Books of 2020

 

100. Cry Baby - Mark Billingham
****

99. Die Of Shame - Mark Billingham nf

98. Travelling In A Strange Land - David Park *****

97. The Living Sea Of Waking Dreams - Richard Flanagan ***+

96. A Distant View Of Everything - Alexander McCall Smith ****

95. The Secrets Of Strangers - Charity Norman ***

94. The Split - Sharon Bolton ****+

93. Scrublands - Chris Hammer ****+

92. Penguin Bloom - Cameron Bloom et al *****

91. A Venetian Reckoning - Donna Leon ****+

90. Like This, For Ever - S. J. Bolton ****

89. Snare - Lilja Sigurdardottir nf

88. A Good Neighborhood - Therese Anne Fowler nf

87. An Honorable Man - Paul Vidich **+

86. The Uncommon Appeal Of Clouds - Alexander McCall Smith ****

85. Peculiar Ground - Lucy Hughes-Hallett nf

84. Jack - Marilynne Robinson ***

83. The Dying Hours - Mark Billingham ****-

82. The Sandpit - Nicholas Shakespeare - *****

81. A Private Cathedral - James Lee Burke ***

80. Future Home Of The Living God - Louise Erdrich nf

79. Summerwater - Sarah Moss *****

78. A Run In The Park - David Park ****+

77. Valley Of Silence - Nora Roberts ***

76. The Bones Beneath - Mark Billingham nf

75. A Double Life - Charlotte Philby **

74. The Shooting At Chateau Rock - Martin Walker ****

73. Double Agent - Tom Bradby ***+

72. The City We Became - N. K. Jemisin *****+

71. When She Was Good - Michael Robotham ****+

70. Grave's End - William Shaw ***

69. Utopia Avenue - David Mitchell *****+

68. Dance Of The Gods - Nora Roberts ***

67. The Englishman - David Gilman ***

66. Confessions Of A Bookseller - Shaun Bythell *****

65. The Man With No Face - Peter May ****

64. Many Rivers To Cross - Peter Robinson **** (re-read)

63. The Body In The Castle Well - Martin Walker *****

62. Invisible Women - Sarah Long **+

61. The Glass Hotel - Emily St John Mandel *****

60. Love Like Blood - Mark Billingham ****+

59. Imperium - Robert Harris ***+

58 Their Little Secret - Mark Billingham ****

57. Angel Maze - Garth Nix ***-

56. The Mirror & The Light - Hilary Mantel *****+

55. The Killing Habit - Mark Billingham ****+

54. False Value - Ben Aaronovitch*****

53. Wilde Lake - Laura Lippman ***

52. Morrigan's Cross - Nora Roberts ***

51. The Good Turn - Dervla McTiernan ****+

50. After I'm Gone - Laura Lippman ****

49. Dark Sky Island - Lara Dearman ***

48. Hamnet - Maggie O'Farrell *****+

47. Here We Are - Graham Swift ****

46. City Of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare ****

45. The Bad Fire - Quintin Jardine ****+

44. All The Birds In The Sky - Charlie Jane Anders ***+

43. The Liar - Steve Cavanagh ****

42. The Secrets of Strangers - Charity Norman *****

41. City Of Glass - Cassandra Clare ****

40. A Taste For Vengeance - - Martin Walker ****

39. Mr Nobody - Catherine Steadman **

38. Actress - Anne Enright *****

37. City Of Ashes - Cassandra Clare ****

36. Whisper Of The River - Robertson Davies*****

35. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - John Le Carre*****+

34. Run With The Horsemen - Robertson Davies****

33. The Crossing - Cormac McCarthy *****

32. The Anonymous Venetian - Donna Leon *****

31. The Shipping News - E. Annie Proulx ***** (re-read)

30. The Kingdom Of Gods - N. K. Jemisin *****

29. Run With The Horsemen - Ferrol Sams ****

28. Call For The Dead - John Le Carre *****

27. City of Bones - Cassandra Clare ****+

26. Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout ****

25. The Templars' Last Secret - Martin Walker ****

24. Archangel - Robert Harris ****

23. Olive, Again - Elizabeth Strout *****

22. Deeplight - Frances Hardinge ***

21. From The Heart - Susan Hill ***+

20. Lady In Waiting - Anne Glenconner ****

19. Fatal Pursuit - Martin Walker ****

18. Running With Sherman - Christopher McDougall ****

17. A Mistake - Carl Shuker *****

16. All The Pretty Horses - Cormac McCarthy *****

15. Night Boat To Tangier - Kevin Barry ****+

14. The View On The Way Down - Rebecca Wait ****

13. The Dying Season - Martin Walker *****

12. Wolfe Island - Lucy Treloar *****

11. The Testaments - Margaret Atwood ****+

10. Bring Up The Bodies - Hilary Mantel *****

9. A Silent Death - Peter May **

8. Someone's Wife - Linda Burgess ****

7. Lady In The Lake - Laura Lippman **

6. The Benefit of Hindsight - Susan Hill *****

Memories of The Future - Siri Hustvedt nf

5. The Second Sleep - Robert Harris **

4. Children of War - Martin Walker *****

3. To Dwell In Darkness - Deborah Crombie *****

2. The Pursuit of William Abbey - Claire North nf

1. The Broken Kingdoms - N. K. Jemison ****