Award category archive

BookPage – Best Mystery & Suspense Winners

Browse BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full BookPage history.

BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense Cross-year archive

2024

BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense results for the 2024 award year.

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The Close-Up

Standalone · Thriller

Dec-2024 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Deadly Animals

Standalone · Mystery

Nov-2024 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Exposure

Emerson, Ramona

Rita Todacheene Series · Book 2 · Thriller

Oct-2024 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Guide Me Home

A Highway 59 Novel Series · Book 3 · General Fiction

Sep-2024 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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A Ruse of Shadows

Lady Sherlock Series · Book 8 · Historical Mystery

Jun-2024 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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The Sequel

Korelitz, Jean Hanff

Standalone · Thriller

Oct-2024 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Shanghai

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2024 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Things Don't Break on Their Own

Collins, Sarah Easter

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2024 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Trust Her

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2024 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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We Solve Murders

We Solve Murders Series · Book 1 · Cozy Mystery

Sep-2024 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

2023

BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense results for the 2023 award year.

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All the Sinners Bleed

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2023 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Bright Young Women

Standalone · Thriller

Oct-2023 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Exiles

Aaron Falk Series · Book 3 · Mystery

Feb-2023 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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The Frozen River

Standalone · Historical

Dec-2023 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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The Last Devil to Die

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery Series · Book 4 · Cozy Mystery

Sep-2023 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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The Motion Picture Teller

Cotterill, Colin

Standalone · Mystery

Jan-2023 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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The River We Remember

Krueger, William Kent

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2023 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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The Secret Hours

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2023 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Sutanto, Jesse Q.

Vera Wong Series · Book 1 · Amateur Sleuth

Mar-2023 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Zero Days

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2023 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

2022

BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense results for the 2022 award year.

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Blood Sugar

Rothchild, Sascha

Standalone · Thriller

Apr-2022 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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The Cage

Kistler, Bonnie

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2022 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Geiger

Skoerdeman, Gustaf

Standalone · Espionage

May-2021 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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The Half Life of Valery K

Pulley, Natasha

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2022 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Lavender House

Rosen, Lev A.C.

Detective Evander "Andy" Mills Series · Book 1 · Historical Mystery

Oct-2022 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Little Sister

Jonah Sheens, Detective Series · Book 4 · Thriller

Jul-2022 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Sometimes People Die

Stephenson, Simon

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2022 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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Winter Work

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2022 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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The Woman in the Library

Gentill, Sulari

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2022 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

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You're Invited

Jayatissa, Amanda

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2022 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense *

2021

BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense results for the 2021 award year.

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Bad Moon Rising

A Bad Axe County Mystery Series · Book 3 · Police Procedural

Jan-2021 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #9

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Clark and Division

Hirahara, Naomi

A Japantown Mystery Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Aug-2021 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #2

#4

Dead Dead Girls

A Harlem Renaissance Mystery Series · Book 1 · Historical Mystery

Jun-2021 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #4

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The Man Who Died Twice

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery Series · Book 2 · Cozy Mystery

Oct-2021 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #8

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Mango, Mambo, and Murder

Reyes, Raquel V.

A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery Series · Book 1 · Mystery

Oct-2021 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #10

#7

The Other Passenger

Candlish, Louise

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2020 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #7

#3

Razorblade Tears

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2021 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #3

#1

Silverview

Standalone · Thriller

Oct-2021 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #1

#6

The Madness of Crowds

Chief Inspector Gamache Series · Book 17 · Police Procedural

Aug-2021 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #6

#5

Velvet Was the Night

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2021 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #5

2020

BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense results for the 2020 award year.

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Blacktop Wasteland

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2020 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #1

#4

The Book of Lamps and Banners

Hand, Elizabeth

Standalone · Mystery

Oct-2020 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #4

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The Bright Lands

Standalone · Horror

Jul-2020 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #5

#7

Dear Child

Standalone · Thriller

Oct-2020 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #7

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The Devil and the Dark Water

Standalone · Historical Mystery

Oct-2020 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #9

#3

The Distant Dead

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2020 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #3

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Mexican Gothic

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

Standalone · Fantasy

Jul-2020 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #2

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Perfect Little Children

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2020 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #10

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Take Me Apart

Standalone · Thriller

May-2020 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #6

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When No One Is Watching

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2020 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #8

2019

BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense results for the 2019 award year.

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#4

Bad Axe County

A Bad Axe County Mystery Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Jul-2019 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #4

#9

The Bone Fire

Standalone · Historical

Sep-2019 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #9

#3

Conviction

Anna and Fin Series · Book 1 · Mystery

Jun-2019 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #3

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Heaven, My Home

A Highway 59 Novel Series · Book 2 · General Fiction

Sep-2019 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #1

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Lady in the Lake

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2019 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #2

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The Last

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2019 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #8

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The Lost Man

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2019 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #10

#7

Paper Son

A Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Mystery Series · Book 13 · Law Enforcement

Jul-2019 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #7

#5

The Right Sort of Man

Montclair, Allison

A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery Series · Book 1 · Historical Mystery

Jun-2019 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #5

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Tell Me Everything

Brockman, Cambria

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2019 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #6

2018

BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense results for the 2018 award year.

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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #10

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Baby Teeth

Standalone · Horror

Jul-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #7

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The Cabin at the End of the World

Standalone · Horror

Jul-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #15

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Dark Sacred Night

Connelly, Michael

A Harry Bosch Novel Series · Book 23 · Police Procedural

Nov-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #8

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Dark Sacred Night

Connelly, Michael

Detective Renee Ballard Series · Book 2 · Police Procedural

Nov-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #8

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Dark Sacred Night

Connelly, Michael

Ballard and Bosch Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Nov-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #8

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The Fighter

Smith, Michael Farris

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #12

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The Infinite Blacktop

Claire DeWitt Series · Book 3 · Mystery

Sep-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #6

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Kingdom of the Blind

Chief Inspector Gamache Series · Book 14 · Police Procedural

Dec-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #3

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Lethal White

Galbraith, Robert

Cormoran Strike Series · Book 4 · Law Enforcement

Sep-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #4

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A Necessary Evil

Mukherjee, Abir

Wyndham and Banerjee Series · Book 2 · Police Procedural

Apr-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #5

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Noir

Moore, Christopher

Sammy "Two Toes" Tiffin Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Apr-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #13

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Red, White, Blue

Standalone · Action Adventure

Aug-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #14

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Sunburn

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #9

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The Witch Elm

Standalone · Law Enforcement

Oct-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #1

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The Woman in the Window

Standalone · Thriller

Jan-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #11

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The Word Is Murder

Horowitz, Anthony

Detective Daniel Hawthorne Series · Book 1 · Amateur Sleuth

Jun-2018 BookPage Best Mystery & Suspense #2

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