2022 Reviews

 2022 Reviews

A summary of the books I've read in 2022 (in rating order)

Last updated: 31 December 2022 Number read so far: 127

1. 5.0, LYING BESIDE YOU, Michael Robotham
2. 5.0, THE RISING TIDE, Ann Cleeves 
3. 5.0, THE LOCKED ROOM, Elly Griffiths
4. 5.0, BETTER THE BLOOD, Michael Bennett 
5. 5.0, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, Agatha Christie
6. 4.9, HER PERFECT TWIN, Sarah Bonner 
7. 4.8, THE TILT, Chris Hammer
   
8. 4.8, INTO THE WATER, Paula Hawkins
9. 4.8, ALL THAT'S LEFT UNSAID, Tracey Lien  
10. 4.8, A NARROW DOOR, Joanne Harris
11. 4.8, TWELVE SECRETS, Robert Gold
12. 4.8, TRAPPED, Camilla Lackberg & Henrik Fexeus
    
13. 4.8, EXILES, Jane Harper
    
14. 4.8, THE MURDERS AT FLEAT HOUSE, Lucinda Riley
15. 4.7, DAY'S END, Garry Disher 
16. 4.7, THE WATERHOLE, Lily Malone 
17. 4.7, CUTTER'S END, Margaret Hickey
    
18. 4.7, MARPLE, TWELVE NEW SHORT STORIES, Agatha Christie and others 
    
19. 4.7, SECRET SMILE, Nicci French
20. 4.7, THE PARIS APARTMENT, Lucy Foley
    
21. 4.7, WATCH HER FALL, Erin Kelly
22. 4.7, THE WRONG WOMAN, J.P. Pomare
23. 4.7, 56 DAYS, Catherine Ryan Howard 
24. 4.7, ONCE THERE WERE WOLVES, Charlotte McConaghy
25. 4.7, THE NOTHING MAN, Catherine Ryan Howard 
26. 4.7, SHADOW SANDS, Robert Bryndza
27. 4.7, THE LIAR'S GIRL, Catherine Ryan Howard   
28. 4.6, BLACK RIVER, Matthew Spencer
29. 4.6, SOMETIMES PEOPLE DIE, Simon Stephenson
    
30. 4.6, THE IT GIRL, Ruth Ware 
31. 4.6, THE SERIAL KILLER'S WIFE, Alice Hunter
    
32. 4.6, OLD BONES, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
33. 4.6, THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, Margie Orford  
34. 4.6, THE FEATHER THIEF, Kirk Wallace Johnson
    
35. 4.6, THE STONING, Peter Papathanasiou
36. 4.6, BEFORE YOU KNEW MY NAME, Jacqueline Bublitz 
37. 4.6, WILD PLACE, Christian White
38. 4.6, THE ISLAND, Adrian McKinty 
39. 4.6, THE DISAPPEARING ACT, Catherine Steadman
40. 4.6, DREAM GIRL, Laura Lippman 
41. 4.6, THE WAY FROM HERE, Jane Cockram  
42. 4.6, A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SHEEP, Sally Coulthard
43. 4.6, THE GARDENER, Salley Vickers
44. 4.6, WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, Delia Owens 
    
45. 4.6, CRUCIFIXION CREEK, Barry Maitland
46. 4.6, A JUST PUNISHMENT, G.R. Jordan
    
47. 4.6, ASH ISLAND, Barry Maitland 
48. 4.6, CROCODILE TEARS, Alan Carter
    
49. 4.6, TRANSIENT DESIRES, Donna Leon
50. 4.6, THE MURDER RULE, Dervla McTiernan
51. 4.5, THE GREAT ESCAPE FROM THE WOODLANDS NURSING HOME, Joanna Nell 
    
52. 4.5, THE CORAL BRIDE, Roxanne Bouchard
    
53. 4.5, WINTERKILL, Ragnar Jonasson
54. 4.5, THE WIFE UPSTAIRS, Rachel Hawkins
    
55. 4.5, THE CROSSING, Matt Brolly 
    
56. 4.5, THE TWYFORD CODE, Janice Hallett
    
57. 4.5, THE SHADOW MURDERS, Jussi Adler-Olsen
    
58. 4.5, THE CASE OF THE DISGRACED DUKE, Cathy Ace 
59. 4.5, THE WHISPERING, Veronica Lando 
60. 4.5, THE NUMEROUS DEATHS OF SANTA CLAUS, G.R. Jordan 
    
61. 4.5, WHITE OUT, Ragnar Jonasson  
62. 4.5, A PERSONAL AGENDA, G.R. Jordan
    
63. 4.5, A QUESTION OF DEATH, Kerry Greenwood
64. 4.5, THE SMALL FERRY, G. R. Jordan
65. 4.5, DEAD AT THIRD MAN, G.R. Jordan 
66. 4.6, THE ROYAL BATHS MURDER, J. R. Ellis
    
67. 4.5, THE NIDDERDALE MURDERS, J. R. Ellis
68. 4.5, THE RAILWAY MURDERS, J.R. Ellis
    
69. 4.5, THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY, Sulari Gentill
    
70. 4.5, THE CASE OF THE UNSUITABLE SUITOR, Cathy Ace 
71. 4.5, SLAUGHTER PARK, Barry Maitland
72. 4.5, SISTERS OF MERCY, Caroline Overington 
73. 4.5, THE TEA LADIES OF ST JUDE'S HOSPITAL, Joanna Nell 
74. 4.5, THE INVITATION, Lucy Foley
75. 4.5, THE WHITBY MURDERS, J.R. Ellis
76. 4.5, THE PORTSMOUTH MURDERS, Pauline Rowson 
77. 4.5, CROOKED HOUSE, Agatha Christie
78. 4.5, CANTICLE CREEK, Adrian Hyland 
79. 4.5, WATER'S EDGE, G.R. Jordan
80. 4.5, THE CASE OF THE MISSING MORRIS DANCER, Cathy Ace
81. 4.5, THE ONE HUNDRED YEAR OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED, Jonas Jonasson 
82. 4.4, THE KILLING CODE, Ellie Marney
83. 4.4, RUN TIME, Catherine Ryan Howard
    
84. 4.4, THE SATCHEL, G.R. Jordan 
85. 4.4, DISTRESS SIGNALS, Catherine Ryan Howard
86. 4.4, DEATH COMES AS THE END, Agatha Christie
    
87. 4.4, TERRA INCOGNITA, Ruth Downie
    
88. 4.4, REWIND, Catherine Ryan Howard
    
89. 4.4, OUR GATED COMMUNITY, G. R. Jordan
    
90. OFFSHORE, Ann Cleeves - Shetland 6.1
    
91. 4.4, THE CASE OF THE CURIOUS COOK, Cathy Ace
92. 4.4, THE RED NOTEBOOK, Antoine Laurain
    
93. 4.4, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY, Agatha Christie 
94. 4.4, A SPOONFUL OF MURDER, JM Hall
95. 4.4, TROUBLE IN THE TOWN HALL, Jeanne M. Dams
96. 4.4, MALICE IN MINIATURE, Jeanne M. Dams 
97. 4.4, A SPOONFUL OF MURDER, Connie Archer 
    
98. 4.4, A SPOONFUL OF MURDER, Robin Stevens
    
99. 4.4, THE PIRATE CLUB, G. R. Jordan
    
100. 4.4, THE HORROR WEEKEND, G.R. Jordan
     
101. 4.4, DEATH IN BRITTANY, Jean-Luc Bannalec
102. 4.5, STREETS OF GOLD, Margot Kinberg
103. 4.4, THE DARK REMAINS, William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin
104. 4.4, MURDER AT HAWTHORN COTTAGE, Betty Rowlands 
105. 4.4, MEDICUS, Ruth Downie
106. 4.4, THE HOUND OF DEATH and other stories, Agatha Christie 
107. 4.4, THE BOTHY, G.R. Jordan 
108. 4.4, REMEMBER ME, Liz Byrski 
109. 4.4, THE RIVER MOUTH, Karen Herbert
     
110. 4.4, MURDER AT MONK'S BARN, Cecil Waye
111. 4.4, A ROMAN SHADOW, H.L. Marsay
     
112. 4.4, A VIKING SHADOW, H.L. Marsay
     
113. 4.4, A LONG SHADOW, H.L. Marsay
114. 4.4, THE NIGHT BIRD, Brian Freeman 
     
115. 4.4, THE INVISIBLE HOST, Gwen Bristow & Bruce Manning
116. 4.4, A GHOSTLY SHADOW, H. L. Marsay
117. 4.3, THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD, Agatha Christie
118. 4.3, CULHWCH ALPHA, G. R.Jordan 
119. 4.3, DESTINATION UNKNOWN, Agatha Christie 
120. 4.3, MURDER ON THE CHRISTMAS EXPRESS, Alexandra Benedict
     
121. 4.3, THE BODY IN THE TRANSEPT, Jeanne M. Dams
     
122. 4.3, THE CASE OF THE DOTTY DOWAGER, Cathy Ace
     
123. 4.3, THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE, Richard Osman 
124. 4.2, HOLY TERROR IN THE HEBRIDES, Jeanne M. Dams
125. 4.0, THE VICTIM IN VICTORIA STATION, Jeanne M. Dams
126. 3.5, PASSENGER TO FRANKFURT, Agatha Christie
     
127. 3.2, PLAY DEAD, Anne Frasier