{"id":115906,"date":"2019-12-16T14:34:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T03:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=115906"},"modified":"2019-12-16T15:32:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T04:32:10","slug":"best-of-2019-crime-thrillers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2019\/12\/16\/best-of-2019-crime-thrillers\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2019: Crime & Thrillers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Best<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re rounding up the Best Books of 2019 across all genres and categories \u2013 scroll down to see our favourites in crime fiction and thriller!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Good Girl, Bad Girl<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Michael Robotham<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Good<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Australia\u2019s very own international heavyweight of crime fiction, Michael Robotham, continues to impress with a taut, psychological, character-driven thriller that shows us why he’s so damn good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Wife and the Widow<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Christian White<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"9781925712858\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This page-turning, claustrophobic small town thriller is perfectly split between two well-crafted perspectives – the victim\u2019s widow and the wife of the man suspected to be the murderer. The twist at the end will make your head spin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Night Fire<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Michael Connelly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harry Bosch and Renee Ballard come together again in an investigation that pushes them to the very edge. An explosive new thriller with a welcome cameo from the Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller – Michael Connelly just keeps getting better!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Scholar<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Dervla McTiernan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A propulsive second thriller featuring Irish sleuth Cormac Reilly in a gripping, high profile investigation. Dervla McTiernan\u2019s bestselling series is here to stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peace<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Garry Disher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"9781922268150\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Award-winning author Garry Disher is the master of rural Australian noir, and his Constable Paul Hirschhausen is the best Aussie investigator you\u2019ll read this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Chain<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Adrian McKinty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A horrifying feat of imagination that got people talking around the globe. This book is more than suspenseful – it\u2019s completely terrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue Moon<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Lee Child<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Blue<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Whichever small American town Jack Reacher drifts into, millions of readers around the world eagerly follow. Another solid thriller from one of the true greats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How the Dead Speak<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Val McDermid<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An insightful and endlessly intriguing new Hill and Jordan thriller from Scotland\u2019s finest. Expertly plotted and totally absorbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Big Sky<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Kate Atkinson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Big<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kate Atkinson’s creation Jackson Brodie is one of the most fully-formed heroes we have today, and this book shows the literary thriller genre at its very best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dead Man Switch<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Tara Moss<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"9780732290658\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

You’ll want to be Billie Walker’s best friend once you read Dead Man Switch<\/em>. She’s the ultimate Private Investigator – wise, witty, wily – and a woman very much ahead of her time in post-war Sydney. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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