After having reviewed 100+ books here at Raven Crime Reads during 2013, it has been no mean feat to whittle the list down to the customary Top 5 reads of the year. I have been transported across the globe, through many different timelines, with a whole array of interesting and unique detectives and criminals alike, with some great discoveries along the way.

Thanks to my many, many Raven Crime Reads visitors- I hope you have discovered some great books on your trips here this year!

I wonder what criminal delights next year will bring?

 There have been some truly great new authors making their debuts this year, and certainly here in the UK I would highlight Luke Delaney’s brilliant new series featuring DI Sean Corrigan, Cold Killing is the first, William Shaw’s Sixties inspired A SongFrom Dead Lips, Anya Lipska’s gripping Where The Devil Can’t Go, Luca Veste’s