Chicago Public Library Must-Read Mystery & Thriller of 2023
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AGE OF VICE, Deepti Kapoor
ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, S. A. Cosby
THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ILL-MANNERED LADIES, Alison Goodman
BIRNAM WOOD, Eleanor Catton
BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN, Jessica Knoll
DROWNING, T. J. Newman
THE GOLDEN GATE, Amy Chua
HAPPINESS FALLS, Angie Kim
THE LAST DEVIL TO DIE, Richard Osman
THE LAST REMAINS, Elly Griffith
MY FATHER’S HOUSE, Joseph O’Connor
THE MYSTERY GUEST, Nita Prose
NIGHT WILL FIND YOU, Julia Heaberlin
THE ONLY ONE LEFT, Riley Sager
PET, Catherine Chidgey
THE QUIET TENANT, Clemence Michallon
REYKJAVIK, Ragnar Jonasson
THE SECRET HOURS, Mick Herron
SMALL MERCIES, Dennis Lehane
STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND, Liz Nugent
SYMPHONY OF SECRETS, Brendan Slocumb
VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS, Jesse Q. Sutanto
WHALEFALL, Daniel Kraus
THE WHITE LADY, Jacqueline Winspear

Comment: This is one of the best “best” lists so far.

In Fiction: These titles that some consider crime fiction.

CROOK MANIFESTO, Colson Whitehead
THE GUEST, Emma Cline
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, Rebecca Makkai
THE VASTER WILDS, Lauren Groff
YELLOWFACE, R. F. Kuang

Comment: When picking crime fiction titles out of larger lists of general fiction, the titles certainly lean towards literary crime fiction. Many of the same “literary” titles are appearing over and over.