2026 Reviews

A record of my reading in 2026, with books listed in order of merit.

Updated last 9 July 2026 

  1. 5.0, THE CUT THROAT TRIAL, S.J. Fleet
  2. 5.0, WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT, Nicci French
  3. 5.0, THE HAWK IS DEAD, Peter James  
  4. 4.8, WOLF HOUR, Jo Nesbo
  5. 4.8, THE FIRST LAW OF THE BUSH, Geoff Parkes
  6. 4.8, HOUSE OF CORRECTION, Nicci French
  7. 4.8, HOME BEFORE DARK, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir 
  8. 4.8, LAST ONE OUT, Jane Harper 
  9. 4.7, MAD MABEL, Sally Hepworth 
  10. 4.7, DEAR DEBBIE, Freida McFadden 
  11. 4.7, THE WOLF, Samuel Bjork 
  12. 4.7, REYKJAVIK, Ragnar Jonasson & Katrin Jakobsdottir
  13. 4.7, OUR HOLIDAY, Louise Candlish
  14. 4.7, LETHAL VENGEANCE, Robert Bryndza  
  15. 4.6, HUNTED, Abir Mukherjee 
  16. 4.6, OUTSIDE, Ragnar Jonasson
  17. 4.6, THREE REASONS FOR REVENGE, Dervla McTiernan  
  18. 4.6 THE REDLINE, Adrian Hyland
  19. 4.6, FIND THEM DEAD, Peter James  
  20. 4.6, DEAD FALL LAKE, S. R. White 
  21. 4.6, WHITE NOISE, Mercedes Mercier 
  22. 4.6, BLOOD PACT, Fiona McIntosh 
  23. 4.6, WHISTLE, Linwood Barclay 
  24. 4.6, MISTAKE CREEK, Rachel Amphlett 
  25. 4.6, THE CURSED ROAD, Laura McCluskey 
  26. 4.7, THE DARKNESS, Ragnar Jonasson 
  27. 4.6, NEVER LIE, Freida McFadden 
  28. 4.7, UNIFORM JUSTICE, Donna Leon 
  29. 4.6, THE GIRLS IN THE GLEN, Lynne McEwan 
  30. 4.6, THE NEW NEIGHBOURS, Claire Douglas 
  31. 4.6, THE WOMAN IN SUITE 11, Ruth Ware 
  32. 4.6, THE MIST, Ragnar Jonasson 
  33. 4.6, RUPTURE, Ragnar Jonasson 
  34. 4.6, THE BOYFRIEND, Freida McFadden 
  35. 4.6, DAUGHTERS OF BATAVIA, Stefanie Koens
  36. 4.6, ROAD CLOSED, Leigh Russell
  37. 4.6, DEAD END, Leigh Russell  
  38. 4.6. DEAD MAN DEEP, Lynne McEwan 
  39. 4.6, THE HOUSEMAID, Freida McFadden 
  40. 4.5, THE BOY IN THE HEADLIGHTS, Samuel Bjork 
  41. 4.5, DO NOT DISTURB, Freida McFadden 
  42. 4.5, THE LAST STRAW, Paul Gitsham 
  43. 4.5, MAIGRET IN VICHY, Georges Simenon 
  44. 4.5, THE GAMBLER, J. P. Pomare 
  45. 4.5, THE PREDICAMENT, William Boyd 
  46. 4.5, LORD EDGWARE DIES, Agatha Christie 
  47. 4.5, PERIL AT END HOUSE, Agatha Christie 
  48. 4.5, THE LIES BETWEEN THE LINES, Sheila Lowe 
  49. 4.5, WANT TO KNOW A SECRET?  Freida McFadden 
  50. 4.5, THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE MISSING CRIME WRITER, Ragnar Jonasson 
  51. 4.5, NOT QUITE DEAD YET, Holly Jackson 
  52. 4.5, THE LITTLE MAN FROM ARCHANGEL, Georges Simenon 
  53. 4.5, DRUID'S MOOR, Rhys Dylan 
  54. 4.5, A DEADLY AFFAIR IN THE DALES, Maria Malone 
  55. 4.5, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY, Agatha Christie 
  56. 4.5, THE HOUSE IN THE WATER, Victoria Darke (Victoria Scott) 
  57. 4.5, WINTER DEAD, Lyn McEwan 
  58. 4.5, LAST SEEN WEARING, Colin Dexter 
  59. 4.5, BIDDING FOR REVENGE, Victoria Tait 
  60. 4.5, THE SNACK THIEF, Andrea Camilleri
  61. 4.5, WIN, Harlan Coben 
  62. 4.4, RURAL DREAMS, Margaret Hickey
  63. 4.4, THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING FRENCHMAN, H.L. Marsay 
  64. 4.4, THE TRAIN, Georges Simenon  
  65. 4.4, A THREE DOG PROBLEM, S. J. Bennett 
  66. 4.4, THE BIG FOUR, Agatha Christie 
  67. 4.4, CUT SHORT, Leigh Russell 
  68. 4.4, THE CAT, Georges Simenon 
  69. 4.4, VALUED FOR MURDER, Victoria Tait 
  70. 4.3, FAKE DEATH, Victoria Tait 
  71. 3.3, THE IN CROWD, Charlotte Vassell

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