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) 3.56 avg rating — 43,737 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 3.77 avg rating — 7,324 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) 3.99 avg rating — 270,069 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) 3.50 avg rating — 4,150 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 3.70 avg rating — 4,308 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
	Buried Secrets (Nick Heller, #2) by Joseph Finder (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 7,202 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) 3.78 avg rating — 51,140 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
	The Reversal (Mickey Haller, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #21) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 57,643 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
	The Poacher's Son (Mike Bowditch, #1) by Paul Doiron (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 7,007 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
	Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #20) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 41,676 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 (Starvation Lake Mystery #1) by Bryan Gruley (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 2,862 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 — 15,298 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
	Lush Life by Richard Price 3.72 avg rating — 11,989 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
	Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1) by Tom Rob Smith 4.09 avg rating — 77,902 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
	What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 20,831 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
	The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 2,409 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

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	After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 15,667 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) 4.19 avg rating — 23,628 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) 4.12 avg rating — 21,422 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) 3.86 avg rating — 65,167 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 3.48 avg rating — 1,579 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 Fever by Megan Abbott (Goodreads Author) 3.11 avg rating — 22,823 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 3.46 avg rating — 1,815 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 (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 14,166 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) 3.53 avg rating — 1,731 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 — 749 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 4.09 avg rating — 13,641 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) 3.82 avg rating — 201,848 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 4.14 avg rating — 2,676,554 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 (Harry Bosch, #14; Mickey Haller, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #18) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 60,012 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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