The most popular crime thriller books of 2023

Crime thrillers are about criminals and the people who hunt them. Gangs, heists, serial killers and undercover work drive these books, and the tension matters more than the puzzle. You often know who did it, and the question is whether they will be stopped. Expect pace, grit and high stakes. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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The Secret
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The Secret

Lee Child, Andrew Child

2023 · 2024 edition

377 pages

Dirty Thirty
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Dirty Thirty

Janet Evanovich

2023 · 2025 edition

400 pages

Blood Lines
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Blood Lines

Nelson DeMille, Alex DeMille

Published 2023

512 pages

Manner of Death
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Manner of Death

Lisa Jackson

2023 · 2024 edition

368 pages

In Her Blood
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In Her Blood

Caro Ramsay

Published 2023

256 pages