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Author and Guardian book Laura Wilson has released her own choices of the 10 “best” ...

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I’ve been compiling seasonal inventories of forthcoming crime, mystery, and thriller novels for many years now, but until recently, I hadn’t kept track of the number of additions I made to those lists after their initial publication in The Rap Sheet.
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Now we have The Times of London making its opinions known as to what the “best books of 2025” might be. Among the categories included is Crime Fiction. Critics Joan Smith and Mark Sanderson do the choosing there—four titl...

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Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more.
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Continuing the rollout of this year’s critics’ picks, Oline H. Cogdill of the South Florida Sun Sentinel today delivers her “Best Mystery Novels of 2025” list. Novels, short story compilations, and even one biog...

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