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The Best Crime Novels of 2020

10 Novels You Should Read This December

The Best Noir Fiction of 2020 VIEW LIST (10 BOOKS)
The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020: Fall Preview VIEW LIST (50 BOOKS)

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The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020: Summer Reading Edition VIEW LIST (86 BOOKS)

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The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020: Part I VIEW LIST (120 BOOKS)

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The 2020 Edgar Award Winners and Nominees VIEW LIST (25 BOOKS)

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Crime Novels Set During Times of Plague and Outbreak VIEW LIST (14 BOOKS)

The Best Crime Novels of 2019

10 Books You Should Read This April VIEW LIST (10 BOOKS)
9 Novels You Should Read in February VIEW LIST (8 BOOKS)

The Best Crime Novels of 2018 - CrimeReads Staff Picks

5 International Crime Novels to Read This April VIEW LIST (5 BOOKS)
Five True Crime Books To Read in April VIEW LIST (5 BOOKS)
April's Best Debut Novels VIEW LIST (5 BOOKS)
Essential Novels of Contagion VIEW LIST (4 BOOKS)
10 Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers to Read This May VIEW LIST (10 BOOKS)
The 10 Best Crime Novels of the Last Decade VIEW LIST (10 BOOKS)
10 Crime and Mystery Novels To Read This August VIEW LIST (10 BOOKS)
10 Novels You Should Read This June VIEW LIST (10 BOOKS)
The Alexander McCall Smith Book Selection VIEW LIST (5 BOOKS)