Best Crime Fiction Reads 2008 -2011

I have collected best crime fiction reads for the past 4 years now from a range of participants.
In that time  154 contributors have suggested 1521 titles

2008, 40 contributors 396 titles
2009, 56 contributors 541 titles
2010, 23 contributors 220 titles
2011, 35 contributors 364 titles

If you'd like to check previous years, here they are. Just click on the image.

2008

I've chosen the top reads from each year and aggregated them. There are 24 books on the list.
The number at the end of the line is the number of votes the book got.
Stieg Larsson was not mentioned by 2011 contributors, there is no doubt in my mind he would still be there if he was alive and writing.
I'm pleased to see some Australian authors making it into this list too. ***
Interesting too to see some names other than Larsson repeated: Johan Theorin, Megan Abbott, Arnaldur Indridason.
Translated titles abound too ++ (nearly half the list)

So what have you missed out on reading? - as you can see I have 3 to go.

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson    16 ++
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE by Stieg Larsson    15 ++
GUNSHOT ROAD by Adrian Hyland    9 ***
HYPOTHERMIA by Arnaldur Indridason    9 ++
CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER by Tom Franklin    7
SHATTER by Michael Robotham    7 ***
KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES  (aka MERCY) by Jussi Adler-Olsen    7 ++
THE DARKEST ROOM  by Johan Theorin    6 ++
THE END OF EVERYTHING  by Megan Abbott    6
WHERE WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS? by Kate Atkinson    6
A TRICK OF THE LIGHT by Louise Penny    5
BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP by    S.J. Watson    5
FIELD GRAY by Philip Kerr    5
THE COLD DISH by Craig Johnson    5
THE END OF THE WASP SEASON  by Denise Mina    5
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DIE by Malla Nunn     4 ***
ARCTIC CHILL by Arnaldur Indridason     4 ++
BURY ME DEEP by Megan Abbott     4
ECHOES FROM THE DEAD by Johann Theorin     4 ++
SILENT IN THE GRAVE by Deanna Raybourn     4
SKELETON HILL by Peter Lovesey     4
TRUTH by Peter Temple    4 ***
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST by Stieg Larsson    3 ++
THIRTEEN HOURS by Deon Meyer    3 ++

Best crime fiction reads 2011 - all the authors

I have been collecting lists of best crime fiction reads for 2011 for a couple of weeks now. You will see the majority of the links in my post here but they also came in as comments on posts and by emails. In the long run there were 35 contributors and 364 titles.

Note that they are a mixture of mysteries and thrillers, and also include titles that have been published pre-2011: some in fact would qualify as vintage publications.

So far I have listed

• books listed more than once
• all the other titles
• authors listed more than once.

Today my post lists all the authors. (there are nearly 230 of them)

Ace Atkins Adrian Hyland Adrian Magson Adrian McKinty Agatha Christie Alan Bradley Alan Glynn Alan Hunter Alice LaPlante Aly Monroe Amanda Kyle Williams Andrea Camilleri Andrew Gross Ann Cleeves Ann Holt Anna Katherine Green Anthony Horowitz Ariana Franklin Arnaldur Indridason Arne Dahl Arthur Upfield Asa Larsson Barry Grant Belinda Bauer Benjamin Black Blaize Clement C.J. Box C.J. Sansom C.S. Challinor C.S. Forester Camilla Lackberg Cara Black Cara Hoffmann Carlo Lucarelli Carol K. Carr Carolyn Morwood Carston Morton Carter Dickson Catherine O'Flynn Catriona McPherson Charles Cumming Charlie Huston Chevy Stevens Chris Bohjalian Chris Brookmyre Chris Nickson Colin Cotterill Colin Dexter Conor Fitzgerald Craig Johnson Craig MacDonald Craig Smith Daniel Stashower Danny Miller David Downing David Hosp

David Ignatius Deborah Lawrenson Declan Burke Denise Mina Deon Meyer Domenic Stansberry Domingo Vilar Don Winslow Donna Leon Dorothy L. Sayers Duane Swierczynski E.C.R. Lorac Ed McBain Edward Conlon Elizabeth Haines Elizabeth Ironside Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli Ellery Queen Elly Griffiths Elmore Leonard Emlyn Rees Eric Keith Erle Stanley Gardner Esi Edugyan Frances Fyfield Frank Bill Fred Vargas G.M. Malliet Garry Disher George Pelecanos Gianrico Carofiglio Graham Moore Hakan Nesser Harlen Coben Heather Gudenkauf Helen FitzGerald Henning Mankell Henry Chang Honey Brown Ian Rankin Inge Ash Wolfe J.A. Jance J.D. Robb James Anderson James Patterson James Sallis James Thompson Jane Adams Jane Casey Janet Evanovich Jassy Mackenzie Jeanne Dams Jeff Lindsay Jeffery Deaver Jo Nesbo Johan Theorin Johan Theorin

John Ajvide Lindqvist John Hart John Lawton John Sandford John Verdon Julia Crouch Jussi Adler-Olsen Karen E. Olsen Karin Fossum Karin Slaughter Kate Atkinson Katherine Howell Kathryn Fox Kelli Stanley Kim Westwood L.B. Greenwood L.C. Tyler Larry Millett Laura Lippman Laurie R. King Lawrence Block Layton Green Lee Child Lee Vance Leigh Russell Leighton Gage Lena Kaaberol & Agnete Friis Lin Anderson Linda Castillo Lindsay Ashford Lisa Gardner Lori Roy Lou Manfredo Louise Penny M.J. McGrath M.M. Kaye Maj Sjowal & Per Wahloo Malla Nunn Marcia Clark Margaret Cole Margaret Yorke Margery Allingham Margie Orford Martin Edwards Matthew Dunn Megan Abbott Michael Connelly Michael Koryta Michael Robotham Michael Stanley Neal Stephenson Neil White Nick Quantrill Nicola Upson Nicole Watson P.D. Jamees Pamela Beason Paula Morantz Cohen Peter Corris

Peter James Peter Lovesey Peter Robinson Peter Spiegelman Peter Temple Philip Kerr R.J. Ellory Ray Banks Reavis Z. Wortham Reed Farrell Coleman Reginald Hill Rex Stout Ricardo Piglia Richard Castle Richard Stark Rob Kitchin Robert Rotenberg Roger Smith Ron Hansen Rory Clements Rosamund Lupton Roslund & Hellstrom Russel McLean Ruth Rendell S.J. Bolton S.J. Watson Sally Spencer Sam Hayes Sara Gran Sarah Caudwell Scott Phillips Sebastian Rotella Simon Beckett Simon Brett Simon Lelic Simon Tolkien Sophie Hanna Spencer Quinn Stephen King Steve Mosby Sue Grafton Sulari Gentil Sylvia Johnson Tana French Tess Gerritsen Thomas Perry Todd Borg Tom Bale Tom Franklin Val McDermid Victor Gischler W.J. Burley Wallace Stroby William Ryan Y.A. Erskine Zoe Sharp

Best crime fiction reads 2011 - authors with multiple mentions

I have been collecting lists of best crime fiction reads for 2011 for a couple of weeks now. You will see the majority of the links in my post here but they also came in as comments on posts and by emails. In the long run there were 35 contributors and 364 titles.

Note that they are a mixture of mysteries and thrillers, and also include titles that have been published pre-2011: some in fact would qualify as vintage publications.

Two days ago I listed the titles that were mentioned more than once, and yesterday the remainder of the titles.

One of the interesting features of creating these lists is always to see which authors get more than one mention, that is, more than one title.
There were 27 altogether and I have listed them in alphabetical order, together with the titles that were listed.
Tomorrow I will list all the authors.

Agatha Christie   
    DUMB WITNESS
    HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS
    MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

Ann Cleeves   
    BLUE LIGHTNING
    HIDDEN DEPTHS
    RAVEN BLACK

Arnaldur Indridason   
    HYPOTHERMIA
    OUTRAGE
    VOICES

Camilla Lackberg   
    THE ICE PRINCESS
    THE STONE CUTTER

Domingo Vilar   
    DEATH ON A GALICIAN SHORE
    WATER-BLUE EYES

Duane Swierczynski   
    FUN & GAMES
    HELL & GONE
    SECRET DEAD MEN

Elly Griffiths   
    THE CROSSING PLACES
    THE JANUS STONE

Fred Vargas   
    AN UNCERTAIN PLACE
    THE CHALK CIRCLE MAN

Hakan Nesser   
    THE RETURN
    THE UNLUCKY LOTTERY

Jo Nesbo   
    NEMESIS
    THE LEOPARD
    THE SNOWMAN

Johan Theorin   
    ECHOES FROM THE DEAD
    THE DARKEST ROOM
    THE QUARRY

John Sandford   
    BURIED PREY
    SHOCKWAVE

John Verdon   
    SHUT YOUR EYES TIGHT
    THINK OF A NUMBER

Laura Lippman   
    THE GIRL IN THE GREEN RAINCOAT
    THE MOST DANGEROUS THING

Lee Child   
    61 HOURS
    THE AFFAIR

Linda Castillo   
    BREAKING SILENCE
    PRAY FOR SILENCE
    SWORN TO SILENCE

Louise Penny   
    A TRICK OF THE LIGHT
    BURY YOUR DEAD
    THE BRUTAL TELLING

Maj Sjowal & Per Wahloo
     ROSEANNA
    THE LOCKED ROOM
    THE MAN ON THE BALCONY
    THE MAN WHO WENT UP IN SMOKE

Michael Connelly   
    THE FIFTH WITNESS
    THE DROP

Michael Koryta   
    THE CYPRESS HOUSE
    THE RIDGE

Peter Robinson   
    BEFORE THE POISON
    IN A DRY SEASON

Philip Kerr   
    FIELD GRAY
   THE ONE FROM THE OTHER

Reginald Hill   
    EXIT LINES
    THE WOODCUTTER

Rex Stout   
    CORDIALLY INVITED TO MEET DEATH
    THE DOORBELL RANG
    THE SECOND CONFESSION

Roslund & Hellstrom   
    BOX 21
    THE VAULT
    THREE SECONDS

S.J. Bolton   
    AWAKENING
    BLOOD HARVEST
    NOW YOU SEE ME

Sally Spencer   
    BACKLASH
    ECHOES OF THE DEAD

Best crime fiction reads for 2011 - titles mentioned once

I have been collecting lists of best crime fiction reads for 2011 for a couple of weeks now. You will see the majority of the links in my post here but they also came in as comments on posts and by emails. In the long run there were 35 contributors and 364 titles.

Note that they are a mixture of mysteries and thrillers, and also include titles that have been published pre-2011: some in fact would qualify as vintage publications.

Yesterday I published a list of titles with multiple mentions.
Here are those that got just one mention.

11/22/63 by Stephen King
61 HOURS by Lee Child
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DIE by Malla Nunn
A BRUTAL TELLING by Louise Penny
A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT by Jeanne Dams
A DEATH IN SUMMER by Benjamin Black
A DECLINE IN PROPHETS by Sulari Gentil
A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF by Lawrence Block
A GRAVEYARD TO LET by Carter Dickson
A RED HERRING WITHOUT MUSTARD by Alan Bradley
A SIMPLE ACT OF VIOLENCE by R.J. Ellory
A VINE IN THE BLOOD by Leighton Gage
A WILD SURGE OF GUILTY PASSION by Ron Hansen
ABSOLUTE ZERO COOL by Declan Burke
ALMOST BLUE by Carlo Lucarelli
AN AUTHOR BITES THE DUST by Arthur Upfield
AN UNCERTAIN PLACE by Fred Vargas
AWAKENING by S.J. Bolton
BACK OF BEYOND by C.J. Box
BACKLASH by Sally Spencer
BAD INTENTIONS by Karin Fossum
BEFORE THE POISON by Peter Robinson
BENT ROAD by Lori Roy
BETRAYAL OF TRUST by J.A. Jance
BLACK FLOWERS by Steve Mosby
BLOOD FALLS by Tom Bale
BLOOD HARVEST by S.J. Bolton
BLOODMONEY by David Ignatius
BLUE LIGHTNING by Ann Cleeves
BOX 21 by Roslund & Hellstrom
BREAKING SILENCE by Linda Castillo
BROKEN DREAMS by Nick Quantrill
BURIED PREY by John Sandford
BUTCHER'S MOON by Richard Stark
CAT SITTER AMONG THE PIGEONS by Blaize Clement
CAUGHT STEALING by Charlie Huston
CHRISTMAS IS MURDER by C.S. Challinor
COLD CRUEL WINTER by Chris Nickson
COLD KILL by Neil White
COLD RAIN by Craig Smith
COLD SHOT TO THE HEART by Wallace Stroby
COP HATER by Ed McBain
CORDIALLY INVITED TO MEET DEATH by Rex Stout
CRIMES IN SOUTHERN INDIANA by Frank Bill
CUCKOO by Julia Crouch
DAED END by Leigh Russell
DANCERS IN THE MORNING by Margery Allingham
DANNY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS by Catriona McPherson
DEAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
DEAD MONEY by Ray Banks
DEATH AND THE SPANISH LADY by Carolyn Morwood
DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY by P.D. James
DEATH IN KASHMIR by M.M. Kaye
DEATH IN THE GARDEN by Elizabeth Ironside
DEATH MASK by Kathryn Fox
DEATH OF THE MANTIS by Michael Stanley
DEATH ON THE MARAIS by Adrian Magson
DIAMOND DOVE (aka MOONLIGHT DOWNS) by Adrian Hyland
DJIBOUTI by Elmore Leonard
DOUBLE DEXTER by Jeff Lindsay
DUMB WITNESS by Agatha Christie
ECHOES FROM THE DEAD by Johan Theorin
ECHOES OF THE DEAD by Sally Spencer
ENDANGERED by Pamela Beason
EXCURSION TO TINDARI by Andrea Camilleri
EXIT LINES by Reginald Hill
EYES WIDE OPEN by Andrew Gross
FAITHFUL PLACE by Tana French
FALLING GLASS by Adrian McKinty
FEAR NOT by Ann Holt
FEAST DAY OF FOOLS by James Lee Burke
FIFTH VICTIM by Zoe Sharp
FIFTH WITNESS by Michael Connelly
FUN & GAMES by Duane Swierczynski
GAUDY NIGHT by Dorothy L. Sayers
GENTLY DOES IT by Alan Hunter
GUILT BY ASSOCIATION by Marcia Clark
HALF BLOOD BLUES by Esi Edugyan
HARBOUR  by John Ajvide Lindqvist
HEARTSTONE by C.J. Sansom
HEAT RISES by Richard Castle
HELL & GONE by Duane Swierczynski
HELL IS EMPTY by Craig Johnson
HELL IS EMPTY by Craig Johnson
HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS by Agatha Christie
HIDDEN DEPTHS by Ann Cleeves
HUNTED by Emlyn Rees
HYPOTHERMIA by Arnaldur Indridason
ICELIGHT by Aly Monroe
IN A DRY SEASON by Peter Robinson
INDIA BLACK & THE WIDOW OF WINDSOR by Carol K. Carr
INK FLAMINGOS by Karen E. Olsen
INTIMATE KILL by Margaret Yorke
INTO THE DARKEST CORNER by Elizabeth Haines
IRON HOUSE by John Hart
IRON HOUSE by John Hart
KILLED AT THE WHIM OF A HAT by Colin Cotterill
KISS ME QUICK by Danny Miller
LASTING DAMAGE by Sophie Hanna
LIVEWIRE by Harlen Coben
LOVE YOU MORE by Lisa Gardner
LUCIFER'S TEARS by James Thompson
MANIFESTO OF THE DEAD by Domenic Stansberry
MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH by Ariana Franklin
MIXED BLOOD by Roger Smith
MURDER IN PASSY by Cara Black
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS by Agatha Christie
NEMESIS by Jo Nesbo
NEVER KNOWING by Chevy Steevens
NEW YORK TO DALLAS by J.D. Robb
NEXT OF KIN by David Hosp
NINE MAN'S MURDER by Eric Keith
NOCTURNAL TARGET by Ricardo Piglia
NOW YOU SEE HER by James Patterson
OLD CITY HALL by Robert Rotenberg
ONE TRUE SENTENCE by Craig MacDonald
OUTRAGE by Arnaldur Indridason
PANDEMONIUM by Chris Brookmyre
PICTURE HER DEAD by Lin Anderson
POTSDAM STATION by David Downing
PRAY FOR SILENCE by Linda Castillo
RAVEN BLACK by Ann Cleeves
RED JADE by Henry Chang
RED ON RED by Edward Conlon
REVENGER by Rory Clements
RIZZO'S FIRE by Lou Manfredo
ROSEANNA by Maj Sjowal & Per Wahloo
SECRET DEAD MEN by Duane Swierczynski
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF SABINA HALL by L.B. Greenwood
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SHAKESPEARE LETTER by Barry Grant
SHOCKWAVE by John Sandford
SHROUD OF DARKNESS by E.C.R. Lorac
SHUT YOUR EYES TIGHT by John Verdon
SISTER by Rosamund Lupton
SMOKIN' SEVENTEEN by Janet Evanovich
SO MUCH PRETTY by Cara Hoffmann
SOMEONE ELSE'S SON by Sam Hayes
SPYCATCHER by Matthew Dunn
STOLEN LIVES by Jassy Mackenzie
SWORN TO SILENCE by Linda Castillo
TAHOE HIJACK by Todd Borg
TEMPORARY PERFECTIONS by Gianrico Carofiglio
TEN LITTLE HERRINGS by L.C. Tyler
THE ADJUSTMENT by Scott Phillips
THE AFFAIR OF THE MUTILATED MINK by James Anderson
THE ART OF DROWNING by Frances Fyfield
THE BOUNDARY by Nicole Watson
THE BRUTAL TELLING by Louise Penny
THE BURNING by Jane Casey
THE BURNING WIRE by Jeffery Deaver
THE CALLING by Inge Ash Wolfe
THE CASE OF THE LAME CANARY by Erle Stanley Gardner
THE CHALK CIRCLE MAN by Fred Vargas
THE CHINESE ORNAGE MYSTERY by Ellery Queen
THE COMPLAINTS by Ian Rankin
THE COURIER'S NEW BICYCLE by Kim Westwood
THE CROSSING PLACES by Elly Griffiths
THE CYPRESS HOUSE by Michael Koryta
THE DARK SIDE by Belinda Bauer
THE DARKEST ROOM by Johan Theorin
THE DEAD OF WINTER by Jane Adams
THE DEPUTY by Victor Gischler
THE DIME MUSEUM MURDERS by Daniel Stashower
THE DOG WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Spencer Quinn
THE DONOR by Helen FitzGerald
THE DOORBELL RANG by Rex Stout
THE DROP by Michael Connelly
THE DYING TRADE by Peter Corris
THE FATAL TOUCH by Conor Fitzgerald
THE GARDEN OF BETRAYAL by Lee Vance
THE GENTLEMEN’S HOUR by Don Winslow
THE GIRL IN THE GREEN RAINCOAT by Laura Lippman
THE GOOD DAUGHTER by Honey Brown
THE HANGING WOOD by Martin Edwards
THE HOLY THIEF by William Ryan
THE ICE PRINCESS by Camilla Lackberg
THE INFORMANT by Thomas Perry
THE INFORMANT by Thomas Perry
THE JANUS STONE by Elly Griffiths
THE JANUS STONE by Elly Griffiths
THE KILLER IS DYING by James Sallis
THE KILLER IS DYING by James Sallis
THE KING OF DIAMONDS by Simon Tolkien
THE LANTERN by Deborah Lawrenson
THE LEAVENWORTH CASE by Anna Katherine Green
THE LOCKED ROOM by Maj Sjowal & Per Wahloo
THE LOST SISTER by Russel McLean
THE MAGIC BULLET by Larry Millett
THE MAN ON THE BALCONY by Maj Sjowal & Per Wahloo
THE MAN WHO WENT UP IN SMOKE by Maj Sjowal & Per Wahloo
THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JANE AUSTEN by Lindsay Ashford
THE NIGHT STRANGERS by Chris Bohjalian
THE ONE FROM THE OTHER by Philip Kerr
THE PERFECT SUSPECT by Margaret Cole
THE PURSUED by C.S. Forester
THE RANGER by Ace Atkins
THE RETRIBUTION by Val McDermid
THE RETURN by Hakan Nesser
THE ROCK HOLE by Reavis Z. Wortham
THE RULE BOOK by Rob Kitchin
THE SECOND CONFESSION by Rex Stout
THE SHORTEST WAY TO HADES by Sarah Caudwell
THE SILENT GIRL by Tess Gerritsen
THE SILENT WORLD OF NICHOLAS QUINN by Colin Dexter
THE STABBING IN THE STABLES by Simon Brett
THE STONE CUTTER by Camilla Lackberg
THE STRANGER YOU SEEK by Amanda Kyle Williams
THE SUMMONER by Layton Green
THE TRINITY SIX by Charles Cumming
THE UNLUCKY LOTTERY by Hakan Nesser
THE VAULT by Ruth Rendell
THE VAULT by Roslund & Hellstrom
THE WOODCUTTER by Reginald Hill
THESE HIDDEN THINGS by Heather Gudenkauf
THINK OF A NUMBER by John Verdon
THREE SECONDS by Roslund & Hellstrom
TRACKERS by Deon Meyer
TRACKERS by Deon Meyer
TWO FOR SORROW by Nicola Upson
V is for VENGEANCE by Sue Grafton
VIOLENT EXPOSURE by Katherine Howell
VOICES by Arnaldur Indridason
WATCH OUT FOR ME by Sylvia Johnson
WATER-BLUE EYES by Domingo Vilar
WHAT ALICE KNEW: A MOST CURIOUS TALE ABOUT HENRY JAMES AND JACK THE RIPPER by Paula Morantz Cohen
WHAT WAS LOST by Catherine O'Flynn
WHERE THE BODIES ARE BURIED by Chris Brookmyre
WHITE DOG by Peter Temple
WICKED AUTUMN by G.M. Malliet
WINTERLAND by Alan Glynn
WRITTEN IN BONE by Simon Beckett
WYATT by Garry Disher
WYCLIFFE AND THE LAST RITES by W.J. Burley

Best crime fiction reads 2011 - titles with multiple mentions

I have been collecting lists of best crime fiction reads for 2011 for a couple of weeks now. You will see the majority of the links in my post here but they also came in as comments on posts and by emails. In the long run there were 35 contributors and 364 titles.

Note that they are a mixture of mysteries and thrillers, and also include titles that have been published pre-2011: some in fact would qualify as vintage publications.

There were some titles mentioned 5 or more times - that means 1 in 7 contributors mentioned that particular book. So, if you haven't read these titles, then you need add them to your list.

CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER by Tom Franklin / 7
THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES (aka MERCY) by Jussi Adler-Olsen / 7
THE END OF EVERYTHING by Megan Abbott /    6
A TRICK OF THE LIGHT by Louise Penny / 5
BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP by    S.J. Watson / 5
FIELD GRAY by Philip Kerr / 5
THE END OF THE WASP SEASON by Denise Mina / 5

Then a goodly number were mentioned 3 to 5 times

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS by Donna Leon/ 4
THE CUT by George Pelecanos/ 4
THE SNOWMAN by Jo Nesbo/ 4
UNTIL THY WRATH BE PAST by Asa Larsson/ 4
NOW YOU SEE ME by S.J. Bolton/ 3
REAMDE by Neal Stephenson/ 3
RUPTURE (aka A THOUSAND CUTS) by Simon Lelic/ 3
STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG by Kate Atkinson/ 3
STEALING MONA LISA by Carston Morton/ 3
THE LEOPARD by Jo Nesbo/ 3
THE MOST DANGEROUS THING by Laura Lippman/ 3
THICK AS THIEVES by Peter Spiegelman/ 3
THE FIFTH WITNESS by Michael Connelly/ 3

And then those mentioned twice

A LILY OF THE FIELD by John Lawton/ 2
BURY YOUR DEAD by Louise Penny/    2
CITY OF SECRETS by Kelli Stanley/ 2
CLAIRE DEWITT AND THE CITY OF THE DEAD by Sara Gran/ 2
DADDY'S GIRL by Margie Orford/ 2
DEAD TOMORROW by Peter James/ 2
DEATH ON A GALICIAN SHORE by Domingo Vilar/ 2
FALLEN by Karin Slaughter/ 2
FEAST DAY OF FOOLS by James Lee Burke/ 2
HURT MACHINE by Reed Farrell Coleman/ 2
MISTERIOSO by Arne Dahl/ 2
PIRATE KING by Laurie R. King/ 2
STAGESTRUCK by Peter Lovesey/ 2
THE AFFAIR by Lee Child/ 2
THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE by Lena Kaaberol & Agnete Friis/ 2
THE BROTHERHOOD by Y.A. Erskine/ 2
THE HOUSE OF SILK by Anthony Horowitz/ 2
THE QUARRY by Johan Theorin/ 2
THE RIDGE by Michael Koryta/ 2
THE SHERLOCKIAN    by Graham Moore/ 2
THE TROUBLED MAN by Henning Mankell/ 2
THE BRUTAL TELLING by Louise Penny /2
THE WRECKAGE by Michael Robotham/ 2
TRIPLE CROSSING by Sebastian Rotella/ 2
TURN OF MIND by    Alice LaPlante/ 2
WHITE HEAT by M.J. McGrath/ 2

In tomorrow's post I'll give you the remaining titles (230 of them) that were mentioned just once.

Best Crime Fiction Reads for 2011 - it's gonna take some time

Today I have begun the task of aggregating people's lists for their best crime fiction reads for 2011 as per the suggestions made so far.

With more than 40 lists of suggestions I've realised what a task it is going to be, complicated by the fact that some are just for books published in 2011 and others are for books read during 2011 regardless of publication date.

What I will produce eventually is

• a list of all titles suggested
• a list that shows which titles have been suggested multiple times
• a list of all authors
• a list that shows which authors have been suggested multiple times

Thank you to all who have submitted your lists. I'm sorry it is going to take so long to come up with a result, but I hope it will be worth the effort when it happens.

My best reads for 2011

Not all of these were published in 2011 and I read so many good books in 2011, that the choice was really difficult. In the end the book had to be rated at 5 or 4.9 to get onto my list.

5.0, BURY YOUR DEAD, Louise Penny
5.0, THE WRECKAGE, Michael Robotham
5.0, A THOUSAND CUTS, Simon Lelic
5.0, BLUE LIGHTNING, Ann Cleeves 
5.0, THE RULE BOOK, Rob Kitchin
5.0, DEAD TOMORROW, Peter James
5.0, THE END OF THE WASP SEASON, Denise Mina
5.0, STAGESTRUCK, Peter Lovesey 
4.9, THE BRUTAL TELLING, Louise Penny
4.9, BAD INTENTIONS, Karin Fossum

The list above differed a little from my picks on the month, the outstanding book from each month's read:

• January      5.0, THE RULE BOOK, Rob Kitchin
• February    5.0, BURY YOUR DEAD, Louise Penny
• March        4.8, CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER, Tom Franklin
• April          5.0,  A THOUSAND CUTS (aka RUPTURE), Simon Lelic
• May          5.0, THE WRECKAGE, Michael Robotham
• June          5.0, DEAD TOMORROW, Peter James
• July           4.8, THE DIGGERS REST HOTEL, Geoffrey McGeachin
• August       5.0, BLUE LIGHTNING, Ann Cleeves
• September  5.0, THE END OF THE WASP SEASON, Denise Mina 
• October      5.0, STAGESTRUCK, Peter Lovesey
• November   4.8, WHISPERING DEATH, Garry Disher
• December   4.7, ROSEANNA, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo

Reminder: I'm collecting your best crime fiction reads for 2011

As I've done for the past 2 or 3 years,  I will be "collecting" titles again this year and then aggregating them, and publishing lists, early in 2012.
I've decided that I will collect in two ways:

• If you write a post on your own blog that lists your best crime fiction reads, then you can simply add the URL to the Mr Linky below and I will visit your site and collect the titles.
• Your alternative is to add your list as a comment to this post. Other comments appear on my initial post at the beginning of December and I will collect them up too.

The books you choose need not have been published in 2011, but need to come under the category of crime fiction.

You choose how many titles are in your list - I'll accept any number of titles up to 20. (you might like to decide a cut off point in your ratings - mine might have to have a rating of 4.9 or above, but I need to have a serious think about that)

Please feel free to use this icon on your blog post, to advertise the meme, and encourage others to add their contributions to this page.

Remember, the Mr Linky below is for the URL of your blog post, not the titles themselves.
If you don't have a blog post just list the titles and authors in a comment.

"Collecting" will close on January 7.

Important: how to find this post when you are ready to add your list - look for the icon in the right hand margin.

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Collecting your best reads for 2011

It is just a tad early to make pronouncements I think - who knows, the killer-read for the year might be just around the corner, but I know many of us in crime fiction land are beginning to think about our top 5, or 10, or even 20 reads for the year.


So this blog post is just to let you know I will be "collecting" titles again this year and then aggregating them, and publishing lists, early in 2012.

I've decided that I will collect in two ways:

• If you write a post on your own blog that lists your best crime fiction reads, then you can simply add the URL to the Mr Linky below and I will visit your site and collect the titles.
• Your alternative is to add your list as a comment to this post (or the reminder posts that I'll create later in the month)

The books you choose need not have been published in 2011, but need to come under the category of crime fiction. 

You choose how many titles are in your list - I'll accept any number of titles up to 20. (you might like to decide a cut off point in your ratings - mine might have to have a rating of 4.9 or above, but I need to have a serious think about that)

Please feel free to use this icon on your blog post, to advertise the meme, and encourage others to add their contributions to this page.

Remember, the Mr Linky below is for the URL of your blog post, not the titles themselves.
If you don't have a blog post just list the titles and authors in a comment.

"Collecting" will close on January 7.

Important: how to find this post when you are ready to add your list - look for the icon in the right hand margin.

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Best Crime Fiction Reads 2011 - so far - the full list

This is the final of my posts collating the suggestions that came in as a result of my Mid-Way Report post.
People were able to list titles regardless of when they were published

17 participants have suggested over 140 individual titles.
On Saturday I listed titles that were mentioned more than once.
Yesterday I listed authors mentioned more than once.
Today is the full list with duplicate titles removed.

I have marked Australian authors with *** if you are looking for some.

A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DIE, Malla Nunn ***
A COLD KISS, John Rector
A LILY OF THE FIELD, John Lawton
A STONE OF THE HEART, John Brady
A THOUSAND CUTS aka RUPTURE, Simon Lelic
AN AUTHOR BITES THE DUST, Arthur W Upfield ***
AN UNCERTAIN PLACE, Fred Vargas
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, Agatha Christie
BAD INTENTIONS, Karin Fossum
BENEATH THE SKIN, Nicci French
BLACKLANDS, Belinda Bauer
BLANCO NOCTURNO, Ricardo Piglia
BLOOD OF THE WICKED, Leighton Gage
BLOOD OVER BADGE, Wayne Farquhar
BOUND, Vanda Symon (New Zealand author)
BOX 21, Anders Roslund & Borge Hellstron
BURY YOUR DEAD, Louise Penny
CAUGHT STEALING, Charlie Huston
CHARLEY'S WEB, Joy Fielding
COLD JUSTICE, Katherine Howell ***
COP HATER, Ed McBain
CORDIALLY INVITED TO MEET DEATH, Rex Stout
CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER, Tom Franklin
CROSSING, Andrew Xia Fukua
CROSSING PLACES, Elly Griffiths
CUCKOO, Julia Crouch
DANCERS IN MORNING, Margery Allingham
DAWN PATROL, Don Winslow
DEAD TOMORROW, Peter James
DEATH IN THE GARDEN, Elizabeth Ironside
DEATH MASK, Kathryn Fox ***
DEATH ON A GALICIAN SHORE, Domingo Villar
DEVIL RED, Joe Lansdale
DEVIL'S PEAK, Deon Meyer (South African author)
DIAMOND DOVE, Adrian Hyland ***
DRAWING CONCLUSIONS, Donna Leon
ECHOES FROM THE DEAD, Johan Theorin
EXILE, Denise Mina
EXIT LINES, Reginald Hill
FAITHFUL PLACE, Tana French
FALL OF THE GIANTS, Ken Follett
FIELD GREY, Philip Kerr
FROZEN MOMENT, Camilla Ceder.
GENTLY DOES IT, Alan Hunter
GHOST MOUNTAIN BOYS, James Campbell
HARBOUR, John Ajvide Lindqvist
HEARTSICK, Chelsea Cain
I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER AND MR. MONSTER, Dan Wells
I'LL WALK ALONE, Mary Higgins Clark
INTIMATE KILL, Margaret Yorke
INTUITION, Allegra Goodman
KILLER, Stephen Carpenter
LASTING DAMAGE, Sophie Hannah
LIQUID FEAR, Scott Nicholson
LIVE WIRE, Harlan Coben
MERCY aka KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES, Jussi Adler-Olsen
MISTRESS IN THE ART OF DEATH, Ariana Franklin
NEMESIS, Jo Nesbo
NEVER SAY DIE, Tess Gerritsen
NEVER TELL A LIE, Hallie Ephron
NO-ONE LOVES A POLICEMAN, Guillermo Orsi
OPEN SEASON, C. J. Box
PRIEST, Ken Bruen
QUEEN OF THE FLOWERS, Kerry Greenwood ***
REBUS’S SCOTLAND, Ian Rankin
RED WOLF, Liza Marklund
REDBACK, Lindy Cameron ***
REVELATIONS, Laurel Dewey
ROSEANNA, Sjowall/Wahloo
SECRET DEAD MEN, Diane Swierczynski
SHARK MUSIC, Carol O'Connell
SHROUD OF DARKNESS, E. C. R. Lorac
SILENT VOICES, Ann Cleeves
SO CLOSE THE HAND OF DEATH, J.T. Ellison
SOMEONE ELSE'S SON, Sam Hayes
STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG, Kate Atkinson
STORM SURGE, J D Rhoades
TEN LITTLE HERRINGS, L. C. Tyler
THE ART OF DROWNING, Frances Fyfield
THE BLOOD SPILT, Åsa Larsson
THE BRUSH OFF, Shane Maloney ***
THE BRUTAL TELLING, Louise Penny
THE CASE OF THE LAME CANARY, Erle Stanley Gardner
THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH, Simon Beckett
THE CHINESE ORANGE MYSTERY, Ellery Queen
THE COLD KISS, John Rector
THE DEPUTY, Victor Gischler
THE DIVINER'S TALE, Bradford Morrow
THE DOORBELL RANG, Rex Stout
THE EMPANADA AFFAIR, Jerrold & Elaine Last
THE FIFTH WITNESS, Michael Connelly
THE GIRL IN THE GREEN RAINCOAT, Laura Lippmann
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, Patricia MacDonald  
THE GIRL WHO DISAPPEARED TWICE, Andrea Kane
THE HANGING WOOD, Martin Edwards
THE KILLER INSIDE ME, Jim Thompson
THE LAKE EFFECT, Les Roberts
THE LEAVENWORTH CASE, Anna Katharine Green
THE LEOPARD, Jo Nesbo
THE LOCK ARTIST, Steve Hamilton
THE MAIN, Trevanian
THE MAN ON THE BALCONY, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
THE RAGE, Gene Kerrigan
THE REDEEMER, Jo Nesbo
THE REVERSAL, Michael Connelly
THE RULE BOOK, Rob Kitchin
THE SILENT WORLD OF NICHOLAS QUINN, Colin Dexter
THE SNOWMAN, Jo Nesbo
THE STABBING IN THE STABLES, Simon Brett
THE STONECUTTER, Camilla Lackberg
THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE, Alan Bradley
THE THIRD RAIL, Michael Harvey
THE TROUBLED MAN, Henning Mankell
THE TWO DEATHS OF DANIEL HAYES, Marcus Sakey
THE WINGS OF THE SPHINX, Andrea Camilleri
THE WOODCUTTER, Reginald Hill
THE WRECKAGE, Michael Robotham ***
TURN OF MIND, Alice LaPlante
VICTORIAN TALES OF MYSTERY & DETECTION, Michael Cox, ed.
WATER-BLUE EYES, Domingo Villar
WHAT ALICE KNEW: A MOST CURIOUS TALE OF HENRY JAMES & JACK THE RIPPER, Paula Marantz Cohen
WHAT WAS LOST, Catherine O’Flynn
WHISPERS AND LIES, Joy Fielding
WHISTLEBLOWER, Tess Gerritsen
WHOSE BODY?, Dorothy L Sayers
WINTERLAND, Alan Glynn
WYCLIFFE AND THE LAST RITES, W J Burley
YOURS UNTIL DEATH, Gunnar Staalesen

Best Crime Fiction Reads 2011 - so far - authors with multiple mentions

This is the second of my posts collating the suggestions that came in as a result of my Mid-Way Report post.
People were able to list titles regardless of when they were published

17 participants have suggested over 140 individual titles.
On Saturday I listed titles that were mentioned more than once.
Today's list consists of the authors that were mentioned more than once.
There aren't as many of them as I had expected.

The standout author was Jo Nesbo with 4 books listed:

• THE LEOPARD
• THE REDEEMER
• NEMESIS
• THE SNOWMAN

Here are the other authors mentioned twice:

• Domingo Villar:
  DEATH ON A GALICIAN SHORE
  WATER-BLUE EYES
• Joy Fielding:
  CHARLEY'S WEB
  WHISPERS AND LIES
• Louise Penny:
  BURY YOUR DEAD
  THE BRUTAL TELLING
• Michael Connelly:
  THE REVERSAL
  THE FIFTH WITNESS
• Reginald Hill:
  EXIT LINES
  THE WOODCUTTER
• Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
  ROSEANNA
  THE MAN ON THE BALCONY
• Tess Gerritsen
  NEVER SAY DIE
  THE WHISTLE BLOWER

Tomorrow I will publish the full list in alphabetical order of title.

Best Crime Fiction Reads 2011 - so far - Titles with multiple mentions

I've begun collating the suggestions that came in as a result of my Mid-Way Report post.
People were able to list titles regardless of when they were published

17 participants have suggested over 140 individual titles.
Today's list consists of the titles that were mentioned more than once.
An interesting feature is that so many of them are translated books.

AN UNCERTAIN PLACE, Fred Vargas - 4
CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER, Tom Franklin - 4
THE LEOPARD, Jo Nesbo - 4
MERCY aka KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES, Jussi Adler-Olsen - 3
THE WINGS OF THE SPHINX, Andrea Camilleri - 3
BURY YOUR DEAD, Louise Penny - 3
COLD JUSTICE, Katherine Howell - 2
DRAWING CONCLUSIONS, Donna Leon - 2
MISTRESS IN THE ART OF DEATH, Ariana Franklin - 2
DEAD TOMORROW, Peter James - 2
THE BRUTAL TELLING, Louise Penny -2
THE SNOWMAN, Jo Nesbo - 2
THE TROUBLED MAN, Henning Mankell - 2
A THOUSAND CUTS aka RUPTURE, Simon Lelic - 2
THE RAGE, Gene Kerrigan  - 2
A COLD KISS, John Rector -2 

Many thanks to Marce, Margaret, Maxine, Cat, Bernadette, Bev, Rob, Stacybuckeye, Margot, Vicki, Jose Ignacio, Norman, Kathyd, Arthur, Rhu and Cynthia for participating.

You might like to check these posts out. Most of them are linked to reviews of the novels.

• Books Please: Best Crime Fiction Reads so far this year
• Petrona: Books to take on holiday
• Tell Me a Story: Best Crime Fiction Reads 2011
• My Reader's Block: Best Crime Novels of 2011 (so far)
• The Game's Afoot: Best Crime Fiction Reads 2011 (first half)
• Reactions to Reading: the halfway point
• MYSTERIES in PARADISE - mid way report

Blogs to check

• The View from the Blue House
• Confessions of a Mystery Novelist
• Crime Scraps Review
• Stacy's Books
• Vicki Tyley

On Monday I will post a list of authors with more than one title listed and then on Tuesday the full list of titles.

I hope all these lists help you in your search for good crime fiction redaing.

Reminder: I'm collecting your best crime fiction reads

What are the best crime fiction titles you've read so far in 2011?

This post is just a reminder that I am collecting and collating lists of titles and will later this month put a list up here.

To see what people have already submitted and to add your list as a comment see the original post on the subject.

Best Crime Fiction Reads 2011: mid way report

What are the best crime fiction titles you've read in 2011?

So far this year I've read 82 books.
I review them all and have a record of them on 2011 Reviews
Over one third of the books I've read have scored a rating of 4.7 and above.
I don't think that is necessarily because I am generous in my ratings, but because I tend to read books I think I will like. Time is too short to spend it on books I know I will hate.

I base my selections on blurbs, listings for awards, and recommendations/reviews from fellow bloggers.

For my best reads so far in 2011 I have chosen books that I have given a rating of 4.8 or above. That gives a list of about 15 or so.

5.0, BURY YOUR DEAD, Louise Penny
5.0, THE WRECKAGE, Michael Robotham
5.0, A THOUSAND CUTS, Simon Lelic 
5.0, THE RULE BOOK, Rob Kitchin
5.0, DEAD TOMORROW, Peter James
4.9, THE BRUTAL TELLING, Louise Penny
4.9, BAD INTENTIONS, Karin Fossum
4.8, THE HANGING WOOD, Martin Edwards
4.8, KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES, Jussi Adler-Olsen
4.8, AN UNCERTAIN PLACE, Fred Vargas 
4.8, COLD JUSTICE, Katherine Howell
4.8, THE LEOPARD, Jo Nesbo  
4.8, CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER, Tom Franklin
4.8, BOUND, Vanda Symon
4.8, SILENT VOICES, Ann Cleeves
4.8, THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE, Alan Bradley

I am interested in knowing what your best crime fiction reads so far this year have been.
Please list up to 15 of them in a comment. I will collate the lists and publish in a later post (on about July 15)
If you'd like to use my logo in a post on your own blog, please feel free to do so, as well as providing a link back to this post.

Sunday Salon: 26 June 2011, a new Crime Fiction Reading Challenge

Good morning fellow Sunday Saloners.

MYSTERIES in PARADISE is the home of the Crime Fiction Alphabet Reading Challenge.
The 2011 edition of this popular meme is entering its final letters: X, Y, and Z.
It has been very successful with an average of 15 or so participants each week suggesting books to read and authors to find.

I have decided to follow it up this year with a new challenge: Crime Fiction on a EuroPass
These challenges don't necessarily involve participants in new reading for the challenge itself (although a list of books that you'd like to read could be a result), but allow you to point to books you've already read, or reviews you've already written, or to dabble in a bit of research.

Although the challenge relates to crime fiction reading, you don't have to be a crime fiction addict like I am to participate. Crime Fiction on a EuroPass begins on August 1. The blog post has a Mr Linky where you can sign up.

Check out the countries we'll visit in the 12 week schedule.

As we approach the middle of the year begin thinking about your best crime fiction reads so far for 2011.
I'll be collecting lists here on MYSTERIES in PARADISE from July 1. I'll put up a special post about it and several reminders.

Other posts this week:

• CrimeFest 2011 in retrospect
• Review: HEARTSTONE, C.J. Sansom - audio
• Review: DEAD TOMORROW, Peter James
• June 2011 edition of Agatha Christie Blog Carnival...
• Forgotten Book: THE BENEVENT TREASURE, Patricia Wentworth
• Review: THE SALTON KILLINGS, Sally Spencer
• Review: AN UNCERTAIN PLACE, Fred Vargas
• Review: MAD MONEY, Linda Richards
• Review: THE WRECKAGE, Michael Robotham
• Review: TEN-SECOND STAIRCASE, Christopher Fowler ...
• ACRC Update - 20 June 2011
• Crime Fiction Alphabet 2011 - Letter W - week beginning 20 June 2011...

News & Headlines

• Amazon Publishing Acquires 47 Books from Award-Winning Mystery Author Ed McBain
• Interview, CBS News, with Michael Robotham
• New Murder Mystery Novel Set In New York Subway
• New Crime Fiction to look for
• Crime writers at Edinburgh Book Festival
• Interview with Lynda La Plante
• UK National Crime Writing Week
• average crime novel's body count is 8.38
• Crime in its prime
• Guardian Crime fiction roundup
• crime fiction functions best in urban settings.
• Danish crime series with a Syrian twist

TBRN (To Be Read Next)

• next - THE KILLER'S ART, Maria Jungstedt
• next on Kindle - VIOLENT EXPOSURE, Katherine Howell
• now on audio - STIFF UPPER LIP, P.G. Wodehouse
• next Agatha Christie: ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE

My reading - May 2011

I'm still travelling - well, temporarily stationary in Abu Dhabi - so the reviews for most of my reading for May 2011 are not on my blog yet but here is the summary. The reviews will be done progressively over the weeks following my arrival home at the end of next week.

1. 4.4, THE VANISHING OF KATHERINA LINDEN, Helen Grant (29 May)
2. 4.8, SILENT VOICES, Ann Cleeves (27 May)
3. 5.0, THE WRECKAGE, Michael Robotham (25 May)
4. 4.8, THE HANGING WOOD, Martin Edwards (20 May)
5. 4.6, SAD CYPRESS, Agatha Christie (15 May)
6. 3.8, DIAMOND EYES, A.A. Bell (13 May)
7. 3.5, WHAT WAS LOST, Catherine O'Flynn (9 May)
8. 4.1, LIQUORICE TWISTS, Dorte Jakobsen (9 May)
9. 4.7, WHITE SKY, BLACK ICE, Stan Jones (9 May)
10. 4.8, KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES, Jussi Adler-Olsen (5 May)
11. 4.5, VENGEANCE ROAD, Rick Mofina (4 May)
12. 4.4, EYE OF THE RED TSAR, Sam Eastland (2 May)

You can see there are some good reads on my list including 3 books that scored 4.8 that must go on your TBR.
Michael Robotham's latest THE WRECKAGE is my pick of the month though, and among my best reads for the year.

I'm travelling pretty well in my challenges - currently reading the final one for the Canadian reading challenge, and on my 72nd book for the year.

My top crime fiction reads so far for 2011

It would be nice to say this is my "top 10" or "top 15" or top "20", but numbers don't always work out so simply do they?

I do try, as I record my ratings, to put the books in a sort of ranked list but the truth is that these are all good reads, some just a little better than others.
They are, pretty well, all fairly recently published books except for THE MAN WHO WENT UP IN SMOKE.
But they also include quite a number of translated books and there's a mixture of Canadian, English, American, and Australian authors. There are police procedurals, amateur sleuths, and a couple with historical settings.
What I'm finding don't rate so highly with me at present are the cozies. They do come high in the next batch though. See all I've read this year at 2011 Reviews
There really are few duds amongst the lot.

How many of the list below have you read?

5.0, BURY YOUR DEAD, Louise Penny
5.0, A THOUSAND CUTS, Simon Lelic 
5.0, THE RULE BOOK, Rob Kitchin
4.9, THE BRUTAL TELLING, Louise Penny
4.9, BAD INTENTIONS, Karin Fossum
4.8, COLD JUSTICE, Katherine Howell
4.8, CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER, Tom Franklin
4.8, BOUND, Vanda Symon
4.8, THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE, Alan Bradley
4.7, DYING GASP, Leighton Gage 
4.7, PRIME CUT, Alan Carter 
4.7, WYATT, Garry Disher 
4.7, THE MAN WHO WENT UP IN SMOKE, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo
4.7, WHERE MEMORIES LIE, Deborah Crombie
4.6, RELICS OF THE DEAD, Ariana Franklin  
4.6, STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG, Kate Atkinson 
4.6, THREE SECONDS, Roslund & Hellstrom
4.6, SARAH'S KEY, Tatiana de Rosnay
4.6, THE JANUS STONE, Elly Griffiths