Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2019

by C.J. Box

An appealing new heroine, a fast-moving plot, and a memorably nightmarish family make this one of Box’s best. Full review >

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by Steph Cha

Cha’s storytelling shows how fiction can delicately extract deeper revelations from daily headlines. Full review >

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by John Galligan

Striking prose, engaging characters, and a searing story of crimes rooted in the heartland power a darkly irresistible... Full review >

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by Jane Harper

A twisty slow burner by an author at the top of her game. Full review >

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by Owen Laukkanen

Laukkanen’s thrillers go beyond bloodshed and giving bad guys their due. His protagonists show a level of humanity that... Full review >

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by S.A. Lelchuk

A timely and totally badass debut. Full review >

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by Laura Lippman

The racism, classism, and sexism of 50 years ago wrapped up in a stylish, sexy, suspenseful period drama about a newsroom... Full review >

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by Attica Locke

Locke’s advancement here is so bracing that you can’t wait to discover what happens next along her East Texas highway. Full review >

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by Adrian McKinty

An unmissable thriller. Full review >

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by Jo Nesbø ; translated by Neil Smith

The darkest hour yet for a detective who pleads, “The only thing I can do is investigate murders. And drink”—and a... Full review >

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by Sergio Olguín ; translated by Miranda France

An unusual, intoxicating thriller from Argentina that casts deeper and deeper shadows. Full review >

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by Michael Robotham

Robotham is a master plotter at the top of his form, and readers will surely hope to see more of his complicated new... Full review >

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by Søren Sveistrup ; translated by Caroline Wright

A tantalizing, un-put-down-able novel by an instant master of the form. Full review >

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by Lisa Unger

Surviving a crime is the beginning of the story, not the end, in this astute, engrossing thriller. Full review >

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