Oline Cogdill’s Best Mystery Fiction 2023
South Florida SunSentinel

SING HER DOWN, Ivy Pochoda
TIME’S UNDOING, Cheryl A. Head
EVERYBODY KNOWS, Jordan Harper
SMALL MERCIES, Dennis Lehane
ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, S. A. Cosby
RESURRECTION WALK, Michael Connelly
THE RIVER WE REMEMBER, William Kent Krueger
AN HONEST MAN, Michael Koryta
DARK RIDE, Lou Berney
PROM MOM, Laura Lippman
TO CATCH A STORM, Mindy Mejia
THE LAST WORD, Taylor Adams
DISTANT SONS, Tim Johnston
BLOOD SISTERS, Vanessa Lillie (Debut)
EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE, Benjamin Stevenson
BEWARE THE WOMAN, Megan Abbott
THE ONLY ONE LEFT, Riley Sager
THE GOLDEN GATE, Amy Chua (Debut)

Debut

THE CURSE OF PENRYTH HALL, Jess Armstrong
THE HUNTER, Jennifer Herrera
FADEAWAY JOE, Hugh Lessig
A FLAW IN THE DESIGN, Nathan Oates
MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT, Nina Simon
CITY UNDER ONE ROOF, Iris Yamashita

There were other books on the list under Graphic Novel, Short Stories and Puzzles which you can find here.

Comment: Always one of the most comprehensive and bests list to come out at this time of year. Oline really knows her stuff and her opinion is highly valued by crime fiction readers everywhere. She also serves on our Barry Award nominating committee.