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25 Best Mystery Novels of the Last 25 Years

By Tom Nolan: "Crime fiction has thrived in the past 25 years, gaining more readers, introducing new writers and producing works likely to become future classics. This list favors writers who have come to the fore in recent decades over more seasoned authors (some of whom have nonetheless produced outstanding titles in the 21st century). Each book below, whichever its subgenre, tells a terrific story in an especially memorable way."
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All Things Cease to Appear (Elizabeth Brundage)
All Things Cease to Appear
1
Elizabeth Brundage
Big Sky (Kate Atkinson)
Big Sky
2
Kate Atkinson
Birnam Wood (Eleanor Catton)
Birnam Wood
3
Eleanor Catton
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
4
Attica Locke
Bury Your Dead (Louise Penny)
Bury Your Dead
5
Louise Penny
Dark Sacred Night (Michael Connelly)
Dark Sacred Night
6
Michael Connelly
Death of a Red Heroine (Qiu Xiaolong)
Death of a Red Heroine
7
Qiu Xiaolong
Elegy for April (Benjamin Black)
Elegy for April
8
Benjamin Black
Find You First (Linwood Barclay)
Find You First
9
Linwood Barclay
The Hunter (Tana French)
The Hunter
10
Tana French
IQ (Joe Ide)
IQ
11
Joe Ide
The It Girl (Ruth Ware)
The It Girl
12
Ruth Ware
The Last Equation of Isaac Severy (Nova Jacobs)
The Last Equation of Isaac Severy
13
Nova Jacobs
The Long Drop (Denise Mina)
The Long Drop
14
Denise Mina
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Magpie Murders
15
Anthony Horowitz
One-Shot Harry (Gary Phillips)
One-Shot Harry
16
Gary Phillips
The Plot (Jean Hanff Korelitz)
The Plot
17
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Razorblade Tears (S.A. Cosby)
Razorblade Tears
18
S.A. Cosby
Small Mercies (Dennis Lehane)
Small Mercies
19
Dennis Lehane
A Talent for Murder (Peter Swanson)
A Talent for Murder
20
Peter Swanson
The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman)
The Thursday Murder Club
21
Richard Osman
The Turnout (Megan Abbott)
The Turnout
22
Megan Abbott
The Twenty-Year Death (Ariel S. Winter)
The Twenty-Year Death
23
Ariel S. Winter
What the Dead Know (Laura Lippman)
What the Dead Know
24
Laura Lippman
Your House Will Pay (Steph Cha)
Your House Will Pay
25
Steph Cha
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