A record of my reading in 2026, with books listed in order of merit.
Updated last 18 October 2026
- 5.0, TELL ME SOMETHING TRUE, Michael Robotham
- 5.0, THE CUT THROAT TRIAL, S.J. Fleet
- 5.0, WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT, Nicci French
- 5.0, THE HAWK IS DEAD, Peter James
- 4.8, EVIL IN HIGH PLACES, Rory Clements
- 4.8, WOLF HOUR, Jo Nesbo
- 4.8, THE CURFEW, T. M. Logan
- 4.8, THE FIRST LAW OF THE BUSH, Geoff Parkes
- 4.8, THE SECOND WIFE, Ali Lowe
- 4.8, HOUSE OF CORRECTION, Nicci French
- 4.8, HOME BEFORE DARK, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
- 4.8, LAST ONE OUT, Jane Harper
- 4.7, THE DEPTHS, Yrsa Sigurdardottir
- 4.7, THE BLUFF, Joanna Jenkins
- 4.7, DARK DESERT ROAD, Tim Ayliffe
- 4.7, MAD MABEL, Sally Hepworth
- 4.7, DEAR DEBBIE, Freida McFadden
- 4.7, THE WOLF, Samuel Bjork
- 4.7, REYKJAVIK, Ragnar Jonasson & Katrin Jakobsdottir
- 4.7, OUR HOLIDAY, Louise Candlish
- 4.7, LETHAL VENGEANCE, Robert Bryndza
- 4.7, BAD NEIGHBOURS, Joanna Jenkins
- 4.6, THE PEAK, Sam Guthrie
- 4.6, SOFTLY CALLS THE DEVIL, Chris Blake
- 4.6, HUNTED, Abir Mukherjee
- 4.6, THE WATER'S EDGE, Karin Fossum
- 4.6, TRUTH TRUTH LIE, Claire McGowan
- 4.6, OUTSIDE, Ragnar Jonasson
- 4.6, THE QUIET KILL, Robert Bryndza
- 4.6, RESURRECTION BAY, Emma Viskic
- 4.6, THREE REASONS FOR REVENGE, Dervla McTiernan
- 4.6 THE REDLINE, Adrian Hyland
- 4.6, PAPERCAGE, Tom Baragwanath
- 4.6, FIND THEM DEAD, Peter James
- 4.6, DEAD FALL LAKE, S. R. White
- 4.6, WHITE NOISE, Mercedes Mercier
- 4.6, BLOOD PACT, Fiona McIntosh
- 4.6, WHISTLE, Linwood Barclay
- 4.6, MISTAKE CREEK, Rachel Amphlett
- 4.6, THE CURSED ROAD, Laura McCluskey
- 4.7, THE DARKNESS, Ragnar Jonasson
- 4.6, NEVER LIE, Freida McFadden
- 4.7, UNIFORM JUSTICE, Donna Leon
- 4.6, THE GIRLS IN THE GLEN, Lynne McEwan
- 4.6, THE NEW NEIGHBOURS, Claire Douglas
- 4.6, THE WOMAN IN SUITE 11, Ruth Ware
- 4.6, THE MIST, Ragnar Jonasson
- 4.6, RUPTURE, Ragnar Jonasson
- 4.6, THE BOYFRIEND, Freida McFadden
- 4.6, DAUGHTERS OF BATAVIA, Stefanie Koens
- 4.6, ROAD CLOSED, Leigh Russell
- 4.6, DEAD END, Leigh Russell
- 4.6. DEAD MAN DEEP, Lynne McEwan
- 4.6, THE HOUSEMAID, Freida McFadden
- 4.5, HOW TO KILL A CLIENT, Joanna Jenkins
- 4.5, THE IMPOSSIBLE THING, Belinda Bauer
- 4.5, DEAD MED, Freida McFadden
- 4.5, THE DIVORCE, Freida McFadden
- 4.5, COLD RIVER, Margaret Hickey
- 4.5, THE COUPLES RETREAT, Mercedes Mercier
- 4.5, MURDER MOST ROYAL, S.J. Bennett
- 4.5, HENRIETTA WHO? Catherine Aird
- 4.5, THE BOY IN THE HEADLIGHTS, Samuel Bjork
- 4.5, DO NOT DISTURB, Freida McFadden
- 4.5, THE WICKED SISTER, Karen Dionne
- 4.5, THE BUTLER, Clare Macintosh
- 4.5, THE LAST STRAW, Paul Gitsham
- 4.5, MAIGRET IN VICHY, Georges Simenon
- 4.5, THE CUTTING, Michael Campling
- 4.5, THE GAMBLER, J. P. Pomare
- 4.5, THE PREDICAMENT, William Boyd
- 4.5, LORD EDGWARE DIES, Agatha Christie
- 4.5, PERIL AT END HOUSE, Agatha Christie
- 4.5, THE LIES BETWEEN THE LINES, Sheila Lowe
- 4.5, WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? Freida McFadden
- 4.5, THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE MISSING CRIME WRITER, Ragnar Jonasson
- 4.5, NOT QUITE DEAD YET, Holly Jackson
- 4.5, THE LITTLE MAN FROM ARCHANGEL, Georges Simenon
- 4.5, DRUID'S MOOR, Rhys Dylan
- 4.5, A DEADLY AFFAIR IN THE DALES, Maria Malone
- 4.5, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY, Agatha Christie
- 4.5, THE HOUSE IN THE WATER, Victoria Darke (Victoria Scott)
- 4.5, WINTER DEAD, Lyn McEwan
- 4.5, NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE, Paul Gitsham
- 4.5, LAST SEEN WEARING, Colin Dexter
- 4.5, BIDDING FOR REVENGE, Victoria Tait
- 4.5, THE SNACK THIEF, Andrea Camilleri
- 4.5, WIN, Harlan Coben
- 4.4, A DISORGANISED DEATH, Simon Brett
- 4.4, THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS, Agatha Christie
- 4.4, MAJOR BRICKET AND THE CIRCUS CORPSE, Simon Brett
- 4.4, MAJOR BRICKETT AND THE BODY IN THE BELL TOWER, Simon Brett
- 4.4, MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL, Kerry Greenwood
- 4.4, THE BODY IN SEVEN DIALS, H. L. Marsay
- 4.4, THREE BAGS FULL, Leonie Swann
- 4.4, THE WIDOW'S HUSBAND'S SECRET LIE, Freida McFadden
- 4.4, WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS? Agatha Christie
- 4.4, ONE LESS SNAKE, Rhys Dylan
- 4.4, RURAL DREAMS, Margaret Hickey
- 4.4, THE MARGARET CODE, Richard Hooton
- 4.4, THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING FRENCHMAN, H.L. Marsay
- 4.4, THE TRAIN, Georges Simenon
- 4.4, A THREE DOG PROBLEM, S. J. Bennett
- 4.4, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR OF JUDITH POTTS, Robert Thorogood
- 4.4, THE BIG FOUR, Agatha Christie
- 4.4, CUT SHORT, Leigh Russell
- 4.4, THE CAT, Georges Simenon
- 4.4, VALUED FOR MURDER, Victoria Tait
- 4.3, THE MODEL MURDER, Amanda Hampson
- 4.3, FAKE DEATH, Victoria Tait
- 4.0, HOW TO SOLVE YOUR OWN MURDER, Kristen Perrin
- 3.3, THE IN CROWD, Charlotte Vassell
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