Mette Hancock, translated by Tara Chase
THE MILL HOUSE MURDERS by Yukito Ayatsuji, translated by Ho Ling Wong
THE SINS OF OUR FATHERS by Åsa Larsson, translated by Frank Perry

Best Indie Crime Novel of 2023

SUNSET AND JERICHO by Sam Weibe
THE ASSOCIATE by Victoria Goldman
SCRATCHING THE FLINT by Vern Smith
THE FORCING by Paul E Hardisty
THE MAN IN THE CORDUROY SUIT by James Wolff

Best Crime Show of 2023

Happy Valley S3
Only Murders in the Building S3
Black Snow
Crime (Irvine Welsh) S2
Dead Lions (Slow Horses S2)
Astrid: Murder in Paris S2

Best Crime Author of 2023

Michael Connelly
Jordan Harper
Janice Hallett
SA Cosby
Mick Herron
Joanna Wallace