We’re down to the top 5, and it’s never been a more hotly contested year. We definitely say that every year but we absolutely mean it every year. Books just keep getting better! Also joining the incredibly hot contest is Chris Hammer, who managed to impress Flex so much he embarrassed himself for 9 whole minutes.

Honourable Mention: The Tilt by Chris Hammer

5th Place: Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne
Revisionist history continues to be the world’s greatest high-stakes sport, as the Synod of Whitby turns locked room.

4th Place: The Dying Day by Vaseem Khan
If Vaseem Khan’s suffering to construct puzzles this engaging is half as extreme as how much fun we had solving them, you should buy multiple copies.