Strand Critics Award Winners

Recognizing excellence in the field of mystery fiction, the Strand Critics Award is judged by a select group of book reviewers from the nation's top d ...more

Winners

	The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 34,200 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best Novel (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghostman (Jack White #1) by Roger Hobbs 3.76 avg rating — 6,506 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Defending Jacob by William Landay (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 218,828 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best Novel (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 500 (Mike Ford, #1) by Matthew Quirk (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 3,641 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cut by George Pelecanos 3.69 avg rating — 3,744 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best Novel (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sister by Rosamund Lupton (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 43,596 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buried Secrets (Nick Heller, #2) by Joseph Finder (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 5,853 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best Novel (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poacher's Son (Mike Bowditch, #1) by Paul Doiron (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 4,458 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reversal (Mickey Haller, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #21) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 45,182 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best Novel (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #20) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 31,304 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best Novel (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 2,490 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beat the Reaper (Peter Brown #1) by Josh Bazell 3.78 avg rating — 13,929 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1) by Tom Rob Smith 4.09 avg rating — 60,307 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lush Life by Richard Price 3.69 avg rating — 10,706 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best Novel (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 2,183 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 18,248 ratings Strand Critics Award for Best Novel (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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	The Fever by Megan Abbott (Goodreads Author) 3.12 avg rating — 18,179 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best Novel (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack of Spies (Jack McColl, #1) by David Downing 3.46 avg rating — 1,186 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best Novel (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5) by Tana French (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 44,896 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best Novel (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fear Nothing (Detective D.D. Warren, #7) by Lisa Gardner (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 16,342 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best Novel (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Again (Rizzoli & Isles, #11) by Tess Gerritsen (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 18,321 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best Novel (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 13,709 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best Novel (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dry Bones in the Valley (Henry Farrell, #1) by Tom Bouman 3.43 avg rating — 1,456 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little 3.44 avg rating — 12,582 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Home Place by Carrie La Seur (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 1,375 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ice Shear (June Lyons, #1) by M.P. Cooley (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 651 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessions by Kanae Minato 4.06 avg rating — 6,013 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Girl by Mary Kubica (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 148,076 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson 4.12 avg rating — 2,121,820 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brass Verdict (Mickey Haller, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #18) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 46,680 ratings Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best Novel (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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