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20 Must-Read Crime Novels to Keep You Up All Night

"Does your reading life need a pick me up? If so, you've come to the right place. The detectives, psychologists, police offers, and villains in the best crime novels are sure to suck you in. Even better? Since all of these are releases from 2021, chances are good you haven't read most of them yet."
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Quiet in Her Bones (Nalini Singh)
Quiet in Her Bones
1
Nalini Singh
The Girls Are All So Nice Here (Laurie Elizabeth Flynn)
The Girls Are All So Nice Here
2
Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
Sleep Well, My Lady (Kwei Quartey)
Sleep Well, My Lady
3
Kwei Quartey
Blood Grove (Walter Mosley)
Blood Grove
4
Walter Mosley
The Wife Upstairs (Rachel Hawkins)
The Wife Upstairs
5
Rachel Hawkins
Children of Chicago (Cynthia Pelayo)
Children of Chicago
6
Cynthia Pelayo
Lightseekers (Femi Kayode)
Lightseekers
7
Femi Kayode
Young Blood (Sifiso Mzobe)
Young Blood
8
Sifiso Mzobe
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
The Other Black Girl
9
Zakiya Dalila Harris
The Turnout (Megan Abbott)
The Turnout
10
Megan Abbott
A Slow Fire Burning (Paula Hawkins)
A Slow Fire Burning
11
Paula Hawkins
Local Woman Missing (Mary Kubica)
Local Woman Missing
12
Mary Kubica
The Hunting Wives (May Cobb)
The Hunting Wives
13
May Cobb
The Maidens (Alex Michaelides)
The Maidens
14
Alex Michaelides
Not a Happy Family (Shari Lapena)
Not a Happy Family
15
Shari Lapena
The Babysitter: My Summer With a Serial Killer (Liza Rodman, Jennifer Jordan)
The Babysitter: My Summer With a Serial Killer
16
Liza Rodman, Jennifer Jordan
Guilty Admissions (Nicole Laporte)
Guilty Admissions
17
Nicole Laporte
Confident Women (Tori Telfer)
Confident Women
18
Tori Telfer
The Unusual Suspect: The Rise and Fall of a Modern-Day Outlaw (Ben Machell)
The Unusual Suspect: The Rise and Fall of a Modern-Day Outlaw
19
Ben Machell
The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing (Sonia Faleiro)
The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing
20
Sonia Faleiro
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