DeadGood Best Crime Novels of 2021
Sixteen authors pick their favorites for 2021
Amy McClulloch:
THE SANATORIUM, Sarah Pearse; WHEN THEY FIND HER, Lia Middleton
Ajay Chowdhury:
SILVERVIEW, John le Carre’
Shari Lapena:
THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE, Richard Osman
Jane Corry:
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB, Richard Osman – 2020 title
Tom Hindle:
A LINE TO KILL, Anthony Horowitz; THE APPEAL, Janice Hallett
Claire Douglas:
THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED, Lisa Jewell
Tim Weaver:
THE NOTHING MAN, Catherine Ryan Howard – 2020 title
Stuart MacBride:
THE ROYAL SECRET, Andrew Taylor
Andrea Mara:
THE PUSH, Ashley Audrain
Sam Lloyd:
FOR HER OWN GOOD, Samantha Downing
Giles Kristian:
BILLY SUMMERS, Stephen King
Gillian McAllister:
LIE BESIDE ME, Gytha Lodge
Nancy Tucker:
SAFE, S. K. Barnett
Simon Lelic:
THE WHOLE TRUTH, Cara Hunter
C. J. Tudor:
THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER, Stuart Turton – 2020 title
Gytha Lodge:
THAT NIGHT, Gillian McAllister
Editor’s comment: Three of the 16 picked 2020 titles which doesn’t fit the title of the deadgood post “Best of 2021.” I guess some of the authors thought that the site wanted the best crime novel that they read in 2021, not the best 2021 title that they read in 2021. It’s interesting that Gillian McAllister chose Gytha Lodge’s book and Gytha Lodge chose Gillian McAllister’s book. Hmmm.