Notable British Crime Fiction Critic Jake Kerridge has come out with his “best” list as published in The Telegraph.

MIDNIGHT AND BLUE, Ian Rankin
THE BAD SEEDS, C. J. Skuse
IMPOSTER SYNDROME, Joseph Knox
VENGEANCE, Salma Mir
THE NIGHT OF BABA YAGA, Akira Otani
CITY IN RUINS, Don Winslow
AGAINST THE GRAIN, Peter Lovesey
DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK, Kate Atkinson
WE SOLVE MURDERS, Richard Osman
GUILT BY DEFINITION, Susie Dent
FAREWELL DINNER FOR A SPY, Edward Wilson
KARLA’S CHOICE, Nick Hardaway
THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW, I. S. Berry – 2023 title in U.S.