As we head into the final months of the year, we’re looking back at our favorite crime and mystery novels of 2015. There are many to choose from and we can’t include them all. Here’s our list, but be sure and let us know which of your favorites we’ve left out!
The Girl Who Wasn’t There by Ferdinand von Schirach
Sebastian von Eschburg is a tortured artist who had a difficult childhood. He’s well-known and celebrated for his provocative photographs and installations. When von Eschburg is accused of murder, lawyer Konrad Biegler takes the case, and finds out that it’s even stranger than it seems.
The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths
This one begins with a girl found murdered and cut into three pieces. The novel’s detective, Inspector Edgar Stephens, believes it is a crime fashioned after a magic trick called–you guessed it–the Zig Zag Girl.
The Missing and the Dead by Stuart MacBride
Detective Inspector Logan McRae is, after his last case, sent to a small rural town, where the crimes are far less sever than what he’s used to. But it isn’t long before a little girl’s body is washed up on the shore, leading to a massive manhunt and a mystery that McRae has to get to the bottom of.
Time of Death by Mark Billingham
Tom Thorne is on holliday with his girlfriend, Helen.Two girls are abducted and Helen recognized the suspect’s wife as an old school friend. For Thorne, it seems this one is hitting pretty close to home.
When they were twelve, Lois and Carly May were abducted and held captive in the woods for two months. Twenty years later, they are reunited by a film that bears striking similarities to their childhood horror, which they are forced to confront.
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
A reclsuive writer takes a weekend trip to the woods for a friend’s bachlorette party. Forty-eight hours later she wakes up in a hospital with no memory of the murder that took place during the weekend.
Woman of the Dead by Bernhard Aichner
Blum is a happily devoted mother and wife. But when her husband is killed in a hit and run, it devastates her… that is, until she realizes that it wasn’t an accident, it was a murder, and she focuses her energies on finding justice.
The Truth and Other Lies by Sascha Arango
Henry Hayden is a successful writer with dark secrets. When his mistress becomes pregnant, he tries to get out of the ordeal without ruining his image. But things only get worse.
What She Left by T.R. Richmond
When Alice Salmon died, her story was all over the news. But now, an obsessed professor is attempting to piece together all facets of Alice’s life, no matter how deep it takes him.
Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri
This one starts with a bang–actually, two. Two bombs explode outside of empty warehouses, leading Inspector Mantalbano on a search to find out what’s going on.
Silver Bullets by Elmer Mendoza
The silver bullet is the calling card of the assassin in this book. For Edgar ‘Lefty’ Mendieta, this isn’t going to be an easy crime to solve, because it seems nearly everyone has a motive for committing these murders.
This book is full of intrigue–CIA, MI5, corrupt banks, terrorists, conspiracies! The novel begins with the mutilated body of a sernior banker. And that really is just the beginning.
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