Mystery & crime · 2018

Best Mystery & Crime Books of 2018

The Cabin At The End Of The World: A Novel by Paul Tremblay was the most-recognized mystery & crime book of 2018, named by 9 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 17 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. 2018 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#	Book	Author	Sources	Named by
1	The Cabin At The End Of The World: A Novel	Paul Tremblay	9	Bram Stoker Awards 2018 Winner Locus Awards 2019 Winner British Fantasy Award (Novel) 2019 Shortlist Goodreads Choice Awards 2018 Nominee Thriller Awards 2019 Nominee BookPage Best Books of the Year 2018 Selection Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2018 Selection Library Journal Best Books 2018 Selection NPR Books We Love 2018 Selection
2	The Perfect Nanny: A Novel	Leila Slimani, translated by Sam Taylor	8	Los Angeles Times Book Prizes 2018 Finalist Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2019 Nominee The Atlantic Best Books of the Year 2018 Selection The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year 2018 Selection Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2018 Selection NPR Books We Love 2018 Selection New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year 2018 Selection New York Times 100 Notable Books 2018 Selection
3	The Witch Elm: A Novel	Tana French	6	Goodreads Choice Awards 2018 Nominee BookPage Best Books of the Year 2018 Selection Library Journal Best Books 2018 Selection NPR Books We Love 2018 Selection New York Times 100 Notable Books 2018 Selection Slate Best Books of the Year 2018 Selection
4	Only To Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Novel	Lawrence Osborne	4	Shamus Awards 2019 Finalist Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2019 Nominee NPR Books We Love 2018 Selection New York Times 100 Notable Books 2018 Selection
5	Red, White, Blue: A Novel	Lea Carpenter	3	BookPage Best Books of the Year 2018 Selection NPR Books We Love 2018 Selection Publishers Weekly Best Books 2018 Selection
6	The Hollow Of Fear	Sherry Thomas	1	Barry Awards 2019 Nominee
7	Bitter Orange	Claire Fuller	0
8	Bluebird, Bluebird	Attica Locke	0
9	City Of Ash And Red: A Novel	Hye-young Pyun, translated by Sora Kim-Russell	0
10	Greeks Bearing Gifts	Philip Kerr	0
11	Grist Mill Road: A Novel	Christopher J. Yates	0
12	My Sister, The Serial Killer: A Novel	Oyinkan Braithwaite	0
13	Social Creature: A Novel	Tara Isabella Burton	0
14	The Chalk Man: A Novel	C.J. Tudor	0
15	The Death Of Mrs. Westaway	Ruth Ware	0
16	The Infinite Blacktop: A Novel	Sara Gran	0
17	The Word Is Murder: A Novel	Anthony Horowitz	0