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 Lost
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The Lost

Simon Beckett, Karen Witthuhn, Sabine Längsfeld

Published 2021

349 pages

Dead by Dawn
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Dead by Dawn

Paul Doiron

2021 · 2022 edition

320 pages

The Dark Remains
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The Dark Remains

William McIlvanney, Ian Rankin

Published 2021

208 pages

The Hidden
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The Hidden

Melanie Golding

Published 2021

328 pages

Unholy Murder
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Unholy Murder

Lynda La Plante

Published 2021

416 pages

Blaze Me a Sun
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Blaze Me a Sun

Christoffer Carlsson

2021 · 2023 edition

439 pages

Flight
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Flight

Laura Griffin

Published 2021

352 pages

Guilt
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Guilt

Keigo Higashino

2021 · 2026 edition

416 pages

Cutters End
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Cutters End

Margaret Hickey

Published 2021

352 pages

Striking Range
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Striking Range

Margaret Mizushima

Published 2021

275 pages