Declan Burke’s Best Crime Novels 2023

WHITE RIOT, Joe Thomas
SMALL MERCIES, Dennis Lehane
BLACK RIVER, Nilanjana Roy
THE END OF US, Olivia Kiernan
YELLOWFACE, R. F. Kuang
TELL ME WHAT I AM, Una Mannion
THE SECRET HOURS, Mick Herron

To get this list, I listened to a podcast (16 minutes) on RTE Radio 1. Very informative. Declan sold me on BLACK RIVER, a debut mystery by Nilanjana Roy. Just ordered it.
Declan Burke used to publish his best of the year list in the Irish Times, which has a paywall. I was glad to have a chance to get this list by listening to an excellent podcast instead.