2026 Reviews

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

Updated last 13 June 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, THE WOLF, Samuel Bjork 
  11. 4.7, REYKJAVIK, Ragnar Jonasson & Katrin Jakobsdottir
  12. 4.7, OUR HOLIDAY, Louise Candlish
  13. 4.7, LETHAL VENGEANCE, Robert Bryndza  
  14. 4.6, HUNTED, Abir Mukherjee 
  15. 4.6, OUTSIDE, Ragnar Jonasson
  16. 4.6, THREE REASONS FOR REVENGE, Dervla McTiernan  
  17. 4.6 THE REDLINE, Adrian Hyland 
  18. 4.6, DEAD FALL LAKE, S. R. White 
  19. 4.6, WHITE NOISE, Mercedes Mercier 
  20. 4.6, BLOOD PACT, Fiona McIntosh 
  21. 4.6, WHISTLE, Linwood Barclay 
  22. 4.6, MISTAKE CREEK, Rachel Amphlett 
  23. 4.7, THE DARKNESS, Ragnar Jonasson 
  24. 4.6, NEVER LIE, Freida McFadden 
  25. 4.7, UNIFORM JUSTICE, Donna Leon 
  26. 4.6, THE GIRLS IN THE GLEN, Lynne McEwan 
  27. 4.6, THE NEW NEIGHBOURS, Claire Douglas 
  28. 4.6, THE WOMAN IN SUITE 11, Ruth Ware 
  29. 4.6, THE MIST, Ragnar Jonasson 
  30. 4.6, RUPTURE, Ragnar Jonasson 
  31. 4.6, THE BOYFRIEND, Freida McFadden 
  32. 4.6, DAUGHTERS OF BATAVIA, Stefanie Koens
  33. 4.6, ROAD CLOSED, Leigh Russell
  34. 4.6, DEAD END, Leigh Russell  
  35. 4.6. DEAD MAN DEEP, Lynne McEwan 
  36. 4.6, THE HOUSEMAID, Freida McFadden 
  37. 4.5, DO NOT DISTURB, Freida McFadden 
  38. 4.5, MAIGRET IN VICHY, Georges Simenon 
  39. 4.5, THE GAMBLER, J. P. Pomare 
  40. 4.5, THE PREDICAMENT, William Boyd 
  41. 4.5, PERIL AT END HOUSE, Agatha Christie 
  42. 4.5, WANT TO KNOW A SECRET?  Freida McFadden 
  43. 4.5, THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE MISSING CRIME WRITER, Ragnar Jonasson 
  44. 4.5, NOT QUITE DEAD YET, Holly Jackson 
  45. 4.5, THE LITTLE MAN FROM ARCHANGEL, Georges Simenon 
  46. 4.5, DRUID'S MOOR, Rhys Dylan 
  47. 4.5, A DEADLY AFFAIR IN THE DALES, Maria Malone 
  48. 4.5, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY, Agatha Christie 
  49. 4.5, THE HOUSE IN THE WATER, Victoria Darke (Victoria Scott) 
  50. 4.5, WINTER DEAD, Lyn McEwan 
  51. 4.5, LAST SEEN WEARING, Colin Dexter 
  52. 4.5, BIDDING FOR REVENGE, Victoria Tait 
  53. 4.5, THE SNACK THIEF, Andrea Camilleri
  54. 4.5, WIN, Harlan Coben 
  55. 4.4, RURAL DREAMS, Margaret Hickey
  56. 4.4, THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING FRENCHMAN, H.L. Marsay 
  57. 4.4, THE TRAIN, Georges Simenon  
  58. 4.4, A THREE DOG PROBLEM, S. J. Bennett 
  59. 4.4, THE BIG FOUR, Agatha Christie 
  60. 4.4, CUT SHORT, Leigh Russell 
  61. 4.4, THE CAT, Georges Simenon 
  62. 4.4, VALUED FOR MURDER, Victoria Tait 
  63. 4.3, FAKE DEATH, Victoria Tait 
  64. 3.3, THE IN CROWD, Charlotte Vassell

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