Mystery & crime · 2017

Best Mystery & Crime Books of 2017

Ill Will: A Novel by Dan Chaon was the most-recognized mystery & crime book of 2017, named by 10 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 39 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. 2017 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#	Book	Author	Sources	Named by
1	Ill Will: A Novel	Dan Chaon	10	Locus Awards 2018 Finalist Thriller Awards 2018 Nominee Shirley Jackson Awards 2017 Nominee Kirkus Best Books of the Year 2017 Selection Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year 2017 Selection NPR Books We Love 2017 Selection New York Times 100 Notable Books 2017 Selection Paste Best Books of the Year 2017 Selection Publishers Weekly Best Books 2017 Selection Washington Post Best Books of the Year 2017 Selection
2	The Force: A Novel	Don Winslow	8	CWA Daggers 2018 Shortlist Anthony Awards 2018 Nominee Barry Awards 2018 Nominee Macavity Awards 2018 Nominee Booklist Editors' Choice 2017 Selection Financial Times Best Books of the Year 2017 Selection NPR Books We Love 2017 Selection Publishers Weekly Best Books 2017 Selection
3	Meddling Kids: A Novel	Edgar Cantero	3	Goodreads Choice Awards 2017 Nominee Financial Times Best Books of the Year 2018 Selection NPR Books We Love 2017 Selection
4	Glass Houses: A Novel	Louise Penny	1	Library Journal Best Books 2017 Selection
5	A Conspiracy In Belgravia (The Lady Sherlock Series)	Sherry Thomas	0
6	An Unkindness Of Magicians	Kat Howard	0
7	Based On A True Story: A Novel	Delphine de Vigan	0
8	Before the Fall	Noah Hawley	0
9	Eat Only When You're Hungry: A Novel	Lindsay Hunter	0
10	Enemy Of The Good	Matthew Palmer	0
11	Fierce Kingdom: A Novel	Gin Phillips	0
12	Her Every Fear: A Novel	Peter Swanson	0
13	History of Wolves: A Novel	Emily Fridlund	0
14	Hollow: A Novel	Owen Egerton	0
15	Human Acts: A Novel	Han Kang	0
16	Luna: Wolf Moon: A Novel	Ian McDonald	0
17	Magpie Murders: A Novel	Anthony Horowitz	0
18	My Darling Detective	Howard Norman	0
19	Not A Sound: A Novel	Heather Gudenkauf	0
20	Quicksand	Malin Persson Giolito	0
21	Righteous	Joe Ide	0
22	River Of Teeth	Sarah Gailey	0
23	Shining City: A Novel	Tom Rosenstiel	0
24	Steal The Stars	Nat Cassidy and Mac Rogers	0
25	Strange Practice (A Dr. Greta Helsing Novel)	Vivian Shaw	0
26	Swimming Lessons	Claire Fuller	0
27	The Answers: A Novel	Catherine Lacey	0
28	The Changeling: A Novel	Victor LaValle	0
29	The Child: A Novel	Fiona Barton	0
30	The Dry: A Novel	Jane Harper	0
31	The Last Kid Left: A Novel	Rosecrans Baldwin	0
32	The Leavers: A Novel	Lisa Ko	0
33	The Seventh Function Of Language: A Novel	Laurent Binet, translated by Sam Taylor	0
34	The Strange Case Of The Alchemist's Daughter	Theodora Goss	0
35	The Twelve Lives Of Samuel Hawley: A Novel	Hannah Tinti	0
36	Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier	Mark Frost	0
37	Two Kinds Of Truth	Michael Connelly	0
38	Universal Harvester: A Novel	John Darnielle	0
39	White Tears: A Novel	Hari Kunzru	0