Liz French, Lesa Holstine

This year’s best crime fiction novels contain simmering secrets, rage and revenge, dogged detectives, and plenty of murder and mayhem. Dig in!

Sisters on the run from racists, senior assassins dodging bullets, and a photographer plagued by ghosts featured in the best crime fiction of 2022.

A resonant road trip, a sterling caper, and a debut cozy. The best crime fiction of 2021.

A wheelman-turned-family man, four crafty retirees, a newly made vigilante. The best crime fiction published in 2020.

The best mysteries, thrillers, and suspense works published in 2019.