This baker's dozen is a very generous 14 titles, but here are our best reads for 2009.
The number denotes how many times our 13 contributors chose them.
Spot the 4 Australian authors (*)
You'll also see our discussion choice for February made the list
ECHOES FROM THE DEAD, Johan Theorin - 5
* A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DIE, Malla Nunn -
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, Stieg Larsson - 4
ARCTIC CHILL, Arnaldur Indridason - 3
CHILD 44, Tom Rob Smith - 3
A CARRION DEATH, Michael Stanley - 2
* A CERTAIN MALICE, Felicity Young - 2
DEVIL'S PEAK, Deon Meyer - 2
DOG ON IT, Spencer Quinn - 2
* KILLING HANDS, P.D. Martin - 2
* SHATTER, Michael Robotham - 2
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, Stieg Larsson - 2
THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE, Alan Bradley - 2
WHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS, Kate Atkinson - 2
Many thanks to our contributors: Ann, Arthur, Bernadette, Cynthia, Doreen, Felicity, Kerrie, Linda, Nicole, PeterBB, Sally, Sunnie, Trish
There were 17 authors with more than one book
Charles Todd
Karin Fossum
Lisa Gardner
Stieg Larsson
Arnaldur Indridason
Charlaine Harris
Dominique Manotti
Erica Spindler
Felicity Young
Janet Evanovich
Karin Alvtegen
Kate Atkinson
M.C. Beaton
Michael Robotham
PD Martin
Pierre Magnan
Susan Hill
Here is the full list of books (120 of them)
Title
1977
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DIE
A CARRION DEATH
A CERTAIN MALICE
A CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
A DUTY TO THE DEAD
A GOOD TIME TO DIE
A PALE HORSE
A TEST OF WILLS
ABSOLUTION
AGATHA RAISIN AND KISSING CHRISTMAS GOODBYE
ARCTIC CHILL
AS DARKNESS FALLS
AUDITION FOR MURDER
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MUSEUM
BEYOND SUSPICION
BLACK ICE
BLOOD MOON
BLUE BLOODS
BLUE HEAVEN
BODY DOUBLE
BOMBPROOF
BONE BY BONE
BREATHING WATER
BRIGHT AIR
CALLING OUT FOR YOU
CHILD 44
CITY OF MASKS
COLD TO THE TOUCH
CONSEQUENCES OF SIN
DEAD TO THE WORLD
DEATH IN THE TRUFFLE WOOD
DEATH OF A HUSSY
DEATH WORE WHITE
DEVIL'S PEAK
DEVIL'S PEAK
DIAMOND DOVE (aka MOONLIGHT DOWNS)
DOG ON IT
DYING IN THE DARK
ECHOES FROM THE DEAD
FAN MAIL
FEARLESS FOURTEEN
FEVER OF THE BONE
FINGER LICKIN' FIFTEEN
FORBIDDEN FRUIT
GALLOWS LANE
GARNETHILL
GUILTY KNOWLEDGE
HALFHEAD
HARD MAN AND SAVAGE NIGHT
HARUM SCARUM
HAVANA WORLD SERIES
HEAVEN'S KEEP
HOLIDAY IN DEATH
HYPOTHERMIA
I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER
INNER CIRCLE
KILLING HANDS
KISS MOMMY GOODBYE
LINCOLN LAWYER
LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS
LORRAINE CONNECTION
MISSING
NAIL THROUGH THE HEART
ONCE WERE COPS
PLAY DEAD
RAIN GODS
RED
REVELATION
ROUGH TRADE
SACRIFICE
SCALPED
SEARCH THE DARK
SEE JANE DIE
SHADOW
SHATTER
SILENT IN THE SANCTUARY
SKELETON HILL
SMOKE AND MIRRORS
SPEAK SOFTLY, SHE CAN HEAR
SUCKED IN
THE ASSASSIN
THE BAD POLICEMAN
THE BRASS VERDICT
THE CASE OF THE MISSING SERVANT
THE COMPLAINTS
THE CORONER'S LUNCH
THE CRUELLEST MONTH
THE DARKEST HOUR
THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
THE HUNGER GAMES
THE MAN WHO SMILED
THE MEMORY BOOK
THE MESSENGERS OF DEATH
THE PERFECT HUSBAND
THE PREACHER
THE PRICE
THE PURE IN HEART
THE REAPERS
THE REDEEMER
THE SALADIN MURDERS
THE SERPENT POOL
THE SPIRE
THE SURVIVOR'S CLUB
THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE
THE THIRD VICTIM
THE TRAP
THE VOWS OF SILENCE
THE WATER'S EDGE
TRISKELLION
TWILIGHT
U IS FOR UNDERTOW
VANISHING POINT
WAKE UP DEAD
WATER LIKE A STONE
WHEN THE DEVIL HOLDS THE CANDLE
WHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS
1 comment:
I wish our local library (I'm in the U.S.) carried more Australian mystery authors. We have plenty of English works, but books from Oz are far and few between. So many of these look like fabulous reads!
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