Attica Locke

Books by Attica Locke

Texan Attica Locke’s noir novel Black Water Rising was nominated for numerous awards and long-listed for the Orange Prize. The New York Times compared it to the work of Dennis Lehane. A successful screenwriter, Locke now lives in Los Angeles.

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The Best New Mystery Books of 2025

Welcome to our running list of the best mystery books of 2025, which we’ll continue to update through the end of the year. A broad range of books are filed under ‘mysteries’ these days, and we try to give a flavour of what’s out there. On this list, we also include books that have been nominated for prestigious awards, like the Edgars in the US and the Dagger Awards in the UK. Bear in mind that these are the best books of the previous year, rather than the very latest—with the advantage that they’re already likely to be in paperback.  

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