Craig Sisterson is a reviewer for Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine and a member of the Barry Award nominating committees. He is a native of New Zealand who now lives in England. He created the Ngaio Marsh Awards for the best in New Zealand crime fiction.

Craig Sisterson’s Best of 2023

(In alphabetical order)

ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S.A. Cosby
DARK RIDE by Lou Berney
DEATH OF A LESSER GOD by Vaseem Khan
EVERYBODY KNOWS by Jordan Harper
OZARK DOGS by Eli Cranor
PROM MOM by Laura Lippman
SING HER DOWN by Ivy Pochoda
SMALL MERCIES by Dennis Lehane
STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND by Liz Nugent
THE DETECTIVE UP LATE by Adrian McKinty
THE LAST DANCE by Mark Billingham
THE SECOND MURDERER by Denise Mina