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      Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites – Mysteries & Thrillers Winners

      Browse Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites history.

      Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers Cross-year archive

      2025

      Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers results for the 2025 award year.

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      The Black Wolf

      Penny, Louise

      Chief Inspector Gamache Series · Book 20 · Police Procedural

      Nov-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      Clown Town

      Herron, Mick

      Slough House Series · Book 9 · Thriller

      Sep-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      Hot Wax

      Rio, M.L.

      Standalone · General Fiction

      Sep-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *

      2024

      Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers results for the 2024 award year.

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      Exposure

      Emerson, Ramona

      Rita Todacheene Series · Book 2 · Thriller

      Oct-2024 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      The Grey Wolf

      Penny, Louise

      Chief Inspector Gamache Series · Book 19 · Police Procedural

      Nov-2024 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      The Hunter

      French, Tana

      Cal Hooper Series · Book 2 · Thriller

      Mar-2024 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      Southern Man

      Iles, Greg

      Penn Cage Series · Book 7 · Thriller

      Jun-2024 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *

      2023

      Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers results for the 2023 award year.

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      The Raging Storm

      Cleeves, Ann

      A Detective Matthew Venn Novel Series · Book 3 · Police Procedural

      Sep-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      Zero Days

      Ware, Ruth

      Standalone · Thriller

      Jun-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *

      2022

      Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers results for the 2022 award year.

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      The Maid

      Prose, Nita

      Molly the Maid Series · Book 1 · Mystery

      Jan-2022 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *

      2021

      Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers results for the 2021 award year.

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      The Heron's Cry

      Cleeves, Ann

      A Detective Matthew Venn Novel Series · Book 2 · Police Procedural

      Sep-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *

      2020

      Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers results for the 2020 award year.

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      The Long Call

      Cleeves, Ann

      A Detective Matthew Venn Novel Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

      Sep-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      The Searcher

      French, Tana

      Cal Hooper Series · Book 1 · Thriller

      Oct-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *

      2019

      Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers results for the 2019 award year.

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      A Better Man

      Penny, Louise

      Chief Inspector Gamache Series · Book 15 · Police Procedural

      Sep-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      The Bitterroots

      Box, C.J.

      Cassie Dewell Series · Book 3 · Law Enforcement

      Aug-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      Blue Moon

      Child, Lee

      Jack Reacher Series · Book 24 · Mystery

      Oct-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *

      2018

      Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers results for the 2018 award year.

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      The Disappeared

      Box, C.J.

      Joe Pickett Series · Book 18 · Law Enforcement

      Apr-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      Robicheaux

      Burke, James Lee

      Dave Robicheaux Series · Book 21 · Law Enforcement

      Jan-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *

      2017

      Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers results for the 2017 award year.

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      Deep Freeze

      Sandford, John

      Virgil Flowers Series · Book 10 · Police Procedural

      Oct-2017 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      Earthly Remains

      Leon, Donna

      A Guido Brunetti Mystery Series · Book 26 · Police Procedural

      Apr-2017 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      End Game

      Baldacci, David

      Will Robie Series · Book 5 · Thriller

      Nov-2017 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      Glass Houses

      Penny, Louise

      Chief Inspector Gamache Series · Book 13 · Police Procedural

      Sep-2017 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      Origin

      Brown, Dan

      Robert Langdon Series · Book 5 · Thriller

      Oct-2017 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      Vicious Circle

      Box, C.J.

      Joe Pickett Series · Book 17 · Law Enforcement

      Mar-2017 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *
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      Y Is for Yesterday

      Grafton, Sue

      A Kinsey Millhone Mystery Series · Book 25 · Private Investigator

      Aug-2017 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Mysteries & Thrillers *

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