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The 101 Best Crime Novels of the Past Decade

Mystery Month is in full swing here at Booklist, with all of the interviews, webinars, and blog posts about mystery fiction you could possibly want. And now, all of the book recommendations you need.
Every year in the May 1 issue, our Mystery Showcase, Booklist compiles the 10 best adult crime novels reviewed over the previous 12 months. As a special treat to The Booklist Reader faithful, we've collected all of these titles from the past decade, spanning 2006–2015, in this post, with links to their respective reviews. Thanks to one of those 10 best lists stretching to 11 titles (in 2007), that makes for 101 novels that will keep you reading into the next year, or at least until August. Put on your best trench coat, grab a spot in your favorite shadowy alley, and dive in.
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The Ancient Rain (Domenic Stansberry)
The Ancient Rain
1
Domenic Stansberry
The Andalucian Friend (Alexander Söderberg)
The Andalucian Friend
2
Alexander Söderberg
Angelmaker (Nick Harkaway)
Angelmaker
3
Nick Harkaway
The Anniversary Man (Ellory)
The Anniversary Man
4
Ellory
Bangkok Haunts (John Burdett)
Bangkok Haunts
5
John Burdett
The Beautiful Mystery (Louise Penny)
The Beautiful Mystery
6
Louise Penny
Black Fly Season (Giles Blunt)
Black Fly Season
7
Giles Blunt
Bleed for Me (Michael Robotham)
Bleed for Me
8
Michael Robotham
Blood of Angels (Reed Arvin)
Blood of Angels
9
Reed Arvin
Blotto, Twinks and the Dead Dowager Duchess (Simon Brett)
Blotto, Twinks and the Dead Dowager Duchess
10
Simon Brett
Broken Monsters (Lauren Beukes)
Broken Monsters
11
Lauren Beukes
The Broken Shore
The Broken Shore
12
The Brutal Telling (Louise Penny)
The Brutal Telling
13
Louise Penny
Bury Your Dead (Louise Penny)
Bury Your Dead
14
Louise Penny
The Cairo Affair (Olen Steinhauer)
The Cairo Affair
15
Olen Steinhauer
Cemetery Road (Gar Anthony Haywood)
Cemetery Road
16
Gar Anthony Haywood
City of Tiny Lights (Patrick Neate)
City of Tiny Lights
17
Patrick Neate
Cold in Hand (John Harvey)
Cold in Hand
18
John Harvey
The Collaborator of Bethlehem (Matt Rees)
The Collaborator of Bethlehem
19
Matt Rees
Cripple Creek (James Sallis)
Cripple Creek
20
James Sallis
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter (Tom Franklin)
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
21
Tom Franklin
Dare Me (Megan Abbott)
Dare Me
22
Megan Abbott
The Dark Horse (Craig Johnson)
The Dark Horse
23
Craig Johnson
The Darkest Room (Johan Theorin)
The Darkest Room
24
Johan Theorin
The Dawn Patrol (Don Winslow)
The Dawn Patrol
25
Don Winslow
The Devil She Knows (Bill Loefelm)
The Devil She Knows
26
Bill Loefelm
Darkness, Darkness (John Harvey)
Darkness, Darkness
27
John Harvey
Dead Game (Kirk Russell)
Dead Game
28
Kirk Russell
Death Without Company (Craig Johnson)
Death Without Company
29
Craig Johnson
Devil's Peak (Deon Meyer)
Devil's Peak
30
Deon Meyer
Down Into Darkness, (David Lawrence)
Down Into Darkness,
31
David Lawrence
Echo Park (Michael Connelly)
Echo Park
32
Michael Connelly
Exit Music
Exit Music
33
False Mermaid (Erin Hart)
False Mermaid
34
Erin Hart
A Field of Darkness (Cornelia Read)
A Field of Darkness
35
Cornelia Read
The Foreign Correspondent (Furst)
The Foreign Correspondent
36
Furst
Free Fire (C.J. Box)
Free Fire
37
C.J. Box
Ghostman (Roger Hobbs)
Ghostman
38
Roger Hobbs
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
39
Paula Hawkins
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
40
Stieg Larsson
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