The most popular detectives books of 2022

These books are for readers who love a good detective. Brilliant amateurs, weary police inspectors and private eyes with a past follow clues to the truth. You will find stories about the great fictional sleuths here, along with true accounts of real investigators and their cases. This list shows the ones first published in 2022.

Cover of The Paris Apartment

The Paris Apartment

Lucy Foley

2022 · 2023 edition

384 pages

Cover of A Flicker in the Dark

A Flicker in the Dark

Stacy Willingham

Published 2022

357 pages

Cover of Wrong Place Wrong Time

Wrong Place Wrong Time

Gillian McAllister

Published 2022

416 pages

Cover of All Good People Here A Novel (A Concise Synopsis)

All Good People Here A Novel (A Concise Synopsis)

Ashley Flowers, 艾希莉．佛蘿沃斯

Published 2022

42 pages

Cover of The Bullet That Missed

The Bullet That Missed

Richard Osman

2022 · 2023 edition

384 pages

Cover of Killers of a Certain Age

Killers of a Certain Age

Deanna Raybourn, Діенна Рейборн

2022 · 2025 edition

353 pages

Cover of The Ink Black Heart

The Ink Black Heart

Robert Galbraith

Published 2022

1024 pages

Cover of Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37)

Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37)

Michael Connelly

Published 2022

391 pages

Cover of Twenty Years Later A Riveting New Thriller

Twenty Years Later A Riveting New Thriller

Charlie Donlea

Published 2022

432 pages

Cover of Nine Lives

Nine Lives

Peter Swanson

Published 2022

336 pages

Cover of 22 Seconds

22 Seconds

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Published 2022

384 pages

Cover of The Retreat

The Retreat

Sarah Pearse

Published 2022

368 pages

Cover of More Than You'll Ever Know A Good Morning America Book Club Pick

More Than You'll Ever Know A Good Morning America Book Club Pick

Katie Gutierrez

Published 2022

448 pages

Cover of The Twist of a Knife A Novel

The Twist of a Knife A Novel

Anthony Horowitz, Rory Kinnear

Published 2022

384 pages

Cover of The Lioness A Novel

The Lioness A Novel

Chris Bohjalian

Published 2022

336 pages

Cover of Abandoned in Death

Abandoned in Death

Nora Roberts

Published 2022

368 pages

Cover of Jackal A Novel

Jackal A Novel

Erin E. Adams

Published 2022

336 pages

Cover of Livid A Scarpetta Novel

Livid A Scarpetta Novel

Patricia Cornwell

Published 2022

368 pages

Cover of A Sunlit Weapon

A Sunlit Weapon

Jacqueline Winspear

2022 · 2023 edition

368 pages

Cover of Local Gone Missing

Local Gone Missing

Fiona Barton

Published 2022

Cover of Fox Creek A Novel

Fox Creek A Novel

William Kent Krueger

Published 2022

336 pages

Cover of Lavender House A Novel

Lavender House A Novel

Lev AC Rosen

Published 2022

320 pages

Cover of Cold, Cold Bones

Cold, Cold Bones

Kathy Reichs

Published 2022

352 pages

Cover of The Hidden One A Novel of Suspense

The Hidden One A Novel of Suspense

Linda Castillo

Published 2022

320 pages

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