Blackwell’s Best of Crime Fiction 2026

The British Bookseller has come out with a long list of favorites.

MURDER AT THE GRAND ALPINE HOTEL, Lucy Foley
WATCH THE QUIET SNOW, Mick Herron
CHAIN REACTION, Lee & Andrew Child
THE HEIGHTS, Ian Rankin
THE CASE OF THE CHRISTMAS CARD, Elly Griffiths
ADAM & EVE, Jeffrey Archer
THE WITCH, Freida McFadden
THE FRENCH ILLUSION, John Grisham
KING ZERO, Charlie Higson
A GAME OF CAT AND KILLER, Jiro Akagawa
WE CHASE SHADOWS, Richard Osman
EAT, DRINK AND BE MURDERED, Edited by Martin Edwards
ESTHER IS NOW FOLLOWING YOU, Tanya Sweeney
THE SILENT APPEAL, Janice Hallett
THE MAN IN THE MIST, Shotaro Ikenami
DELUSIONAL, James Patterson & James O. Born
A SHROUD OF SHOW, Sarah Hawkswood
CAN NOTHING SAVE US?, Irving Welsh
DEATH WRIT LARGE, Susie Dent
SHORT WAR, Lily Meyer
ONE OF US IS GUILTY, Steve Cavanagh
THE MAN, Laura Sims
THE MAKOTO MURDERS, Richard Jerram
THE INTRIGUE, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
RED SHEET, James Ellroy
GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER, Shari Lapena
MARION, Leah Rowan
A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE, Adam Kay
MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD, Akane Araki
IT COULD HAVE BEEN HER, Lisa Jewell
MY GRANDFATHER, THE MASTER DETECTIVE, Masateru Konishi
SHE WALKS THE NIGHT, Seishi Yokomizo
TWILIGHT IN MUSASHINO, Seicho Matsumoto
THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE, Richard Osman
SHRINK SOLVES MURDER, Philippa Perry
CLOWN TOWN, Mick Herron (2025 title)
NOVEL CRIME SCENES, Christina Hardyment
YESTERYEAR, Caro Claire Burke
STRANGE BUILDINGS, Uketsu (2025 title)
THE FINAL PROBLEM, Arturo Perez-Reverte
HOLY BOY, Lee Heejoo
PERSPECTIVES, Lauren Binet