The Greatest Crime Books Since 2010
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1390 | A Brief History of Seven Killings | Marlon James | 2014 | Jamaican | English | |
| 4813 | Dreamland | Sam Quinones | 2015 | American | English | |
| 4941 | Ghettoside | Jill Leovy | 2015 | American | English | |
| 5661 | Bluebird, Bluebird | Attica Locke | 2017 | American | English | |
| 5693 | Night Boat To Tangier | Kevin Barry | 2019 | Irish | English | |
| 6084 | My Sister, The Serial Killer | Oyinkan Braithwaite | 2018 | Nigerian | English | |
| 6662 | You | Caroline Kepnes | 2014 | American | English | |
| 6681 | Blacktop Wasteland | S. A. Cosby | 2020 | American | English | |
| 7022 | The Girl On The Train | Paula Hawkins | 2015 | British | English | |
| 7075 | The Glorious Heresies | Lisa McInerney | 2015 | Irish | English | |
| 7137 | Bury Your Dead | Louise Penny | 2010 | Canadian | English | |
| 7137 | The Plotters | Un-su Kim | 2010 | Korean | Korean | |
| 7158 | The Wager | David Grann | 2023 | American | English | |
| 7211 | Boy Swallows Universe | Trent Dalton | 2018 | Australian | English | |
| 7919 | Mr. Mercedes | Stephen King | 2014 | American | English | |
| 7921 | Small Mercies | Dennis Lehane | 2023 | American | English | |
| 7997 | Magpie Murders | Anthony Horowitz | 2016 | British | English | |
| 8184 | Blacklands | Belinda Bauer | 2010 | British | English | |
| 8304 | The Ghost Riders Of Ordebec | Fred Vargas | 2011 | French | French | |
| 8441 | Faithful Place | Tana French | 2010 | Irish | English | |
| 8465 | Griftopia | Matt Taibbi | 2010 | American | English | |
| 8465 | The Poisoner's Handbook | Deborah Blum | 2010 | American | English | |
| 8489 | The Dry | Jane Harper | 2016 | Australian | English | |
| 8549 | The Hunter | Kerrigan Byrne | 2016 | Unknown | English | |
| 8558 | A Thread Of Violence | Mark O'Connell | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 8602 | A Fever In The Heartland | Timothy Egan | 2023 | American | English | |
| 8666 | Liliana's Invincible Summer | Cristina Rivera Garza | 2023 | Mexican | Spanish | |
| 8696 | Too Much Lip | Melissa Lucashenko | 2018 | Australian | English | |
| 8723 | King Of Ashes | S. A. Cosby | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 8744 | All The Sinners Bleed | S. A. Cosby | 2023 | American | English | |
| 8979 | Crook Manifesto | Colson Whitehead | 2023 | American | English | |
| 9029 | The Hunter | Tana French | 2024 | Irish | English | |
| 9041 | All The Colours Of The Dark | Chris Whitaker | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 9105 | The Art Thief | Michael Finkel | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 9257 | The Great Swindle | Pierre Lemaitre | 2013 | French | French | |
| 9349 | Eileen | Ottessa Moshfegh | 2015 | American | English | |
| 9670 | Frozen Moment | Camilla Ceder | 2010 | Swedish | Swedish | |
| 9670 | Blue Lightning | Ann Cleeves | 2010 | British | English | |
| 9670 | Strange Shores | Arnaldur Indriðason | 2010 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 9670 | Heartstone | C. J. Sansom | 2010 | British | English | |
| 9781 | Partners In Crime | Alisha Rai | 2022 | Unknown | English | |
| 9821 | Alex | Pierre Lemaitre | 2011 | French | French | |
| 9821 | The Frozen Dead | Bernard Minier | 2011 | French | French | |
| 9821 | The Collini Case | Ferdinand Von Schirach | 2011 | German | German | |
| 9912 | Miracle Creek | Angie Kim | 2019 | American | English | |
| 9912 | Your House Will Pay | Steph Cha | 2019 | American | English | |
| 10098 | A Flower Traveled In My Blood | Haley Cohen Gilliland | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 10119 | Dogstar Rising | Parker Bilal | 2013 | Egyptian | English | |
| 10119 | The Cuckoo’s Calling | J. K. Rowling | 2013 | British | English | |
| 10119 | Ghostman | Roger Hobbs | 2013 | American | English | |
| 10222 | I Have Some Questions For You | Rebecca Makkai | 2023 | American | English | |
| 10224 | The Trees | Percival Everett | 2021 | American | English | |
| 10272 | The Wicked Boy | Kate Summerscale | 2016 | British | English | |
| 10295 | Murderland | Caroline Fraser | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 10300 | Death Notice | Zhou Haohui | 2014 | Chinese | Chinese | |
| 10450 | The North Water | Ian McGuire | 2016 | British | English | |
| 10549 | The Darkness | Ragnar Jonasson | 2015 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 10549 | A Book Of Scars | William Shaw | 2015 | British | English | |
| 10569 | Land Of Shadows | Rachel Howzell Hall | 2014 | American | English | |
| 10581 | Some People Need Killing | Patricia Evangelista | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 10598 | Firekeeper's Daughter | Angeline Boulley | 2021 | American | English | |
| 10627 | Fair Play | Louise Hegarty | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 10681 | Unscripted | James B. Stewart, Rachel Abrams | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 10692 | The Tragedy Of True Crime | John J. Lennon | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 10812 | Dodgers | Bill Beverly | 2016 | American | English | |
| 10818 | An Untamed State | Roxane Gay | 2014 | American | English | |
| 10837 | Bleeding Edge | Thomas Pynchon | 2013 | American | English | |
| 10892 | Lola In The Mirror | Trent Dalton | 2023 | Australian | English | |
| 10913 | La Casa Del Padre | Justo Navarro | 2015 | Spanish | Spanish | |
| 11073 | The Lost Man | Jane Harper | 2018 | Australian | English | |
| 11073 | London Rules | Mick Herron | 2018 | British | English | |
| 11073 | Smoke And Ashes | Abir Mukherjee | 2018 | British | English | |
| 11131 | The Widows Of Malabar Hill | Sujata Massey | 2018 | American | English | |
| 11162 | The Destroyers | Christopher Bollen | 2017 | American | English | |
| 11228 | The Real Lolita | Sarah Weinman | 2018 | Unknown | English | |
| 11245 | The Peepshow | Kate Summerscale | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 11295 | No Way Out | Cara Hunter | 2019 | British | English | |
| 11295 | The Border | Don Winslow | 2019 | American | English | |
| 11319 | The Neighborhood | Mario Vargas Llosa | 2016 | Peruvian | English | |
| 11354 | The Girl In The Green Dress | Jeni Haynes | 2019 | Unknown | English | |
| 11416 | Winter Counts | David Heska Wanbli Weiden | 2020 | American | English | |
| 11522 | Dial A For Aunties | Jesse Q. Sutanto | 2021 | Indonesian | English | |
| 11794 | The Bride Collector | Ted Dekker | 2010 | American | English | |
| 11661 | Macbeth | Jo Nesbø | 2018 | Norwegian | English | |
| 11661 | Cherry | Nico Walker | 2018 | American | English | |
| 11661 | Only To Sleep | Lawrence Osborne | 2018 | British | English | |
| 11661 | The Witch Elm | Tana French | 2018 | Irish | English | |
| 11831 | 61 Hours | Lee Child | 2010 | British | English | |
| 11939 | G Man | Beverly Gage | 2022 | American | English | |
| 12048 | Survivor’s Guilt | Robyn Gigl | 2023 | American | English | |
| 12124 | The Zorg | Siddharth Kara | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 12164 | Little Bosses Everywhere | Bridget Read | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 12187 | Allegedly | Tiffany D. Jackson | 2017 | American | English | |
| 12209 | Girls Play Dead | Jen Percy | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12233 | The Killing Fields Of East New York | Stacy Horn | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12288 | The Librarians | Sherry Thomas | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12295 | The Payback | Kashana Cauley | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12428 | The Good Liar | Denise Mina | 2025 | Scottish | English | |
| 12430 | Born In Flames | Bench Ansfield | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 12459 | Marble Hall Murders | Anthony Horowitz | 2025 | British | English | |
| 12460 | This Book Will Bury Me | Ashley Winstead | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 12462 | The Inheritance | Trisha Sakhlecha | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 12463 | El Dorado Drive | Megan Abbott | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 12468 | The Note | Alafair Burke | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12498 | No More Tears | Gardiner Harris | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12502 | The Savage, Noble Death Of Babs Dionne | Ron Currie Jr. | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12548 | Picks And Shovels | Cory Doctorow | 2025 | Canadian | English | |
| 12560 | The Stalker | Paula Bomer | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12600 | The Winter Warriors | Olivier Norek | 2024 | French | French | |
| 12630 | The Impossible Fortune | Richard Osman | 2025 | British | English | |
| 12679 | The Secret History Of The Rape Kit | Pagan Kennedy | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12750 | The Naming Of The Birds | Paraic O'Donnell | 2025 | Irish | English | |
| 12787 | The Jailhouse Lawyer | Calvin Duncan, Sophie Cull | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 12791 | The True Happiness Company | Veena Dinavahi | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 12802 | Captain's Dinner | Adam Cohen | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 12817 | The Fort Bragg Cartel | Seth Harp | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12861 | The Doorman | Chris Pavone | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12866 | Hollow Spaces | Victor Suthammanont | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 12905 | Sister, Sinner | Claire Hoffman | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12913 | Bone Valley | Gilbert King | 2025 | American | English |