The Strand Critics Awards
Recognizing excellence in the field of mystery fiction, the Strand Critics Award is judged by a select group of book reviewers from the nation's top daily newspapers, as well as by Andrew F. Gulli, Managing Editor of The Strand Magazine.
- 2011
- Best Novel Nominee:
- The Affair by Lee Child (Delacorte Press)
- The Drop by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
- Buried Secret by Joseph Finder (St. Martin's Press)
- Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James (Knopf)
- The Cut by George Pelecanos (Little, Brown)
- Best First Novel Nominee:
- The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis (Soho Press)
- The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly (Viking)
- The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
- Sister by Rosamund Lupton (Crown)
- Before I Go To Sleep by S. J. Watson (Harper)
- The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis (Soho Press)
- 2010
- Best Novel: The Reversal by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
- Best First Novel: The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron (Minotaur Books)
- 2009
- Best Novel: Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)
- Best First Novel Tie:
- Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell (Little, Brown)
- Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley (Touchstone)
- 2008
- Best Novel: Lush Life by Richard Price (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
If present, indicates a review by Mysterious Reviews.