Some strange choices and some obvious omissions.

CROOKED SEEDS, Karen Jennings
WILD HOUSES, Colin Barrett
ONE OF OUR KIND, Nicola Yoon
SHANGHAI, Joseph Kanon
ORDINARY HUMAN FAILINGS, Megan Nolan
GUIDE ME HOME, Attica Locke
BUTTER, Asako Yuzuki
HAVOC, Christopher Bollen
WHAT DOESN’T KILL US, Ajay Close
BLACK RIVER, Nilanjana Roy