Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2017

by Anthony Horowitz

Fans who still mourn the passing of Agatha Christie, the model who’s evoked here in dozens of telltale details, will welcome... Full review >

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by Richard Lange

In this breezy page-turner, Lange shows off his uncommon ability to combine toughness and tenderness. Full review >

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by Brad Parks

The nerve-shredding never lets up for a minute as Parks picks you up by the scruff of the neck, shakes you vigorously, and... Full review >

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by Lisa Scottoline

Despite some overheated damsel-in-distress complications toward the end, a stellar demonstration of the proposition that... Full review >

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by Jorgen Brekke ; translated by Steven T. Murray

The intricately linked plotlines will appeal to puzzle fans. But it’s Brekke’s prodigious powers of invention, his ability... Full review >

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by Sophie Hannah

Hannah (Closed Casket, 2016, etc.) continues her quest to identify all the reassuring certitudes mystery novels take for... Full review >

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by Michael Connelly

More perhaps than any of Connelly’s much-honored other titles, this one reveals why his procedurals are the most soulful in... Full review >

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by Judith Flanders

The highlights of the third in this marvelous and often amusing series (A Bed of Scorpions, 2016, etc.) are neighborhood... Full review >

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by Cara Black

Black's detective is hitting her post-pregnancy stride, bringing up bébé while battling the bad guys with the best of them. Full review >

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by Joseph Kanon

A blend of Spy vs. Spy and sibling vs. sibling (not since le Carré's A Perfect Spy has there been a family of spooks to... Full review >

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by Daniel Silva

Another chilling glimpse inside global terror networks from a gifted storyteller. Full review >

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by Attica Locke

Locke, having stockpiled an acclaimed array of crime novels (Pleasantville, 2015, etc.), deserves a career breakthrough for... Full review >

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by Gin Phillips

Poignant and profound, this adrenaline-fueled thriller will shatter readers like a bullet through bone. Full review >

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by Cate Holahan

Holahan (The Widower’s Wife, 2016, etc.) spins a suffocating double nightmare that provides compelling support for her... Full review >

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