Dayton Daily News Best Mystery, Crime Novel and Thrillers 2022
by Vick Mickunas

SHIFTY’S BOYS, Chris Offutt
THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK, Jennifer Hillier
CONFIDENCE, Denise Mina
THE BURGLAR WHO MET FREDRIC BROWN, Lawrence Block
A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES, Ian Rankin
THE DEAL GOES DOWN, Larry Beinhart
RACING THE LIGHT, Robert Crais
EVERY CLOAK ROLLED IN BLOOD, James Lee Burke
THE ISLAND, Adrian McKinty
THE HIDDEN ONE, Linda Castillo
WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN, Merecith Doench
BLUE BOOK, Tom Harley Campbell