Best Contemporary Literary Crime Novels

1.
Born Slippy
Born Slippy
by: Tom Lutz
3.88 avg rating — 100 ratings
2.
In the Woods
In the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 429,659 ratings
3.
The Lost Man
The Lost Man 4.16 avg rating — 107,690 ratings
4.
The Likeness
The Likeness 4.06 avg rating — 175,284 ratings
5.
Faithful Place
Faithful Place really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 129,806 ratings
6.
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
by: Jo Nesbø
4.02 avg rating — 148,077 ratings
7.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,744 ratings
8.
Eden
Eden 4.02 avg rating — 511 ratings
9.
How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9)
How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9) 4.48 avg rating — 94,810 ratings
10.
A Rule Against Murder (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #4)
A Rule Against Murder (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 105,489 ratings
11.
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 260,233 ratings
12.
The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1)
The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 34,846 ratings
13.
A Certain Justice (Adam Dalgliesh, #10)
A Certain Justice (Adam Dalgliesh, #10) 3.95 avg rating — 11,793 ratings