Best Mysteries of 2005 (South Florida Sun/Sentinel)

It's that time of the year when various organizations put out their "best" and "worst" lists. The South Florida Sun/Sentinel (via the Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service) has come up with their list of the best mystery books for 2005.

(1-tie) The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
(1-tie) Bloodlines by Jan Burke
(3) Fleshmarket Alley by Ian Rankin
(4) Strange Affair by Peter Robinson
(5) The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais
(6) Forests of the Night by James W. Hall
(7) Drama City by George Pelecanos
(8) The Closers by Michael Connelly
(9) To the Power of Three by Laura Lippman
(10) Half Broken Things by Morag Joss
(11) Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
(12) The Death Collectors by Jack Kerley
(13) Blood of Angels by Reed Arvin
(14) The Innocent by Harlan Coben
(15) Company Man by Joseph Finder
(16) Drive by James Sallis

Best debut mysteries:

Immoral by Brian Freeman
Tilt A Whirl by Chris Grabenstein
Eight of Swords by David Skibbins
Most Wanted by Michele Martinez

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