1.  Stieg Larsson: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

2.  Dennis Lehane: Mystic River

3.  Tana French: The Likeness

4.  James Lee Burke: The Neon Rain

5.  Malcolm MacKay: How a Gunman Says Goodbye

6.  Ian Rankin: Fleshmarket Close

7.  Ann Cleeves: The Glass Room

8.  Val McDermid: The Last Temptation

9.  Alexander McCall Smith: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

10. Ed McBain: Hail, Hail the Gang's All Here!