This list is accompanied by the following comments: “2023 has been a big year for crime and thriller fans. There have been undeniable huge hits but some others that really didn’t capture the imagination, with both Lee Childs and Stephen King notably missing from this list.”

THE LAST DEVIL TO DIE, Richard Osman
THE RUNNING GRAVE, Robert Galbraith
THE RAGING STORM, Ann Cleeves
TRAITORS GATE, Jeffrey Archer
THE GOLDEN GATE, Amy Chua
THE WATCHMAKER’S HAND, Jeffery Deaver
THE CRASH, Robert Preston
DROWNING, T. J. Newman
NONE OF THIS IS TRUE, Lisa Jewell

And some cosy/traditional titles
A DEATH IN THE PARISH, The Reverend Richard Coles
THE CAT WHO SOLVED THREE MURDERS, L. T. Shearer
THE CHRISTMAS JIGSAW MURDERS, Alexandra Benedict
A VERY LIVELY MURDER, Katy Watson
MURDER AT HOLLY HOUSE, Denzil Meydrick
DEATH AT THE CHATEAU, Ian Moore