I don’t know who Rough Justice is, but this person is a contributor to the U.K. website Crime Fiction Lover and has come up with good shortlist of the best of 2021.

Rough Justice
Top Five Books of 2021
(As found on the Crime Fiction Lover website)
THE KILLING HILLS, Chris Offutt
GOOD NEIGHBOURS, Sarah Langan
HOW TO BETRAY YOUR COUNTRY, James Wolff
FIVE DECEMBERS, James Kestrel
CHILDREN OF CHICAGO, Cynthia Pelayo – Horror

Editor’s note: Any list with FIVE DECEMBERS (my favorite book of the year) is a good list!

Thanks to the Rap Sheet for this information and for many of the lists that have been posted in the last month. I get some and Jeff gets some and we share.