Selected mostly by Patrick, these picks tend towards the dark side of the genre, including modern noir and classic-style hardboiled detective fiction. One signed first edition per month.
January: Swierczynski, Duane. California Bear.
February: Pelecanos, George. Owning Up.
March: Fusilli, Jim. The Price You Pay.
April: Phillips, Gary. Ash Dark as Night.
May: Brian Panowich. Nothing but the Bones
June: Wise, Henry. Holy City.
July: Lange, Richard. Joe Hustle
August: Phillips, Scott. The Devil Raises His Own
September: Wright, Snowden. The Queen City Detective Agency
October: Emerson, Ramona. Exposure.
November: David List. What Are the Odds
December: Deon Meyer. Leo