Crime Fiction Lover Contributors’ Five Best Crime Fiction Novels of 2024

Sonja van der Westhuizen

BLACK WOLF, Juan Gomez-Jurado
THE NIGHT OF BABA YAGA, Akira Otani
BONEHEAD, Mo Hayder
BLOOD TIES, Jo Nesbo
DAUGHTER OF ASHES, Ilaria Tuti

Sharon Richardson

GUIDE ME HOME, Attica Locke
MIDNIGHT AND BLUE, Ian Rankin
LIVING IS A PROBLEM, Doug Johnstone
MISSING WHITE WOMAN, Kellye Garrett
THE DESCENT, Paul E. Hardisty

Erin Britton

THE EXAMINER, Janice Hallett
HELLE & DEATH, Oskar Jensen
THE DEAD FRIEND PROJECT, Joanna Wallace
WE SOLVE MURDERS, Richard Osman
BLACK STORMS, Teresa Solana

Paul Burke

THE BELLS OF WESTMINSTER, Leonora Nattrass
THE LAST DAYS OF JOHNNY NUNN, Nick Triplow
BAY OF THIEVES, Megan Davis
THE SILENT KILLER, Trevor wood
MURDER UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN, Stella Blomkvist

Death Becomes Her

DEADLY ANIMALS, Marie Tierney
MIDNIGHT AND BLUE, Ian Rankin
THE DARK WIVES, Ann Cleeves
DEAD FALL, A. K. Turner
HAS ANYONE SEEN CHARLOTTE SALTER?, Nicci French