2026 Reviews

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

Updated last 23 May 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, DEAR DEBBIE, Freida McFadden 
10. 4.7, REYKJAVIK, Ragnar Jonasson & Katrin Jakobsdottir
11. 4.6, HUNTED, Abir Mukherjee 
12. 4.6, OUTSIDE, Ragnar Jonasson 
13. 4.6 THE REDLINE, Adrian Hyland 
14. 4.6, DEAD FALL LAKE, S. R. White 
15. 4.6, BLOOD PACT, Fiona McIntosh 
16. 4.6, WHISTLE, Linwood Barclay 
17. 4.7, THE DARKNESS, Ragnar Jonasson 
18. 4.6, NEVER LIE, Freida McFadden 
19. 4.7, UNIFORM JUSTICE, Donna Leon 
20. 4.6, THE GIRLS IN THE GLEN, Lynne McEwan 
21. 4.6, THE NEW NEIGHBOURS, Claire Douglas 
22. 4.6, THE WOMAN IN SUITE 11, Ruth Ware 
23. 4.6, THE MIST, Ragnar Jonasson 
24. 4.6, RUPTURE, Ragnar Jonasson 
25. 4.6, DAUGHTERS OF BATAVIA, Stefanie Koens
26. 4.6, ROAD CLOSED, Leigh Russell
27. 4.6, DEAD END, Leigh Russell  
28. 4.6. DEAD MAN DEEP, Lynne McEwan 
29. 4.6, THE HOUSEMAID, Freida McFadden 
30. 4.5, DO NOT DISTURB, Freida McFadden 
31. 4.5, THE GAMBLER, J. P. Pomare 
32. 4.5, WANT TO KNOW A SECRET?  Freida McFadden 
33. 4.5, THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE MISSING CRIME WRITER, Ragnar Jonasson 
34. 4.5, NOT QUITE DEAD YET, Holly Jackson 
35. 4.5, THE LITTLE MAN FROM ARCHANGEL, Georges Simenon 
36. 4.5, DRUID'S MOOR, Rhys Dylan 
37. 4.5, A DEADLY AFFAIR IN THE DALES, Maria Malone 
38. 4.5, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY, Agatha Christie 
39. 4.5, THE HOUSE IN THE WATER, Victoria Darke (Victoria Scott) 
40. 4.5, WINTER DEAD, Lyn McEwan 
41. 4.5, LAST SEEN WEARING, Colin Dexter 
42. 4.5, BIDDING FOR REVENGE, Victoria Tait 
43. 4.5, THE SNACK THIEF, Andrea Camilleri
44. 4.5, WIN, Harlan Coben 
45. 4.4, RURAL DREAMS, Margaret Hickey
46. 4.4, THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING FRENCHMAN, H.L. Marsay 
47. 4.4, THE TRAIN, Georges Simenon  
48. 4.4, A THREE DOG PROBLEM, S. J. Bennett 
49. 4.4, THE BIG FOUR, Agatha Christie 
50. 4.4, CUT SHORT, Leigh Russell 
51. 4.4, THE CAT, Georges Simenon 
52. 4.4, VALUED FOR MURDER, Victoria Tait 
53. 4.3, FAKE DEATH, Victoria Tait 
54. 3.3, THE IN CROWD, Charlotte Vassell