And yet more lists

Because of the sheer number of them, I’ve created a new category. Why not, after all?

David Montgomery surveyed over 50 people in the crime fiction world–writers, reviewers, knowledgeable fans–to give their Top 5 books of the year. He also collects some interesting stats from the contributions:

Most-cited book: Scott Phillips’ Cottonwood — 7 picks
Second most-cited book (tie): Ken Bruen’s The Guards and T. Jefferson Parker’s California Girl — 6 picks each
Most-cited author: Ken Bruen — 11 picks
Second most-cited author: T. Jefferson Parker — 7 picks
Third most-cited author: Lee Child — 6 picks
Most-cited debut book: J.A. Konrath’s Whiskey Sour — 3 picks
Most-cited unreleased book (tie): Kent Harrington’s Red Jungle and Ray Banks’ The Big Blind — 2 picks each
Most-cited non-crime fiction book: Pete Dexter’s Train — 3 picks
Book I most wish I could have included: Laura Lippman’s Every Secret Thing — I read it last year, thus it wasn’t eligible.

My own list is included as well, but considering I change my mind about every six seconds when it comes to this topic, take it for what it’s worth.