Canadian booksellers pick the top crime and mystery books of 2012

Q&Q contacted booksellers across Canada to uncover the most popular crime and mystery titles of 2012.

Click on the thumbnails to discover the booksellers’ top titles.

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95290 British crime writer Ann Cleeves's Silent Voices is the fourth instalment in the Vera Stanhope series. The novel follows the detective inspector as she works to solve the murder of a social worker. Silent Voices is a bestseller at Dead Write Books in Vancouver. Silent Voices by Ann Cleeves (Pan Macmillan/Harper Collins Canada) https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/Silent-Voices-90x90.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/Silent-Voices.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/Silent-Voices.jpg 325 500 [] https://quillandquire.com/books-year/2012/12/13/canadian-booksellers-pick-the-top-crime-and-mystery-books-of-2012/slide/silent-voices/ silent-voices 0 0

95286 Scandinavian writers continue to rule the mystery market. So it is no surprise that when NesbÃ¸ released an English translation of Flaggermusmannen, the first instalment in the Harry Hole series, the book became a bestseller. The Bat is currently popular at Munro's Books in Victoria and at Bookmark Books in Halifax. The Bat by Jo NesbÃ¸ (Random House Canada) https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Bat1-90x90.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Bat1.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Bat1.jpg 325 500 [] https://quillandquire.com/books-year/2012/12/13/canadian-booksellers-pick-the-top-crime-and-mystery-books-of-2012/slide/the-bat-2/ the-bat-2 0 0

95285 British thriller author Lee Child released the first book in his Jack Reacher series in 1997. The Affair, the 16th book featuring the vigilante drifter, is a prequel set six months before the first novel, The Killing. It is currently a bestseller at Dead Write Books in Vancouver. The Affair by Lee Child (Delacorte/Random House) https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Affair-90x90.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Affair.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Affair.jpg 335 500 [] https://quillandquire.com/books-year/2012/12/13/canadian-booksellers-pick-the-top-crime-and-mystery-books-of-2012/slide/the-affair/ the-affair 0 0

95284 "Mystery fans thought they'd never read about Inspector Rebus again," says Mike Hamm, manager of Bookmark Books in Halifax, as Rankin had retired the bad-tempered, alcoholic detective back in 2006. But the Scottish crime writer didn't let the character lie for too long. Standing in Another Man's Grave is a current mystery favourite at Bookmark. "I would expect it to continue to be the number one choice for a mystery buyer this holiday season," says Hamm. Standing in Another Man's Grave by Ian Rankin (Orion Publishing) https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/Standing-in-Another-Mans-Grave-90x90.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/Standing-in-Another-Mans-Grave.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/Standing-in-Another-Mans-Grave.jpg 332 500 [] https://quillandquire.com/books-year/2012/12/13/canadian-booksellers-pick-the-top-crime-and-mystery-books-of-2012/slide/standing-in-another-mans-grave/ standing-in-another-mans-grave 0 0

95283 American crime novelist Donna Leon has released over 20 books in the Commissario Guido Brunetti series since 1992. Set in Venice, Italy, the series follows a heroic police commissioner as he confronts the corrupt underbelly of Venetian society. Drawing Conclusions, which finds its hero at his most conflicted, is currently a bestseller at Dead Write Books in Vancouver. Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon (Penguin) https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/Drawing-Conclusions-90x90.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/Drawing-Conclusions.jpg https://quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/Drawing-Conclusions.jpg 310 500 [] https://quillandquire.com/books-year/2012/12/13/canadian-booksellers-pick-the-top-crime-and-mystery-books-of-2012/slide/drawing-conclusions/ drawing-conclusions 0 0

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