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Best Mystery & Crime Books of 2016

Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman tied for the most-recognized mystery & crime book of 2016, named by 6 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 23 by how many sources named them.

Sources is the number of distinct awards and year-end lists that name the book's ISBN, in any year. 2016 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#BookAuthorSourcesNamed by
1Where It HurtsReed Farrel Coleman6
2You Will Know MeMegan Abbott6
3Innocents And OthersDana Spiotta5
4The Second Life Of Nick MasonSteve Hamilton5
5Jane SteeleLyndsay Faye4
6A Study In Scarlet WomenSherry Thomas3
7A Great Reckoning: A NovelLouise Penny0
    8Before The FallNoah Hawley0
      9By Gaslight: A NovelSteven Price0
        10Charcoal Joe: An Easy Rawlins MysteryWalter Mosley0
          11Disappearance At Devil's RockPaul Tremblay0
            12Girls On Fire: A NovelRobin Wasserman0
              13I Am No One: A NovelPatrick Flanery0
                14I'm Thinking Of Ending ThingsIain Reid0
                  15Let Me Die in His FootstepsLori Roy0
                    16Missing, Presumed: A NovelSusie Steiner0
                      17The Ballad Of Black TomVictor LaValle0
                        18The Mirror ThiefMartin Seay0
                          19The Regional Office Is Under Attack!: A NovelManuel Gonzales0
                            20The Trespasser: A NovelTana French0
                              21The Widow: A NovelFiona Barton0
                                22This Census-TakerChina Miéville0
                                  23Underground AirlinesBen H. Winters0