I can hardly believe weβve come to the end of 2022βand what a year itβs been! Iβm pretty sure I say this every year, but 2022 has truly been another outstanding year for crime fiction readers. As I reflected on my year in books while writing this blog post, it felt nearly impossible to narrow down my picks. I genuinely think we might be in the golden age of crime writing; the books crime writers had in store for us this year were nothing short of superb. From the return of fan-favorite authors to thrilling new voices being published for the first time, the crime fiction genre was in top form in 2022βmaking it all the more challenging to pick just 10 books from the year to highlight here! But tough choices had to be made, and made they were. Without further ado, Iβm so excited to share with you my personal picks for the Top 10 Crime Books of 2022 in todayβs blog post! More than any other criteria, the key thing these books have in common is simple: they are all books Iβve continued to think about since I finished reading them. These are stories that entertained me, challenged me, thrilled me, and kept me on the edge of my seat; in this list youβll find Gothic horror, Nordic Noir, psychological suspense, and much more; a wide array of crime fiction subgenres, but all excellent books that stood out from the pack for me in 2022.
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Cover Reveal + Excerpt: YOU'RE INVITED by Amanda Jayatissa
If youβve been around Crime by the Book since last year, you will no doubt remember how completely obsessed I was (and, letβs be honest, still am!) with Amanda Jayatissaβs debut thriller MY SWEET GIRL. Ever since I devoured that outstanding book last fall, Iβve been not-so-patiently waiting for more information on Amandaβs next bookβand the wait is over!! I am so incredibly honored to reveal the cover for Amandaβs 2022 thriller YOUβRE INVITED, and to give CBTB readers an exclusive sneak peek into the book today. YOUβRE INVITED falls into a crime fiction subgenre that I have a particular soft spot for: the wedding thriller. In this book, Amanda Jayatissa invites readers to attend a lavish Sri Lankan weddingβone which not every guest will survive. I simply cannot wait to see what Amanda does with this bookβs instantly-appealing premise; based on how utterly original, dark, and gripping her debut MY SWEET GIRL was, I have no doubt YOUβRE INVITED will be another instant-hit! YOUβRE INVITED will hit US bookstores on August 9, but you can get an early glimpse into the book right here in todayβs blog post! Read on to check out the bookβs stunning cover, learn more about its plot, and read an exclusive, early excerpt. Huge thanks to Amandaβs US publisher Berkley for allowing me to do this reveal todayβI am a huge Amanda Jayatissa fan, and itβs an absolute honor to be able to share this reveal with the CBTB community today! Happy reading!
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