Maxim Jakubowski’s

Best Crime Fiction of 2023
Crime Time

DEATH AND THE CONJUROR, Tom Mead
MOSCOW EXILE, John Lawton
SMALL MERCIES, Dennis Lehane
THE DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND, Craig Russell
STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND, Liz Nugent
WORD MONKEY, Christopher Fowler (non-fiction)
THE SECRET HOURS, Mick Herron
THE MESSENGER, Megan Davis
THE KINGDOMS OF SAVANNAH, George Dawes Green (2022 title in U.S.)
AGE OF VICE, Deepti Kapoor