Interspersed among the 50 Best Books list are the following crime and thriller novels:

THE END OF US, Olivia Kiernan
THE SCARLET PAPERS, Matthew Richardson
AGE OF VICE, Deepti Kapoor
BIRNAM WOOD, Eleanor Catton
THE SECRET HOURS, Mick Herron
SMALL MERCIES, Dennis Lehane

A list with 3 of my favorite books of the year is a good list – in my book (pun intended).