Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Mystery/Thriller

2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller WinnerThe Ghosts of BelfastStuart Neville"Northern Ireland's troubles may be over, but peace has not erased the crimes of the past. Gerry Fegan, a former paramilitary contract killer, is haunted by the ghosts of the twelve people he slaughtered. ... In order to appease the ghosts, Fegan is going ...Amazon2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller ShortlistA Darker Domain: A NovelVal McDermidAmazonBlack Water Rising: A NovelAttica LockeAmazonBury Me Deep: A NovelMegan AbbottAmazonThe Hidden ManDavid EllisAmazon

2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller WinnerA Book of American MartyrsJoyce Carol OatesTwo families. Two faces of America. An act of violence with far-reaching consequences....Amazon2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller ShortlistBluebird, BluebirdAttica LockeAmazonThe Late ShowMichael ConnellyAmazonThe Night OceanPaul La FargeAmazonWonder ValleyIvy PochodaAmazon

2016 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller WinnerDodgersBill BeverlyDodgers is a dark, unforgettable coming-of-age journey that recalls the very best of Richard Price, Denis Johnson, and J.D. Salinger. It is the story of a young LA gang member named East, who is sent by his uncle along with some other teenage boys—includin...Amazon2016 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller ShortlistDarktownThomas MullenAmazonHis Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick MacraeGraeme Macrae BurnetAmazonThe GirlsEmma ClineAmazonThe North WaterIan McGuireAmazon

2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller WinnerThe CartelDon WinslowA sequel to "The Power of the Dog" finds a drug lord's prison transfer to Mexico upsetting a precarious balance of peace and forcing a DEA agent to come out of retirement to stop the ensuing violence....Amazon2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller ShortlistBull MountainBrian PanowichAmazonThe Long and Faraway GoneLou BerneyAmazonThe SympathizerViet Thanh NguyenAmazonThe WhitesRichard PriceAmazon

2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller WinnerDry Bones in the ValleyTom BoumanWhen an elderly recluse discovers a corpse on his land, Officer Henry Farrell follows the investigation to strange places in the countryside, and into the depths of his own frayed soul. In Wild Thyme, Pennsylvania, secrets and feuds go back generations. As...Amazon2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller ShortlistAfter I’m GoneLaura LippmanAmazonSins of Our FathersShawn Lawrence OttoAmazonThe Girl With a Clock for a HeartPeter SwansonAmazonThe PainterPeter HellerAmazon

2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller WinnerThe Cuckoo’s Calling,J. K. Rowling Writing As Robert GalbraithA brilliant debut mystery in a classic vein: Detective Cormoran Strike investigates a supermodel's suicide. After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, a...Amazon2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller ShortlistHour of the Red GodRichard CromptonAmazonSycamore RowJohn GrishamAmazonThe Collini CaseFerdinand von SchirachAmazonThe Cuckoo’s CallingRobert GalbraithAmazonThe RageGene KerriganAmazon

2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller WinnerBroken Harbor: A NovelTana FrenchHe plays by the books and plays hard, and thatʼs how the biggest case of the year ends up in his hands. On one of the half-abandoned “luxuryˮ developments that litter Ireland, Patrick Spain and his two young children have been murdered....Amazon2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller ShortlistAngelmakerNick HarkawayAmazonThe ExpatsChris PavoneAmazonThe ThiefFuminori NakamuraAmazonThe Twenty-Year DeathAriel S. WinterAmazon

2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner11/22/1963: A NovelStephen KingReceiving a horrific essay from a GED student with a traumatic past, high-school English teacher Jake Epping is enlisted by a friend to travel back in time to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy, a mission for which he must befriend troubled loner...Amazon2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller ShortlistPlugged: A NovelEoin ColferAmazonSnowdrops: A NovelA.D. MillerAmazonStarted Early, Took My DogKate AtkinsonAmazonThe End of the Wasp Season: A NovelDenise MinaAmazon

2000 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller WinnerA Place of ExecutionVal McDermidWinter 1963: two children have disappeared in Manchester; the murderous careers of Myra Hindley and Ian Brady have begun. On a freezing day in December, another child goes missing: 13-year-old Alison Carter vanishes from the isolated Derbyshire hamlet of S...Amazon2000 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller ShortlistBlood Rain: An Aurelio Zen MysteryMichael DibdinAmazonCold Is the Grave: A Novel of SuspensePeter RobinsonAmazonPurple Cane RoadJames Lee BurkeAmazonShame the Devil: A NovelGeorge P. PelecanosAmazon