Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Favourite Crime/Suspense/Thrillers 2012

'Tis the season for lists so here are the best from the Crime Fiction genre I read in 2012. 

The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny (2012)


Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (2012)
Collecting Cooper by Paul Cleave (2012)
The Water Room by Christopher Fowler (2008)


Phantom by Jo Nesbo (2012)
Black Flowers by Steve Mosby (2011)
The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill (2010)


Gone by Mo Hayder (2010)
The Black Path by Asa Larsson (2008)
Dead Scared by S.J.Bolton (2012)



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  1. TPDecember 19, 2012 at 9:37 AM

    Awesome list! I haven't read any of these titles yet, but Gone Girl and Phantom are top of my reading list for next year.

    Tanya Patrice
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  2. LisaDecember 19, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    I haven't read any of these either, though I have the Louise Penny on the TBR stacks. I just saw the title of next book announced - and I've forgotten it already.

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    1. CatDecember 21, 2012 at 11:19 AM

      I love Louise Penny - this one was a little different and a beautiful story.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 20, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    The Gods of Gotham is one of my favourite crime novels of the year too. I wasn't expecting to love it as much as I did. I also enjoyed The Water Room and Dead Scared.

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    1. CatDecember 21, 2012 at 11:20 AM

      It was different to what I expected and I thought it was an excellent historical mystery.

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  4. FleurFisherDecember 20, 2012 at 12:46 PM

    That's a great list - though it reminds me that I've fallen behind with pretty much every series!

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  5. MarceDecember 21, 2012 at 3:01 AM

    Amazing list :-) I really wish we had more genre bloggers to do this, maybe I should do a seperate one as most of my top 10 were crime thrillers also.

    I haven't read any but want to read Collection Cooper and authors Mo Hayder, Tana F, Loiuse P and SJ Bolton.

    Glad to see you loved them.

    I did read Gone Girl, but I am in the minority of not enjoying it.

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    1. CatDecember 21, 2012 at 11:24 AM

      I like to have a record of my favourites and although I didn't read as much crime fiction this year almost every book was excellent. I can recommend all of these.
      There were things I didn't like about GG but overall the originality and the twist made it a winner for me.,

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  6. CarolDecember 22, 2012 at 5:31 AM

    Great list. I've only read one of the - The Beautiful Myster - but several of the other authors are on my list to get to next year.

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    1. CatDecember 27, 2012 at 11:16 AM

      Loved The Beautiful Mystery - I love Louise Penny so much I never review her books because I don't feel I can find the words to do her justice.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 23, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    I loved 'The Beautiful Mystery'. I think Penny just gets better and better with each book. As, does Tana French. There are authors here I haven't tried, so thank you for a list that may furnish my own reading for next year.

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    1. CatDecember 27, 2012 at 11:17 AM

      I agree - Louise Penny is wonderful and I'm never disappointed. Hope you'll find and enjoy some of the other titles.

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