The Best Crime Novels of the Year (So Far)

Give me something so riveting that I’ll blaze through it in one sitting

Heartwood
by Amity Gaige

Don’t think you will be able to put down this gripping book, which follows the disappearance of an experienced middle-aged hiker, Valerie Gillis, on the Appalachian Trail. Gaige is a master of sustaining tension and creating fully human characters while making every sentence sing. Read our review.