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Right now, I'm reading:

EVERYONE ON THIS TRAIN IS A SUSPECT, Benjamin Stevenson

December, 2024

DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP, Satoshi Yagisawa

WHERE THEY LAST SAW HER,  Marcie Rendon

November 2024

THE BURNING, Linda Castillo

SCRAP, Calla Henkel

QUARTET IN AUTUMN, Barbara Pym

THE WIFE UPSTAIRS, Rachel Hawkins

TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN, Delia Pitts

ONE OF US KNOWS, Alyssa Cole

WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY, Mishiko Aayoma

LONG ISLAND, Colm Toibin

MY FISHING LIFE, Ashley Mullenger

October 2024

EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE, Benjamin Stevenson

FROM A BUICK 8, Stephen King

JACKIE, Dawn Tripp

THE LAST PLANTATION, James R Jones

DEMON COPPERHEAD, Barbara Kingsolver

September 2024

SHAMED, Linda Castillo

HAPPY PLACE, Emily Henry

LONG TIME GONE, Joshu Moehling

SANDWICH, Catherine Newman

ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND, Kathleen M Willett

August 2024

BREAKING SILENCE, Linda Castillo

THE TAKEN ONES, Jess Lourey

BULL'S EYE, Shannon Baker

THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS, Janice Hallett

BIG GAY WEDDING, Byron Lane

July 2024

MISSING WHITE WOMAN, Kellye Garrett

A BOOKSHOP OF ONE'S OWN, Jane Cholmeley

SKELLIG, David Almond

YOU LIKE IT DARKER, Stephen King

THE BOOKSHOP WOMAN, Nanako Hanada

MOTHERWELL, Deborah Orr

June 2024

YOU ARE HERE, David Nicholls

THE SUSPECT, Rob Rinder

LONDON PARTICULAR, Christianna Brand

THE BLACK DRESS, Deborah Moggach

SHAKESPEARE: THE MAN WHO PAYS THE RENT, Judi Dench

DEATH OF A BOOKSELLER, Alice Slater

CALL ME MRS BROWN, Brendan O'Carroll

THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS, John Wyndham

CAUGHT, Harlan Coben (reread)

OLD BONES LIE, Marion Todd (reread)

May 2024

STALIN ATE MY HOMEWORK, Alexei Sayle

CAUGHT, Harlan Coben

MUSIC IN THE DARK, Sally Magnusson

STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND, Liz Nugent

THE WINDSOR KNOT, S J Bennett

THE GARDEN OF FORGOTTEN WISHES, Trish Ashley

BRIDGES TO BURN, Marion Todd

April 2024

THE KAMOGAWA FOOD DETECTIVES, Hisashi Kashiwai

FOOL ME ONCE, Harlan Coben

STUDIES, Jenny Colgan

THE TRIAL, Rob Rinder

LESSONS, Jenny Colgan

RULES, Jenny Colgan

CLASS, Jenny Colgan

March 2024

AND THERE HE KEPT HER, Joshua Moehling

COMFORT EATING, Grace Dent

HOW NOT TO DROWN IN A GLASSS OF WATER, Angie Cruz

SO LATE IN THE DAY, Claire Keegan

DON'T KNOW TOUGH, Eli Cranor

THE MOTION PICTURE TELLER, Colin Cotteril

CIRQUE DU SLAY, Rob Osler

BEING MORTAL, Atul Gawande

FINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT, Elle Cosimano

Feb 2024

MY DARKEST PRAYER, Shawn. A. Cosby

WITNESS FOR THE PERSECUTION, E J Copperman

THE SAVAGE KIND, John Copenhaver

THE CASE OF THE MISSING MAID, Rob Osler (Jan 2025)

DEATH OF A FFLYING NIGHTINGALE, Laura Jensen Walker (Aug 2024)

WHERE THE DEAD SLEEP, Joshua Moehling

THE MISTRESS OF BHATIA HOUSE, Sujata Massey

THE BELL IN THE FOG, Lev A C Rosen

January 2024 

HIDE, Tracy Clark

PRAY FOR SILENCE, Linda Castillo

LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY, Bonnie Garmus

YELLOWFACE, Rebecca Kuang

ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, S.A.Cosby

On the Air with Zoe Washington, Janelle Marks

Christmas Holiday 23-24

Stay Another Day, Juno Dawson

The Last Remains, Elly Griffiths

Remainders of the Day, Shaun Bythell,

Holly, Stephen King,

The Christmas Appeal, Janice Hallett

The Raging Storm, Anne Cleeves

A Very Noble Profession, Nicola Beauman

The Last Devil to Die, Richard Osman

December 2023

BLAZE ME A SUN, Christopher Carlsson

BLACKOUT, Marco Carocari

Nov 2023

CASE STUDY, Graeme Macrae Burnet

FIREKEEPER'S DAUGHTER, Angeline Boulley

WE RIDE UPON STICKS, Quan Barry

O CALEDONIA, Elspeth Barker

CARRIE, Stephen King

Oct 2023

GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN, James Baldwin

THEY COME AT KNIGHT, Yasmin Angoe

THE WHEEL OF DOLL, Jonathan Ames

THE ROYAL GAME, Linda Keir

A MAN NAMED DOLL, Jonathan Ames

BIG FAT F@CK UP, LAwrence Allan

THE READING LIST, Sarah Nisha Adams

THE SERIAL KILLER GUIDE TO SAN FRANCISCO, M. M. Chouinard

Sept 2023

THE LIST, Yomi Adegoke

JACKAL, Erin E Adams

BOOKWORM, Robin Yeatman

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, Richard Yates

LANDLINES, Raynor Winn

SURVIVOR'S GUILT, Robyn Gigl

THE SUMMER WIVES, Beatriz Williams 

BY WAY OF SORROW, Robyn Gigl

SUNDIAL, Catriona Ward

REMAIN SILENT, Robyn Gigl

A FATAL GLOW, Valerie Wilson Wesley

August 2023

JOAN IS OKAY, Weike Wang

NOTHING STAYS BURIED, PJ Tracy

SHOOT TO THRILL, PJ Tracy

HOWARDS' END IS ON THE LANDING, Susan Hill

A GAME OF LIES, CLARE MACKINTOSH

ULTRA PROCESSED PEOPLE, Chris Van Tulleken

THE RACEHORSE WHO LEARNED TO DANCE, Clare Balding

REAL TIGERS, Mick Herron

THE FLATSHARE, Beth O'Leary

July 2023

THE FULL ENGLISH, Stuart Maconie

AGAIN, RACHEL, Marian Keyes

ZERO DAYS, Ruth Ware

A POCKETFUL OF HAPPINESS, Richard E Grant

THE BOY IN THE DRESS, David Walliams,

A BLIND EYE, Marion Todd

SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES Jojo Moyes

THE RACEHORSE WHO DISAPPEARED, Clare Balding

HOUSE ARREST: PANDEMIC DIARIES, Alan Bennett

ADVENTURES ON THE HIGH TEAS, Stuart Maconie

June 2023

THE DEAD DON'T SPEAK, Claire Askew

HEAR NO EVIL, Sarah Smith

THE RACEHORSE WHO WOULDN'T GALLOP, Clare Balding

LOVE UNTOLD, Ruth Jones

TELLING TALES, Ann Cleeves

SNOW BLIND, PJ Tracy

DEAD RUN, PJ Tracy

SECRET IDENTITY, Alex Segura

LIVE BAIT, P J Tracy

May 2023

LAVENDER HOUSE, Lev A C Rosen

MONKEEWRENCH, P J Tracy

LAST SEEN IN LAPAZ, Kwei Quartey

MAD HONEY, Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

THE RAVEN THIEF, Gigi Pandian

DEATH ON A DEADLINE, Joyce St Anthony

THE HOUSE GUEST, Hank Phillippi Ryan

NEVER NAME THE DEAD, D M Rowell

JUST US, Claudia Rankine

THE DISINVITED GUEST, Carol Goodman

April 2023

MILLER'S VALLEY, Anna Quindlen

THE SEVENTH SINNER, Elizabeth Peters

WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN, Mary Higgins Clark

NAKED IN DEATH, J D Robb

A SOCIALITE'S GUIDE TO MURDER, S K Golden

GLAMOUR GIRLS, Marty Wingate

FRONT PAGE MURDER, Joyce St Anthony

THE UNKEPT WOMAN, Allison Montclair

I WILL FIND YOU, Harlan Coben

DAVID TUNG CAN'T HAVE A GIRLFRIEND UNTIL HE GETS INTO AN IVY LEAGUE COLLEGE, Ed Lin

Sylvia Plath, THE BELL JAR

Mar 2023

BLOODY JANUARY, Alan Parks

UNDER LOCK AND SKELETON KEY, Gigi Pandian

THE BULLET THAT MISSED, Richard Osman

THE MEMORY POLICE, Yoko Ogawa

THIS MUST BE THE PLACE, Maggie O'Farrell

MAYFLIES, Andrew O'Hagan

Feb 2023

BROTHERLY LOVE, D.R. Ransdell

THE FRAGRANCE OF DEATH, Leslie Karst

OLD DETECTIVES HOME, Mike Befeler

OUR MISSING HEARTS, Celeste Ng

THE BEGGAR MAID, Alice Munro

MURDER UNCORKED, Maddy Day (Oct 2023)

KISS MYSELF GOODBYE, Ferdinand Mount

NIGHTCRAWLING, Leila Mottley

BLOOD GROVE, Walter Mosley

BEATNIKKI'S CAFE, Renee James (June 2023)

Jan 2023

ANYWHERE YOU RUN, Wanda M. Morris

TRULY MADLY GUILTY, Liane Moriarty

A STREETCAR NAMED MURDER, Greg Herren

RACHEL TO THE RESCUE, Elinor Lipman

YOU MADE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY, Akwaekwe Emezi

YOU LET ME IN, Camilla Bruce

BIG BAD, Lily Anderson

AGATHA CHRISTIE, Lucy Worsley

THE BOOK HATERS' BOOKCLUB, Gretchen Anthony

Xmas Hols 22-23

BLEEDING HEART YARD, Elly Griffiths

A DUTIFUL BOY, Mohsin Zaidi

THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT, Maggie O'Farrell

MARPLE (12 NEW STORIES), Agatha Christie kind of

FOSTER, Claire Keegan

RECITATIF, Toni Morrison

THE WORLD WE MAKE, N K Jemisin

THE RISING TIDE, Ann Cleeves

THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP, Jenny Colgan

FAIRY TALE, Stephen King

Dec 22

HOW TO BUILD A GIRL, Caitlin Moran

CONFIDENCE, Denise Mina

BARTLEBY, THE SCRIVENER, Herman Melville

THE BAD MUSLIM DISCOUNT, Syed M Masood

HOMICIDE AND HALO-HALO, Mia P. Manansala

THE INTERRUPTION OF EVERYTHING, Terry MacMillan

Nov 22

AMONGST WOMEN, John McGahern

ONE OF US IS NEXT, Karen McManus

BOOKED FOR MURDER, Val McDermid

APPLES NEVER FALL, Liane Moriarty

THE PURSUIT OF ALICE THRIFT, Elinor Lipman

Ed Lin, GHOST MONTH

BIRD BY BIRD, Anne Lamott

October 22

ROADWORK, Stephen King

BRAIDING SWEETGRASS, Robin Wall Kimmerer

SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE, Claire Keegan

A BAD DAY FOR SUNSHINE, Darynda Jones

THE TRUTH ABOUT MELODY BROWNE, Lisa Jewell

THE SUMMER BOOK, Tove Jansson

THE DARLINGS, Angela Jackson

September 22

THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME, Gabino Iglesias

BONES UNDER THE ICE (Apr 2023), Mary Ann Miller

THE PRIVATE MEMOIRS AND CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIFIED SINNER, James Hogg

ICED IN PARADISE, Naomi Hirahara

QUARRY GIRLS, Jess Lourey

THE SECRETS WE SHARE, Edwin Hill

DEAD LIONS, Mick Herron

August 22

THE IT GIRL, Ruth Ware

THE AUTHENTICITY PROJECT, Clare Pooley

SNAP, Belinda Bauer

A MATTER OF TIME, Claire Askew

COVER YOUR TRACKS, Claire Askew

THE LAST PARTY, Clare MacKintosh

HOW TO STOP TIME, Matt Haig

THE APPEAL, Janice Hallett

THE SECRET LIVES OF CHURCH LADIES, Deesha Philyaw

OLD BONES LIE, Marion Todd

THE HONJIN MURDERS, Seishi Yokomizo

THE PEOPLE ON PLATFORM 5, Claire Pooley

THE TWYFORD CODE, Janice Hallett

NEXT IN LINE, Marion Todd

July 22

YOURS CHEERFULLY, A J Pearce

WHAT THEY KNEW, Marion Todd

LIES TO TELL, Marion Todd

THE LIBRARIAN, Sally Vickers

JUSTICE IS SERVED, Leslie Karst (Nov 22)

QUITE, Claudia Winkelman

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MICHAEL K, JM Coetzee

THE COUPLE AT NUMBER NINE, Claire Douglas

AN ISLAND WEDDING,  Jenny Colgan

AND AWAY, Bob Mortimer

IN PLAIN SIGHT, Marion Todd

SEE THEM RUN, Marion Todd

THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY, Matt Haig

RED DUST ROAD, Jackie Kay

June 22

MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG, Richard Coles

FRENCH BRAID, Anne Tyler

SYMPHONY ROAD, Gabriel Valjan

TEN STEPS TO NANETTE, Hannah Gadsby

I PLAY ONE ON TV, Alan Orloff

FINDING ME, Viola Davis

ALL HER LITTLE SECRETS, Wanda Morris

NOTES TO SELF, Emilie Pine

WALKING THROUGH NEEDLES, Heather Levy

THE HANDSHAKE Ella Al-Shamahi

THE MOTHER NEXT DOOR,  Tara Laskowski

HER NAME IS KNIGHT, Yasmin Angoe

May 22

WARN ME WHEN IT'S TIME, Cheryl Head

DEAD MEN DON'T DECORATE, Cordy Abbott

BURY ME IN SHADOWS, Greg Herren

A SLOW FIRE BURNING, Paula Hawkins

THE SHAPELESS UNEASE, Smantha Harvey

THE DRY, Jane Harper

THE STRANGER BEHND YOU, Carol Goodman

OLGA DIES DREAMING, Xochitl Gonzalez

HANDSTANDS IN THE DARK, Janey Godley

Apr 22

BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED, Lisa Gardner

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BENNETTS, Lisa Scottoline

THE TRESPASSER, Tana French

CROSSROADS, Jonathan Franzen

CLARK AND DIVISION, Naomi Hirahara

THE LOCKED ROOM, Elly Griffiths

THE HOME-MAKER, Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Mar 22

MR LOVERMAN, Bernardine Evaristo

THE SENTENCE, Louise Erdrich

THE LAST THING HE WANTED, Joan Didion

OUTLINE, Rachel Cusk

ONE WOMAN'S YEAR, Stella Martin Currey

ON CHAPEL SANDS, Laura Cummings

SLOW HORSES, Mick Herron

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEED, E J Copperman

THE FAMILY PLOT, Megan Collins

MR WILDER AND MEA, Jonathan Coe

Ta-Nehisi Coates, WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER

Feb 22

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny, STATE OF TERROR

Mary Higgins Clark, YOU BELONG TO ME

E J Copperman, JUDGEMENT AT SANTA MONICA

MURDER AT WEDGEFIELD MANOR, Erica Ruth Bauer

VILLAINY IN VIENNA, Kelly Oliver

HER PERFECT LIFE, Hank Phillipi Ryan

IN THE DARK WE FORGET, Sandra Wong

MAGIC, LIES AND DEADLY PIES, Misha Popp

I WANNA BE YOURS, John Cooper Clarke

Jan 22

ENDLESS NIGHT, Agatha Christie

SWORN TO SILENCE, Linda Castillo

A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED: 35 great writers on why we read Jane Austen, Susannah Carson (ed)

IF I DISAPPEAR, Eliza Jane Brazier

THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN, Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

L A WEATHER, Maria Amparo Escandon

NEW YORK, MY VILLAGE, Uwem Akpan

MEN WHO HATE WOMEN, Laura Bates

WHERE THE WILD LADIES ARE, Matsuda Aoko

THE GIRLS OF SLENDER MEANS, Muriel Spark

XMAS HOLS 21-22

MAKING IT, Jay Blades

RACHEL'S HOLIDAY, Marian Keyes

JUST LIKE YOU, Nick Hornby

BIG LITTLE LIES, Liane Moriarty

EXIT. Belinda Bauer

CURIOUS, Rebecca Front

FIND YOU FIRST, Linwood Barclay

THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, Jean-Dominique Bauby

THE BOOKSHOP OF SECOND CHANCES, Jackie Fraser

THE HERON'S CRY, Ann Cleeves

CARDS ON THE TABLE, Agatha Christie

BILLY SUMMERS, Stephen King

Dec 2021

THE VANISHING HALF, Brit Bennett

MAGGIE AND ME, Damian Barr

PAYBACK, Margaret Atwood

DJINN PATROL ON THE PURPLE LINE, Deepa Anaparra

Nov 2021

WHILE JUSTICE SLEEPS, Stacey Abrams

THE PAPER BARK TREE, Ovidia Yu

STRAIGHT UP, Cathi Stoler

IN FOR A POUND, S.G.Wong

WE BEGIN AT THE END, Chris Whittaker

HARLEM SHUFFLE, Colson Whitehead

THE PROMISE BETWEEN US, Barbara Claypole White

THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE, Richard Osman

THE WIFE'S SHADOW, Cath Weeks

THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET, Catriona Ward

Oct 2021

WHEN YOU FIND ME, PJ Vernon

THE CITY WE BECAME, N K Jemisin

THE BANGALORE DETECTIVES CLUB, Harini Nagendra

BROTHER OF THE MORE FAMOUS JACK, Barbara Trapido

THE QUEEN AND I, Sue Townsend

CONCRETE ROSE, Angie Thomas

September 2021

WINTER WITNESS, Tina deBellegarde

A SPELL FOR TROUBLE, Esme Addison

THE PURIFIED, C.F. Peterson

JEOFFREY THE POET'S CAT, Oliver Soden

BLOOD WILL OUT, Lauren Stoker

THE QUIET SIDE OF PASSION, Alexander McCall Smith

THE FORTNIGHT IN SEPTEMBER, R.C. Sherriff

NESSIE QUEST, Melissa Savage

THE WATER'S LOVELY, Ruth Rendell

LILIAN BOXFISH TAKES A WALK, Kathleen Rooney

CITIZEN, Claudia Rankine

MY SALINGER YEAR,  Joanna Rakoff

EAST OF HOUNSLOW, Kurrum Rahman

August 2021

RISE AND SHINE, Anna Quindlen

I KNOW WHERE YOU SLEEP, Alan Orloff

HOLLY HERNANDEZ & THE DEATH OF DISCO, Richie Narvaez

LAY YOUR SLEEPING HEAD, Michael Nava

THE HUSBAND'S SECRET, Liane Moriarty

HOW TO BE FAMOUS, Caitlin Moran

FOGGED OFF, Wendall Thomas

THE KEEPER, Jessica Moor

DEVIL'S CHEW TOY, Rob Olson.

THE SECRET LIFE OF BOOKS, Tom Mole

ARSENIC AND ADOBO, Mia Manansala

ONE OF US IS LYING, Karen M. McManus

July 2021

WHAT'S DONE IN DARKNESS, Laura McHugh

LITANI, Jess Lourey

LITTLE VOICES, Vanessa Lillie

RAZORBLADE TEARS, S.A. Cosby

RUNNER, Tracy Clark

PHANTOM LADY: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the forgotten woman behind Alfred Hitchcock, by Christina Lane

ME AND BANKSY, Tanya Lloyd Kyi,

QUEERING AGATHA CHRISTIE, JC Bernthal

UNSHELTERED, Barbara Kingsolver

June 2021

FOUR PAST MIDNIGHT, Stephen King

CHASER, Dharma Kelleher

DERAILED, Mary Keliikoa

THE THREE MRS WRIGHTS, Linda Keir

SCABBY QUEEN , Kirsten Innes

May 2021

FINDING MY VOICE, Nadiya Hussain

THREADS OF LIFE, Claire Hunter

THE LONG VIEW, Elizabeth Jane Howard

ELINOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE, Gail Honeyman

LIKE A SISTER,  Kellye Garrett (Mar 2022)

EASY MARK, Shannon Baker

CIRCLES OF CONFUSION, April Henry

SUMMER OF THE BIG BACHI, Naomi Hirahara

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, Mick Herron

BITTER RAIN, Shannon Baker

PAPER GHOSTS, Julia Heaberlin

Apr 2021

CHASING JACK Parnell Hall

KEEPING LUCY, T. Greenwood

THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR, Anna Katherine Green

BINTI, Nnedi Okorafor

MAMBO, MANGO, AND MURDER, Raquel Reyes (Oct, 2021)

SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY, MAYBE by Lauren Graham

AFTER ALICE FELL, Kim Taylor Blakemore

LAST WOMAN STANDING, Amy Gentry

NEEDFUL THINGS, Stephen King

Mar 2021

COTTONMOUTHS, Kelly J. Ford

THE HOLLYWOOD SPY, Susan Elia MacNeal

WIN, Harlan Coben

THE NINJA DAUGHTER, Tori Eldridge

THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE, Carolyn Keene

THE TREASURE HUNTERS, Enid Blyton.

HAD I KNOWN, Barbara Ehrenreich

SQUEEZE ME, Carl Hiassen

BURNT SUGAR, Avni Doshi

I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN, Joanne Greenberg

FROM THE DESK OF ZOE WASHINGTON, Janae Marks

HOLD ME DOWN, Clea Simon (Oct 2021)

Feb 2021

THE NIGHT HAWKS, Elly Griffiths

DEEP INTO THE DARK, PJ Tracey

WINTER COUNTS, David Heska Wanbli Weiden

THE POSTSCRIPT MURDERS, Elly Griffiths

INHERIT THE SHOES, Jeff Cohen

TRICKY, by Josh Stallings

SKIN DEEP, Sung J Woo

A GLIMMER OF DEATH, Valerie Wilson Wesley

WHEN WE WERE VIKINGS, by Andrew David MacDonald

Jan 2021

WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING, Alyssa Cole

THE POT THIEF WHO STUDIED PYTHAGORAS, J Michael Orenduff

THE GREENLEAF MURDERS, RJ Koreto

ENGLISH PASTORAL, James Rebanks

BITTERROOT LAKE, Alicia Beckman

OLIVE AGAIN, Elizabeth Strout

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST DO WHAT YOU WERE TOLD, Jenny Diski.

Xmas Hols

BLOODLINE, Jess lourey

THE WILD SILENCE, Raynor Winn

SUCH A FUN AGE, Kiley Reid

THIS IS SHAKESPEARE, Emma Smith

HAMNET, Maggie O'Farrell

RANDOM COMMENTARY, Dorothy Whipple

AN ISLAND CHRISTMAS, Jenny Colgan

PIES AND PREJUDICE, Stuart Maconie,

PINE, Francine Toon

THE MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY, Mo Moulton

A CHRISTMAS MEMORY, truman Capote

THE LANTERN MEN, Elly Griffiths

THE DARKEST EVENING, Ann Cleeves

 

2020

December 2020

LAST CALL, Cathi Stoler 

DEATH AT GREENWAY (May 2021)

THE STORIES WE TELL, Liz Milliron (Feb 2021)

THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS, Vanessa Diffenbaugh.

November 2020

SEVEN WAYS TO GET RID OF HARRY, Jen Conley

THEY'RE GONE, by E.A. Barres

THE NANNY STATE MADE ME, Stuart Maconie

WOMEN OF A CERTAIN RAGE, Eileen Rendahl

THE FIVE, Hallie Rubenhold.

The numbers 259 and 214 on MSNBC's election special.

October, 2020

RODHAM, Curtis Sittenfeld

RULES FOR BEING DEAD, Kim Powers

THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB, Richard Osman

SHUGGIE BAIN, Douglas Stuart.

THE COUNTRY LIFE, Rachel Cusk

AND NOW SHE'S GONE, Rachel Howzell Hall

September 2020

LATE SHOW, Michael Connelly

SUMMERTIME, J M Coetzee

QUEENIE, Candace Carty-Williams

[TOP SECRET YET AWHILE], Jeff Cohen

ONE BY ONE, Ruth Ware

FIGHTING FIT, Ruth Dawes

THE WIFE, Alfair Burke

THE EX, Alfair Burke

GROWN-UPS, Marian Keyes

HOPE, FAITH AND A CORPSE, Laura Jensen Walker

500 MILES FROM YOU, Jenny Colgan

OPIOID, INDIANA, Brian Allen Carr.

August 2020

THE BETTER SISTER, Alafair Burke

LITTLE COMFORT, Edwin Hill

DODGING AND BURNING, John Copenhavr

ME AND WHITE SUPREMACY, Layla Saad

HOUSEBOUND, Winifred Peck

I'M STILL HERE, Austin Channing Brown

DOREEN, Barbara Noble

THE REDHEAD AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, Anne Tyler

HOW TO BE AN ANTI-RACIST, Ibraim X Kendi

MIRACLE CREEK, Angie Kim

A SINGLE THREAD, Tracy Chevalier

July 2020

THE LAST, Hanna Jameson

ONCE YOU GO THIS FAR, Kristen Lepionka

IN THE DREAM HOUSE, Carmen Maria Machado

BLACKTOP WASTELAND, Shawn A. Cosby

FAR TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH, Mary Trump

MEXICAN GOTHIC, Silvia Moreno Garcia

WHAT YOU DON'T SEE, Tracy Clark

I AM SOVEREIGN, Nicola Barker

COVENTRY, Rachel Cusk

June 2020

GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER, Bernardine Evaristo

SEA OF LOST GIRLS, Carol Goodman

ENDLESS BEACH, Jenny Colgan,

THE SUMMER SEASIDE KITCHEN, Jenny Colgan

BIG SKY, Kate Atkinson

TALKING AS FAST AS I CAN, Lauren Graham

AMERICAN MARRIAGE, Tayari Jones

THE QUARRY, Iain Banks

THE HOUSE BY THE LOCH, Kirsty Wark

May 2020

WHAT YOU PAY FOR, Claire Askew

I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER, Erika Sanchez

IF IT BLEEDS, Stephen King

THE WITCH ELM, Tana French

THE BOOKSHOP ON THE SHORE, Jenny Colgan

PRETTY GIRLS, Karin Slaughter

ALL THE HIDDEN TRUTHS, Claire Askew

April 2020

THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT, Hilary Mantel

CONVICTION, Denise Mina

THE BODY LIES, Jo Baker

WHERE THE MISSING GO, Emma Rowley

ONE NIGHT GONE, Tara Laskowski

THE MURDER LIST, Hank Phillipi Ryan

SO MUCH BLOOD, Simon Brett

March 2020

MURDER GOES TO MARKET, Daisy Bateman

THE STAND, Stephen King

RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE, Casey McQuiston

DROWNED UNDER, Wendall Thomas

THE NIGHT VISITORS, Carol Goodman

February  2020

FATAL CAJUN FESTIVAL, Ellen Byron

MURDER MOST SWEET, Laura Jensen Walker

THREE-FIFTHS, John Vercher

MURDER FROM SCRATCH, Leslie Karst

ABSENCE OF MALICE, Cynthia Kuhn

MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, Oyinkan Braithwaite

DEATH AT HIGH TIDE, Hannah Dennisn

THE NICKEL BOYS, Colson Whitehead

January 2020

MURDER IN THE DESERT, Iona Whishaw

THE LUCKY ONE, Lori Rader Day

THE POISON GARDEN, Alex Marwood

THE BOOKSHOP ON THE SHORE, Jenny Colgan

CHRISTMAS HOLS (Dec 20th-Jan 6th)

A NEARLY PERFECT CHRISTMAS, Nina Stibbe

OPEN THE CAGE, MURPHY, Pal O'Grady

MY NAME IS WHY, Lemn Sissay

THE LADY IN THE LAKE, laura Lippman

THE DUTCH HOUSE, Ann Patchett

CHRISTMAS ON CORONATION STREET, Maggie O'Sullivan

THE SALT PATH, Raynor Winn

THE INSTITUTE, Stephen King

THE STONE CIRCLE, Elly Griffiths

THE DARK ANGEL, Elly Griffiths

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