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Library Journal Best Books – Crime Fiction: Mystery Winners

Browse Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Library Journal Best Books history.

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2025

Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery results for the 2025 award year.

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Badlands

Preston, Douglas; Child, Lincoln

Nora Kelly Series · Book 5 · Thriller

Jun-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right

Mosley, Walter

A King Oliver Novel Series · Book 3 · Private Investigator

Feb-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Botanist's Assistant

Townsend, Peggy

Standalone · Cozy Mystery

Nov-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Broken Fields

Rendon, Marcie R.

A Cash Blackbear Mystery Series · Book 4 · Police Procedural

Mar-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

A Case of Life and Limb

Smith, Sally

The Trials of Gabriel Ward Series · Book 2 · Historical Mystery

Jul-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

A Case of Mice and Murder

Smith, Sally

The Trials of Gabriel Ward Series · Book 1 · Historical Mystery

Jun-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Dark Maestro

Slocumb, Brendan

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Dead in the Frame

Spotswood, Stephen

A Pentecost and Parker Mystery Series · Book 5 · Historical Mystery

Feb-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Death at the White Hart

Chibnall, Chris

Standalone · Police Procedural

Jun-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

A Death in Diamonds

Bennett, S.J.

Standalone · Cozy Mystery

Feb-2024 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Death of an Ex

Pitts, Delia

Vandy Myrick Series · Book 2 · Police Procedural

Jan-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Dentist

Sullivan, Tim

DS Cross Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

Jun-2020 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Devil in Oxford

Armstrong, Jess

Ruby Vaughn Series · Book 3 · Historical Mystery

Nov-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

A Fashionably French Murder

Cambridge, Colleen

An American in Paris Mystery Series · Book 3 · Historical Mystery

May-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Fast Boys and Pretty Girls

Patrick, Lo

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Florida Palms

Pan, Joe

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Four Queens of Crime

Limoncelli, Rosanne

Standalone · Historical Mystery

Mar-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Galway's Edge

Bruen, Ken

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Girl from Greenwich Street

Willig, Lauren

Standalone · Historical

Mar-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Girl in the Green Dress

Fredericks, Mariah

Standalone · Historical Mystery

Sep-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Hang on St. Christopher

McKinty, Adrian

A Detective Sean Duffy Novel Series · Book 8 · Police Procedural

Mar-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

History Lessons

Wallbrook, Zoe B.

Standalone · Police Procedural

Jul-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Impossible Fortune

Osman, Richard

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery Series · Book 5 · Cozy Mystery

Sep-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Ivory City

Murphy, Emily Bain

Standalone · Historical Mystery

Nov-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Lessons in Crime

Edwards, Martin

Standalone · Mystery

May-2024 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Loose Lips

Donovan, Kemper

A Ghostwriter Mystery Series · Book 2 · Cozy Mystery

Jan-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Mailman

Welsh-Huggins, Andrew

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Marble Hall Murders

Horowitz, Anthony

Susan Ryeland Series · Book 3 · Amateur Sleuth

May-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective

Nichols, Jo

Standalone · Cozy Mystery

Aug-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library

Chapman, Amanda

Mrs. Christie Series · Book 1 · Amateur Sleuth

Aug-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue

Quinn, Spencer

Mrs. Plansky Series · Book 2 · Amateur Sleuth

Jul-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Murder and a Missing Manuscript

Jordan, Richard Tyler

Standalone · Police Procedural

Apr-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Murder in the Dressing Room

Stars, Holly

A Misty Divine Mystery Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Jan-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Murder in Manhattan

Mulhern, Julie

Standalone · Historical Romance

Dec-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Murder in Mint Condition

Jordan, Richard Tyler

Standalone · Police Procedural

Nov-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Murder Takes a Vacation

Lippman, Laura

Standalone · Cozy Mystery

May-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Museum Detective

Phillips, Maha Khan

Standalone · Police Procedural

Apr-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Mysterious Death of Junetta Plum

Wesley, Valerie Wilson

A Harriet Stone Mystery Series · Book 1 · Historical Mystery

Dec-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder

Rose, Bellamy

Standalone · Police Procedural

Mar-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Queens of Crime

Benedict, Marie

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Feb-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Safari

Goldis, Jaclyn

Standalone · Thriller

May-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne

Currie, Ron, Jr.

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes

Jackson-Opoku, Sandra

Savvy Summers Mysteries Series · Book 1 · Cozy Mystery

Jul-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

A Shipwreck in Fiji

Rao, Nilima

Standalone · Mystery

Jun-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Thus with a Kiss I Die

Dodd, Christina

Daughter of Montague Series · Book 2 · Historical Mystery

Jun-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

Sutanto, Jesse Q.

Vera Wong Series · Book 2 · Amateur Sleuth

Apr-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

We Had a Hunch

Ryan, Tom

Standalone · Cozy Mystery

Oct-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

Welcome to Murder Week

Dukess, Karen

Standalone · Cozy Mystery

Jun-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

The Wolf Tree

McCluskey, Laura

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2025 Library Journal Best Books Crime Fiction: Mystery *

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