The Guardian’s Best Crime and Thrillers of 2023
by Laura Wilson

THE LAST DEVIL TO DIE, Richard Osman
THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS, Janice Hallett
THE CHRISTMAS APPEAL, Janice Hallett
MURDER IN THE FAMILY, Cara Hunter
*THE TURNGLASS, Gareth Rubin
DEATH AND THE CONJUROR, Tom Mead
SQUEAKY CLEAN, Callum McSorley
*SCORCHED GRACE, Margot Douaihy
THIRTY DAYS OF DARKNESS, Jenny Lund Madsen
CASE SENSITIVE, A.K. Turner
*THE WHEEL OF DOLL, Jonathan Ames
OZARK DOGS, Eli Cranor
ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, S.A. Cosby
BEWARE THE WOMAN, Megan Abbott
*I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, Rebecca Makkai
*EVERYBODY KNOWS, Jordan Harper
THE SECOND MURDERER, Denise Mina
*THE SECRET HOURS, Mick Herron
THE SCARLET PAPERS, Matthew Richardson
MOSCOW EXILE, John Lawton
THE TRANSLATOR, Harriet Crawley
*OTHER WOMEN, Emma Flint
THE SQUARE OF SEVENS, Laura Shepherd-Robinson
THE WINTER LIST, S.G. MacLean
VIPER’S DREAM, Jake Lamar
PALACE OF SHADOWS, Ray Celestin
DEATH OF A LESSER GOD, Vaseem Khan
AGE OF VICE, Deepti Kapoor
*THE BANDIT QUEENS, Parini Shroff
*STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND, Liz Nugent
*BLACK THORN, Sarah Hilary
UNCLE PAUL, Celia Fremlin (reprint of 1959 novel)
THE MAN WHO LIVED UNDERGROUND, Richard Wright

On November 16th I posted a much shorter list (ten titles) of Laura Wilson’s Best of 2023 that she prepared for Crime Time. I have indicated what those ten titles are with an * With this much longer list Laura Wilson has certainly hit many of the highlights of the year as well as some pretty obscure titles.

Thanks to The Rap Sheet for alerting me to this list.