The Sanatorium
Sarah Pearse
Published 2021
390 pages
The most popular police procedural books of 2021
Police procedurals follow a case the way the police work it. You see the interviews, the forensics, the dead ends and the pressure from above, usually alongside a team of detectives you come to know across a series. A good fit if you like crime stories that feel real and methodical. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.
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The Finish Line
Kate Stewart
Published 2021
539 pages
False Witness
Karin Slaughter
Published 2021
440 pages
The Judge's List (The Whistler)
John Grisham
2021 · 2022 edition
480 pages
The Madness of Crowds
Louise Penny
Published 2021
436 pages
Win
Harlan Coben
Published 2021
375 pages
Exiles
Jane Harper
2021 · 2023 edition
356 pages
Better off Dead
Lee Child, Andrew Child
Published 2021
376 pages
When the Stars Go Dark
Paula McLain
Published 2021
370 pages
21st Birthday
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Published 2021
408 pages
Ocean Prey
John Sandford, Richard Ferrone
2021 · 2022 edition
496 pages
Jailhouse Lawyer
James Patterson, Nancy Allen
Published 2021
561 pages
The Russian
James Patterson, James O. Born
Published 2021
368 pages
The Red Book
James Patterson, David Ellis
Published 2021
400 pages
Be Still My Heart
Emily McIntire, Sav R. Miller
Published 2021
484 pages
The Unheard
Nicci French
2021 · 2022 edition
452 pages
Mirrorland
Carole Johnstone
Published 2021
416 pages
Black Widows
Cate Quinn
Published 2021
320 pages
City on Fire A Novel
Don Winslow
2021 · 2022 edition
371 pages
The Heron's Cry A Detective Matthew Venn Novel
Ann Cleeves
2021 · 2022 edition
400 pages
A Good Day for Chardonnay A Novel
Darynda Jones
Published 2021
416 pages
Find You First
Linwood Barclay
Published 2021
400 pages
Forgotten in Death An Eve Dallas Novel
Nora Roberts
Published 2021
416 pages
The Lost Bones
Kendra Elliot
Published 2021
116 pages