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Best Crime Books of 2011

The End Of Everything by Megan Abbott #BestCrimeBooks2011 - The End Of Everything by Megan Abbott

contributor: Martyn Waites (or Tania Carver)
The only problem I had with this was deciding if it was the best crime novel of the year or the best novel of the year.   (more)

Black December by Scott Hunter #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Black December by Scott Hunter

contributor: Tom Laurie
A very different take on murder . . . recommended   (more)

Undertow by Desmond Cory #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Undertow by Desmond Cory

contributor: Richard McCarthy
A classic thriller which Ostara Publishing published this year as part of its TOP NOTCH THRILLER series.   (more)

The Killer is Dying by James Sallis #BestCrimeBooks2011 - The Killer is Dying by James Sallis

contributor: Stav Sherez
Sepulchral prose and deep empathetic nuance mark this out as a classic   (more)

Death on the Marais by Adrian Magson #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Death on the Marais by Adrian Magson

contributor: Howard Linskey
An atmospheric crime story featuring Magson's world-weary Inspector Rocco, evocatively set in sixties rural France.   (more)

The Death of Bro. Cosmonaut by Julius Harlande #BestCrimeBooks2011 - The Death of Bro. Cosmonaut by Julius Harlande

contributor: Matt Lynn
An original idea in crime fiction is a pretty rare thing. But this is precisely that. A detective who is also a senior freemason. It's like   (more)

Kill the General by Bogdan Hrib #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Kill the General by Bogdan Hrib

contributor: Akwesi George
Should prove to be something totally different introduced to the crime fiction world. Interesting discovery and translation by publishers fr   (more)

The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn #BestCrimeBooks2011 - The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn

contributor: Henry Sutton
Jahn's 3rd novel consolidates his position as major creator of spare, stylish, brutal, brilliantly plotted and paced thrillers.   (more)

The Killer Knows why by Yannis Mitsopoulos #BestCrimeBooks2011 - The Killer Knows Why by Yannis Mitsopoulos

contributor: Yannis Mitsopoulos
Journey into the psyche of a killer, as he plans and executes his crime.   (more)

No mark upon her by Deborah Crombie #BestCrimeBooks2011 - No Mark Upon Her by Deborah Crombie

contributor: Anne Thomas
An elegant well plotted novel with a vividly described setting: the professional sculling community In Henley-on-Thames. Lovely atmospheric   (more)

Darkside  by Belinda Bauer #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Darkside by Belinda Bauer

contributor: S J Bolton
Some of the best and most beautiful descriptions of winter I've ever read. Very scary too!   (more)

Dead End by Leigh Russell #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Dead End by Leigh Russell

contributor: Jeff Jameson
The characters made this book stand out for me, in particular the victim's family, so often ignored in crime novels. They made it very real,   (more)

The Drop by Howard Linskey #BestCrimeBooks2011 - The Drop by Howard Linskey

contributor: Leigh Russell
A gripping fast paced debut from Northerner Howard Linskey.   (more)

Before the Poison by Peter Robinson #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Before the Poison by Peter Robinson

contributor: Stephen Booth
A terrific standalone novel from the creator of the Inspector Banks series. Great story, and a wonderful sense of time and place.   (more)

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

contributor: Michael Carlson
I agreed with the Dagger judges for once: Crooked Letter Crooked Letter is beautifully written & says much about America, not just the South   (more)

Before I go go sleep by SJ Watson #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Before I go to Sleep by SJ Watson

contributor: Penny Hancock
Tense, disturbing, real, how it feels to be a young woman in a middle aged body with no recollection of the past...and a husband who might n   (more)

The Sacrificial Man by Ruth Dugdall #BestCrimeBooks2011 - The Sacrificial Man by Ruth Dugdall

contributor: Barbara Gooding
Ruth visited my book group earlier this year to speak about her first novel The Woman Before Me. I was hooked by her writing, with the kind   (more)

A Lily of the Field by John Lawton #BestCrimeBooks2011 - A Lily of the Field by John Lawton

contributor: Rhian Davies
I'm with Jessica Mann and the Daily Telegraph Top 5 Thrillers for 2011: sublime. Murder, espionage, the creation and movement of   (more)

Winters Bone by Daniel Woodrell #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell

contributor: R J Ellory
Sparse, impactful, emotive, hard-hitting, a superbly-crafted novel of great power. Woodrell is a masterful stylist,   (more)

Before I Go to Sleep by SJ Watson #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Before I Go to Sleep by SJ Watson

contributor: Jill Paton Walsh
This nail-you-to-the-page first novel is being puffed as a thriller, but it does contain clues. Chilling and original.   (more)

The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler #BestCrimeBooks2011 - The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler

contributor: Patrick Janson-Smith
Genuinely scary, genuinely thrilling, this Swedish debut, an international bestseller, introduces D.I. Joona Linna, of whom we will be heari   (more)

Attack in the Library by George Arion #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Attack in the Library by George Arion

contributor: Carmen Campeanu
A surprise discovery from behind the Iron Curtain. The book, written during a time of censorship (1983), exposes the faults   (more)

The Retribution by Val McDermid #BestCrimeBooks2011 - The Retribution by Val McDermid

contributor: N J Cooper
The Retribution reintroduces the vile Jacko Vance and has Tony Hill and Carol Jordan on top form. An intelligent, involving and moving nove   (more)

Face of the Devil by NJ Cooper #BestCrimeBooks2011 - Face of the Devil by NJ Cooper

contributor: David Roberts
A much underrated author, NJ Cooper has written a superb, novel of betrayal. Set on the Isle of Wight it takes claustrophobia to a stifling,   (more)

The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz #BestCrimeBooks2011 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

contributor: Ramona Mitrica
Anthony Horowitz takes the mantle from Arthur Conan Doyle with grace. The tone is appropriate, without sounding too Victorian. Let's hope Mr   (more)