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Mystery & crime · 2024

Best Mystery & Crime Books of 2024

The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft was the most-recognized mystery & crime book of 2024, named by 3 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 44 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. 2024 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#BookAuthorSourcesNamed by
1The Extinction of Irena ReyJennifer Croft3
2Anita de Monte Laughs LastXochitl Gonzalez2
3Baby X: A ThrillerKira Peikoff2
4Hard by a Great ForestLeo Vardiashvili2
5Pony ConfidentialChristina Lynch2
6Creation LakeRachel Kushner1
7Horror MoviePaul Tremblay1
8I Was a Teenage SlasherStephen Graham Jones1
9The Bog WifeKay Chronister1
10The Briar ClubKate Quinn1
11The God of the WoodsLiz Moore1
12The Murder of Mr. MaSJ Rozan and John Shen Yen Nee1
13A Better WorldSarah Langan0
    14A Talent for MurderPeter Swanson0
      15BearJulia Phillips0
        16Cahokia JazzFrancis Spufford0
          17CuckooGretchen Felker-Martin0
            18Do What Godmother SaysL.S. Stratton0
              19Flags on the BayouJames Lee Burke0
                20Glass HousesMadeline Ashby0
                  21Guide Me HomeAttica Locke0
                    22Here One MomentLiane Moriarty0
                      23How to Solve Your Own MurderKristen Perrin0
                        24LilithEric Rickstad0
                          25Listen for the LieAmy Tintera0
                            26Little RotAkwaeke Emezi0
                              27MadwomanChelsea Bieker0
                                28NightwatchingTracy Sierra0
                                  29RednecksTaylor Brown0
                                    30State of ParadiseLaura van den Berg0
                                      31The Antique Hunter's Guide to MurderC.L. Miller0
                                        32The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, Book 5)Nghi Vo0
                                          33The Bullet SwallowerElizabeth Gonzalez James0
                                            34The CliffsJ. Courtney Sullivan0
                                              35The Fox WifeYangsze Choo0
                                                36The HunterTana French0
                                                  37The Lost StoryMeg Shaffer0
                                                    38The Midnight FeastLucy Foley0
                                                      39The Phoenix CrownKate Quinn and Janie Chang0
                                                        40The Return of Ellie BlackEmiko Jean0
                                                          41The Seventh Veil of SalomeSilvia Moreno-Garcia0
                                                            42The Tainted CupRobert Jackson Bennett0
                                                              43We Solve MurdersRichard Osman0
                                                                44Woo WooElla Baxter0