Starred 2011 Mysteries & Thrillers

by Catherine Aird

The latest in Aird’s long string of slyly humorous mysteries featuring Sloan and Crosby (Losing Ground, 2010, etc.) is a... Full review >

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by Alan Bradley

A splendid romp through 1950s England led by the world’s smartest and most incorrigible preteen. Full review >

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by Elly Griffiths

Ruth’s second appearance (The Crossing Places, 2009) is an enthralling page-turner that delights in complex characters. Full review >

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by Carolyn Hart

Hart’s latest cozy puzzler casts a net that will ensnare a wide audience. Full review >

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by Keigo Higashino & translated by Alexander O. Smith

This character-driven mystery by the prolific Higashino (Malice, 2009, etc.), one of only a few translated into English, has... Full review >

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by Lou Manfredo

Bar none, Joe Rizzo is the most authentic cop in contemporary crime fiction. Full review >

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by Peter May

May's flair for narrative, characterization and evocative descriptions of various locales and historic tidbits makes his... Full review >

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by David Rosenfelt

As in Down to the Wire (2010), the explanation behind the hero’s ordeal is both less interesting and less plausible than the... Full review >

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by Sally Spencer

Shifting seamlessly between past and present versions of the case, Spencer produces a tour de force readers won’t quickly... Full review >

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by Wallace Stroby

Another fast, taut winner from Stroby (Gone ’til November, 2010, etc.) As for Crissa, she may be crime fiction’s best bad... Full review >

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by Simon Tolkien

A thick web of family tensions and psychological dysfunction with a whodunit chaser, Tolkien's third novel (The Inheritance,... Full review >

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by Tina Whittle

Tai’s next adventure can’t come soon enough. She’s adorable, Trey is worthy of her and Whittle’s first foray into crime... Full review >

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