Excellent for collectors interested in hot new voices, but also for readers who want to try something new without just guessing what’s worthwhile. Range is US, UK, or Canadian. Up to 24 selections are made each calendar year. They do not arrive on any regular schedule.
2013
Cox, Christopher R. A Good Death
Gibson, Gregory. The Old Turk’s Load Signed
Hobbs, Roger. Ghostman
Lovett, Charlie. The Bookman’s Tale
Masterman, Becky. Rage Against the Dying
Matthews, Jason. Red Sparrow
Milchman, Jenny. Cover of Snow
Rindell, Suzanne. The Other Typist Signed
Talty, Stephan. Black Irish
Williams, Charlotte. The House on the Cliff
2012
Binet, Laurent. HHhH
Engleman, Karen. The Stockholm Octavo
Freed, David. Flat Spin
Gapper, John. Fatal Debt
Grecian, Alex. The Yard
Hill, Antonio. The Summer of Dead Toys
Hubbard, Janet. Champagne: The Farewell
Keller, Julia. A Killing in the Hills
Laukkanen, Owen. The Professionals
Lilliefors, James. Virals
McCafferty, Keith. The Royal Wulff Murders
Pavone, Chris. The Expats
Quirk, Matthew. The 500
Reeves, James, The Man from Primrose Lane
Rich, David. Caravan of Thieves
Saunders, Mark Harril. Ministers of Fire
Siegel, Andy. Suzy’s Case
Sears, Michael. Black Fridays
Smith, Mark Allen. The Inquisitor
Von Schirach, Ferdinand. The Collini Case
Winter, Ariel S. The Twenty Year Death
2011
Buehlman, Chris. Those Across the River
Clark, Marcia. Guilt by Association
Harkness, Deborah. Discovery of Witches
Henry, Sara. Learning to Swim
Jones, Chris Morgan. An Agent of Deceit
Keplar, Lars. Hypnotist
Kaehler, Tammy. Dead Man’s Switch
LaPlante, Alice. Turn of Mind
Martin, AD. Snowdrops
McEuan, Paul. Spiral
McGrath, Melanie. White Heat
Mitzner, Adam. Conflict of Interest
Rosen, Leonard. All Cry Chaos
Stevens, Taylor. The Informationist
Sturges, PC. Shortcut Man
Uhlfelder, Steve. Purgatory Chasm
Watson, SJ. Before I Go to Sleep
Whittle, Tina. The Dangerous Edge of Things
2010
Bauer, Belinda. Blacklands
Bennett, R. Mr Shivers
Berney, Lou. Gutshot Straight
Brackmann, Lisa. Rock Paper Tiger
Davidson, Hilary. Damage Done
DeSilva, Bruce. Rogue Island
Doiron, Paul. The Poacher’s Son
Dunn, Adam. River of Gold
Gore, Steven. Final Target
Harris, Gardiner. Hazard
Kaufman, Tom. Drink the Tea
Mackenzie, Jassy. Random Violence
Matthews, Jeanne. Bones of Contention
Mercer, Ken. Slow Fire
Moore, Graham. The Sherlockian
Ross, Adam. Mr Peanut
Ryan, William. The Holy Thief
Shevchenko, AK. Bequest
Syjuco, Miguel. Illustrado
Thomson, Keith. Once a Spy
Van Rooy, Michael. An Ordinary Decent Criminal
Verdon, John. Think of a Number
Young, Thomas. The Mullah’s Storm
2009
Bazell, Josh. Beat the Reaper
Berry, Jedidiah. Manual of Detection
Bradley, Alan Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Cantrell, Rebecca. Trace of Smoke
Corbin, Julie. Tell Me No Secrets
Dolan, Harry. Bad Things Happen
Downie, Leonard. Rules of the Game
Hinger, Charlotte. Deadly Descent
Hilton, Matt. Dead Men’s Hand
Howe, Katherine. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
Ifkovic, Edward. Lone Star
Littlefield, Sophie. Bad Day for Sorry
McCaffrey, Vincent. Hound
Nunn, Mala. Beautiful Place to Die
Quinn, Spencer. Dog on It
Rotenberg, Robert. Old City Hall
Siger, Jeffery. Murder in Mykonos
Suarez, Daniel. Daemon
Vonnegut, Norb. Top Producer
2008
Calderon, Emilio; Creators Map
Floyd, Bill; Killers Wife
Gage, Leighton; Blood of the Wicked
Genelin, Michael; Siren of the Waters
Goldstone, Lawrence; Anatomy of Deception
Grimsdale, Peter; Perfect Night
Harris, Rosemary; Pushing Up Daisies
Hawkins, Alis; Testament
Kramer, Susan; Stalking Susan
Leckberg, Camilla; Ice Princess
Leonard, Peter; Quiver
Levien, Levien; City of the Sun
Loehfelm, Bill; Fresh Kills
MacLean, Shona; Redemption of Alexander Seaton
McNamara, Mary; Oscar Season
Smith, Tom Rob; Child 44
Upson, Nicola; Expert in Murder
Walker, Martin; Bruno, Chief of Police
Wall, Carolyn D; Sweeping Up Glass
2007
Ault, Sandi; Wild Indigo
Battles, Brett; The Cleaner
Benedict, Laura; Isabella Moon
Brophy, Grace; The Last Enemy
Cain, Chelsea; Heartsick
Campbell, Gordon; Missing Witness
Carrell, Jennifer; Interred with Their Bones
French, Tana; In the Woods
Ghelfi, Brent; Volk’s Game
Harvey, Michael; The Chicago Way
Hill, Joe; Heart-Shaped Box
Lutz, Lisa; The Spellman Files
Mills, Jenni; The Crow Stone
Norman, Michael; The Commission
Pringle, Peter; Day of the Dandelion
Richtel, Matt; Hooked
Sakey, Marcus; The Blade Itself
Straw, Tom; The Trigger Episode
Tyler, L.C.; The Herring Seller’s Apprentice
Vance, Lee; Restitution
2006
Benn, James R.; Billy Boyle
Church, James; Corpse in the Koryo
Cox, Michael; The Meaning of Night
Flynn, Gillian; Sharp Objects
Fredrickson, Jack; Safe Place for Dying
Goldstein, Paul; Errors and Omissions
Goodwin, Jason; The Janissary Tree
Hart, John; The King of Lies
Hockensmith, Steve; Holmes on the Range
Hughes, Declan; The Wrong Kind of Blood
Karp, Marshall; The Rabbit Factory
Kellerman, Jesse; Sunstroke
Klein, Matthew; Switchback
Parshall, Sandra; Heat of the Moon
Read, Cornelia; A Field of Darkness
Rubenfeld, Jeb; Interpretation of Murder
Setterfield, Diane; The Thirteenth Tale
Spanogle, Joshua; Isolation Ward
Stone, Nick; Mr. Clarinet
Swann, Leonie; Three Bags Full
Walters, Michael; The Shadow Walker
2005
Abbott, Megan; Die a Little
Benedict, Elizabeth; Practice of Deceit
Burton, Milton T; The Rogue’s Game
Casey, Donis; The Old Buzzard Had It Coming
Delany, Vicki; Scare the Light Away
Fasman, Jon; The Geographer’s Library
Geagley, Brad; Year of the Hyenas
Johnson, Craig; Cold Dish
Kostova, Elisabeth; The Historian
Lewis, Pam; Speak Softly, She Can Hear
MacBride, Stuart; Cold Granite
McPherson, Catriona; After the Armistice Ball
Nugent, Andrew; The Four Corners Mystery
Roosevelt, Kermit; The Shadow of the Law
Schwegel, Theresa; Officer Down
Van Mil, Ilona; Sugarmilk Falls
2004
Benke, Richard; Ghost Ocean.
Benoit, Charles; Relative Danger
Caldwell, Dustin Thomason/Ian; Rule of Four
Clark, Melissa; Find Courtney
Compton, Jodi; The 37th Hour
Cotterill, Colin; The Coroner’s Lunch
Gangemi, Joseph; Inamorata
Hoffman, Jilliane; Retribution
Jaskunas, Paul; Hidden
Kerley, Jack; The Hundredth Man
Koryta, Michael; Tonight I Said Goodbye
Lindsay, Jeff; Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Matturro, Clare; Skinny Dipping
McEvoy, John; Blind Switch
Mills, Mark; Amagansett
Schaffer, Dylan; Misdemeanor Man
Sherez, Stav; The Devil’s Playground
Silbert, Leslie; The Intelligencer
Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; The Shadow of the Wind
2003
Burke, Alafair; Judgment Calls
Compton, Jodi; The 37th Hour
Davis, Austin; Shoveling Smoke
Farris, David; Lie Still
Gruber, Michael; Tropic of Night
Hart, Erin; Haunted Ground
Holmes, Rupert; Where the Truth Lies
Krieg, Joyce; Murder off Mike
Landay, William; Mission Flats
Lee, Anthony; Martin Quinn
McKinty, Adrian; Dead I Well May Be
Monsour, Theresa; Clean Cut
Parker, Ann; Silver Lies
Rickards, John; Winter’s End
Riehl, Gene; Quantico Rules
Robinson, John; The Sapphire Sea.
Russell, Kirk; Shell Games
Spiegelman, Peter; Black Maps
Stroby, Wallace; The Barbed-Wire Kiss
Tolkien, Simon; Final Witness
Tracy, P.J.; Monkeewrench
Winspear, Jacqueline; Maisie Dobbs
Wright, Ed; Clea’s Moon
2002
Baron, Aileen; The Fly Has a Hundred Eyes
Carter, Stephen; The Emperor of Ocean Park
Cohen, Paula; Gramercy Park
Corbett, David; The Devil’s Redhead
Eisler, Barry; Rain Fall
Fleming, Charles; The Ivory Coast
Goodman, Carol; The Lake of Dead Languages
Hills, Kathleen; Past Imperfect
Innes-Brown, Elizabeth; Burning Marguerite
Kelly, Jim; The Water Clock
Kernick, Simon; The Business of Dying
King, Jonathon; The Blue Edge of Midnight
Kling, Christine; Surface Tension
Morris, J.M.; Fiddleback
O’Connor, Ed; The Yeare’s Midnight
Rehder, Ben; Buck Fever
Spencer-Fleming, Julia; In the Bleak Midwinter
Williams, Len; Justice Deferred
2001
Birtcher, Baron; Roadhouse Blues
Box, C.J.; Open Season
Carver, Caroline; Blood Junction
Chapman, Herb; The Book of Cain
Chazin, Suzan; The Fourth Angel
Cohen, Gabriel; Red Hook
Erickson, K.J.; Third Person Singular
Fulmer, David; Chasing the Devil’s Tail
Fusilli, Jim; Closing Time
Harris, Jonathan; Seizing Amber
Hayes, John; Catskill
MacDonald, Hector; Mind Game
Pall, Ellen; Corpse de Ballet
Preston, M.K.; Perhaps She’ll Die
Stackhouse, Bill; Stream of Death
Strohmeyer, Sarah; Bubbles Unbound
Talton, Jon; Concrete Desert
Terrell, Whitney; The Huntsman
Walter, Jess; Over Tumbled
Webb, Betty; Desert Noir
2000
Arvin, Reed; The Will
Booth, Stephen; Black Dog
Coggins, Mark; The Immortal Game
Davis, Clarie; Winter Range
Ford, Peter Shann; Keeper of Dreams
Humphreys, James; Sleeping Partner
Liss, David; A Conspiracy of Paper
Nelscott, Kris; A Dangerous Road
Phillips, Scott; The Ice Harvest
Siegel, Sheldon; Special Circumstances
Simpson, Marcia; Crow in Stolen Colors
Smith, Peter Moore; Raveling
Swift, Virginia; Brown-Eyed Girl
Thurston, Carol; The Eye of Horus
Xiaolong, Qiu; Death of a Red Heroine
1999
Andrews, Russell; East of A
Black, Cara; Murder in the Marais
Draper, Robert; Hadrian’s Walls
Fesperman, Dan; Lie in the Dark
Gaus, P.L.; Blood of the Prodigal
Gillespie, Emer; Virtual Stranger
Harris, Fred; Coyote Revenge
Harris, Joanne; Chocolat
Hodge, Brian; Wild Horses
Jones, Stan; White Sky, Black Ice
Kerr, Baine; Harmful Intent
Manuel, David; A Matter of Roses
Miller, Stephen; The Woman in the Yard
Parry, Owen; Faded Coat of Blue
Pattison, Eliot; Skull Mantra
Santangelo, Elena; By Blood Possessed
Siler, Jenny; Easy Money
Swindle, Howard; Jitter Joint
Teran, Boston; God Is a Bullet
1998
Anderson, Scott; Triage
Atkins, Charles; The Portrait
Baer, William Christopher; Kiss Me Judas
Benard, Cheryl; Moghul Buffet
Goodwin, Tim; Seeds of Destruction
Griffith, Nicola; The Blue Place
Hamilton, Steve; A Cold Day in Paradise
Hecht, Daniel; Skull Session
Krueger, William Kent; Iron Lake
Latreille, Stan; Perjury
Little, Eddie; Another Day in Paradise
Lovesey, Phil; Death Duties
McColley, Kevin; Praying to a Laughing God
McMillan, Ann; Death March
Mones, Nicole; Lost in Translation
Parsons, Julie; Mary, Mary
Quirk, Joe; Ultimate Rush
Reardon, Lisa; Billy Dead
Rogers, Chris; Bitch Factor
Willard, Fred; Down on Ponce
Wishnia, KJA; 21 Shades of Black