Books of 2022

2022 Books

138. Trick Of The Dark - Val McDermid ****

137. A Double Life - Charlotte Philby ***

136. Snapshot - Garry Disher ***+

135. Breaking Cover - Stella Rimington ****

134. The Distant Echo - Val McDermid ****

133. Dune - Frank Herbert *****

132. Eddy, Eddy -  Kate de Goldi *****

131. The Interview - Chris Ewan *****

130. Still Dark - Alex Gray ***+

129. The Black Widow -  Daniel Silva *****

128. The Whispering - Veronica Lando ***+

127. The Murder Book - Mark Billingham ****+

126. Out Of Bounds - Val McDermid ****+

125. The Heist -  Daniel Silva *****

124. Little Sister -  Gytha Lodge ****+

123. The Skeleton Road - Val McDermid ****+

122. The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart - Holly Ringland *****

121. The Locked Room - Elly Griffiths ****

120. Yesterday's Spy - Tom Bradby ****

119. She Lies In Wait - Gytha Lodge *****

118. House Of Spies -  Daniel Silva ****+

117. American Gods - Neil Gaiman *****++

116. The Echo Chamber - John Boyne ***

115. Insidious Intent - Val McDermid

114. Haven - Emma Donoghue ****

113. The Lost Man - Jane Harper ****+  

112. Two Nights In Lisbon - Chris Pavone > ***+

111. Mother's Boy - Patrick Gale  *****+

110. French Braid - Anne Tyler ****

109. Broken Ground - Val McDermid ****+

108. Grave's End - William Shaw  ***

107. The Other Woman - Daniel Silva*****

106. The Offing -  Benjamin Myers *****

105. Bloodline -  Mark Billingham ****

104. The New Girl - Daniel Silva ****

103. The Moscow Sleepers - Stella Rimington (re-read)  ****

102. All The Devils Are Here - Louise *****+

101. The English Spy - Daniel Silva ****+

100. How The Dead Speak - Val McDermid ****+

99. Dark Corners -  Ruth Rendell **

98. Still Life - Val McDermid ****+

97. The Order - Daniel Silva ****

96. A Blizzard Of Polar Bears - Alice Henderson ****

95. The Guest List - Lucy Foley **

94. Cloud Cuckoo Land -  Anthony Doerr *****+

93. A Great Reckoning - Louise Penny *****+

92. Amongst Our Weapons - Ben Aaronovitch *****

91. Sea Of Tranquility -  Emily St John Mandel ****

90. All The Seas Of The World - Guy Gavriel Kay *****+

89. Noah's Compass - Alice Hoffman ***+

88. The Nature Of The Beast - Louise Penny *****+

87. The Devil's Bargain - Stella Rimington ****+

86. The Murder Box - Olivia Kiernan*****

85. Magic Lessons - Alice Hoffman ****+

84. The Murder Rule - Dervla McTiernan ****

83. The Long Way Home - Louise Penny *****

82. The World That We Knew - Alice Hoffman *****

81. To Kill A Troubadour - Martin Walker *****

80. The Book Of Magic - Alice Hoffman > ****+

79. Bad Actors - Mick Herron ****

78. How The Light Gets In - Louise Penny *****+

77. The Lying Room - Nicci French ****

76. Tell Me Lies - J.P. Pomare ***

75. When We Fall - Aoife Clifford ***+

74. Touch - Claire North *****

73. Remember Me - Charity Norman ****

72. Before The Fall - Noah Hawley ***

71. Treasure & Dirt - Chris Hammer *****

70. The Madness Of Crowds - Louise Penny *****+

69. The Secret Place - Tana French *****

68. The Silence Of Snow - Eileen Merriman *****

67. Kingdom Of The Blind - Louise Penny *****

66. A Memory For Murder - Anne Holt ***

65. The Unheard - Nicci French ****

64. More Than I Love My Life - David  Grossman ****

63. Double Helix - Eileen Merriman ****

62. The Silence - Susan Allott ****+

61. Watching The Dark - Peter Robinson ****+

60. Red Snow - Will Dean ****+  

59. Persons Unknown - Susie Steiner ***+

58. Lifeless - Mark Billingham ****

57. A Kind Man - Susan Hill ***+

56. Something To Hide -Elizabeth George ***

55. Transient Desires - Donna Leon *****

54. The English Teacher - Yiftach Reicher Atir ****

53. Love Story, With Murders - Harry Bingham ****

52. Day Of The Dead -  Nicci French ***+

51. A Change Of Circumstances - Susan Hill ****

50. The Magician - Colm Toibin *****++

49. Yellowhammer - James Henry **

48. Give Unto Others - Donna Leon *****

47. Promise Of Hunters Ridge - Sarah Barrie  ***

46. A Trick Of The Light - Louise Penny *****

45. V2 - Robert Harris ****+

44. Unforgiven - Sarah Barrie ***

43. Silverview - John Le Carre ****

42. The Deepest Grave - Harry Bingham ****

41. Shadows Of Hunters Ridge -  Sarah Barrie ****+

40. Through A Glass Darkly - Donna Leon  ****

39. The Dragon Man -  Garry Disher ****+

38. Murder In Chianti - Camilla Trinchieri ****

37. Let The Dead Speak - Jane Casey *****

36. Consolation - Garry Disher *****

35. Bury Your Dead - Louise Penny *****

34. The Party - Elizabeth Day ****

33. Beastly Things - Donna Leon *****

32. Black Water - Louise Doughty  *****

31. The Way It Is Now - Garry Disher *****

30. Magpie - Elizabeth Day *****

29. After The Fire - Jane Casey *****

28. Beautiful Liars -  Isabel Ashdown **+

27. The Killer In Me - Olivia Kiernan **+

26. The Punishment She Deserves - Elizabeth George ****

25. The Seven Sisters - Lucinda Riley ***

24. The Brutal Telling - Louise Penny *****

23. Walking the Woods and the Water - Nick Hunt ***

22. Rabbit Hole - Mark Billingham ***

21. Sorrow And Bliss - Meg Mason *****

20. When You Are Mine - Michael Robotham ****+

19. Triple Cross - Tom Bradby *****

18. Faithful - Alice Hoffman ****

17. Oh William! -  Elizabeth Strout ***+

16. Where The Wild Winds Are -  Nick Hunt *****

15. The Murder Stone - Louise Penny ****+

14. The Cutting Place - Jane Casey *****

13. The Waters of Eternal Youth - Donna Leon *****

12. A Banquet of Consequences -  Elizabeth George ***+

11. Falling In Love - Donna Leon *****

10. A Traitor To Memory - Elizabeth George ***+

9. Dead Cold - Louise Penny ****

8. Trace Elements - Donna Leon *****

7. The Missing - Jane Casey ****

6. The Fell - Sarah Moss

5. The Cruelest Month - Louise Penny ****

4. Cruel Acts - Jane Casey *****

3. The Killing Kind - Jane Casey *****

2. Still Life - Louise Penny ****

1. Platform Seven -Louise Doughty ****