Most Wanted

What are the crime, mystery, and thriller novels that every fan of the genre should be sure to read? Britain’s Telegraph newspaper had its say recently, in an article titled “Fifty Crime Writers to Read Before You Die.” Now, The Rap Sheet is taking a shot at improving on that list. And it’s asking for reader suggestions.

What do you think are the crime, mystery, and thriller novels that every fan ought to read before he or she dies? We’d especially like to hear from the many published crime novelists who read The Rap Sheet. But we are also curious to know what books other readers suggest.

All you need to do to participate in this list-making adventure is e-mail the title and author of the book you’re nominating, plus two or three sentences explaining why you think it deserves a place on our list, to jpwrites@sprynet.com. And in the subject line, please type “Book List.”

The deadline for submissions to this list is Friday, March 21.

This latest Rap Sheet endeavor comes less than a year after its very popular “One Book Project,” which asked more than 100 crime novelists, book critics, and bloggers from all over the English-speaking world to choose the one crime/mystery/thriller novel that they thought had been “most unjustly overlooked, criminally forgotten, or underappreciated over the years.”

To learn more about The Rap Sheet’s plans to develop a rundown of must-read crime fiction, click here.