Read in 2026

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 January 

1. The Scent of Murder by Jeffrey Marks (kindle) 2**
2. The Girls in the Snow by Stacey Green (kindle) dnf
3. The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharpe by Leonor Swann (kindle) 3***
4. The Charity Shop Detective by Peter Boland (kindle)4****

February 

1. Murder in Norfolk by Sadie Norman (kindle) ****
2. The Homefront Girls by Susanna Bavin ( kindle)
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Read 2025

January

1. Patchwork Quilt Murder by Leslie Meier (hoopla) 4.****
2. The Bedlam Detective by Stephen Gallagher (pb) 2**
3. Light Through the Vines by Fiona Valpy  (kindle) 4****
4. Some Other Time by Angela Brown (kindle) 1* dnf
5. Advice of Counsel by Debra Trueman (kindle) 3***

February 

1. White Mulberry by Rosa Kwon Easton (kindle)
2. The Book of Some Day by Dianne Dixon (pb)  4****
3. Lillies in Moonlight by Allison Pittman (pb) ***
4. Close Knit by Jenny Colgan (hoopla) 4****

March

1. Murders in Great Diddling by Katarina Bivald  ( hoopla) 4 ****
2. The Moonflowers by Abigail Rose-Marie (kindle)****
3. World without End by Ken Follett (pb) 4****

April 

1. Your Beautiful Lies by Louise Douglas (hoopla)3***
2. Best Behavior by Wendy Francis (hoopla) 3***
3. Changing Times in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 3***
4. Dragon’s Breath by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4***
5. Death by Carpet by P.F. Ford ( kindle unlimited)3***
6. Raven Bones by N.C. Lewis (kindle unlimited) 3***

May

1. Stone Cold by David Gatward ( kindle unlimited) 4****
2. Echoes on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited)3***
3. Blood Fountain by David Gatward ( kindle unlimited)
4. Marshal of Snowdonia by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) ****
5. False Witness by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 3***
6. The Bowman by Rhys Dylan ( kindle unlimited) 4****

June

1. One Less Snake by Rhys Davies (kindle unlimited)****
2. Murder Under the Sun by Faith Martin (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. Belsay by LJ Ross ( kindle unlimited) ***
4. The Somerset Slayings by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***
5. Bridal Shower Murder by Leslie Meier (hc/nccls) 3.5***

July 

1. Rose Arbor by Rhys Bowen (kindle unlimited) ***
2. Deadly Care by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. Five Days in Provence by Simon McCleave ( kindle unlimited 2**
4. The Paxton’s Tower Murder by Stephen Pulestan ( kindle unlimited) 4****
5. When the Storm Dies by Jack Cartwright (kindle unlimited) 3***
6. A Word with the Dead by Rhys Dylan ( kindle unlimited)  4****

August 

1. The Tenby Harbour Murders by Stephen Puleston ( kindle unlimited) ****
2. The Abersoch Killings by Stephen Puleston 4****
3. The Baker of Lost Memories by Shirley Russak Wachtel (kindle unlimited) 3***
4. Mrs. Endicott’s Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowen ( kindle unlimited) 5*****
5. The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson (nccls/hb) 4****
6. The Swansea Marina Murders by Stephen Puleston ( kindle unlimited) 4****
7. Hatchet Hill by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 2**
8. The Imperial Alchemist by A.H. Wang (kindle unlimited) 3***

September 

1. What Child in this by Alice K. Boatwright ( kindle unlimited 4****
2. The Distant Daughter by Lorna Cook (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. The Christmas Book Hunt by Jenny Colgan (kindle unlimited ) 4****
4. In this Life Ever After by Alice K. Boatwright (kindle unlimited) 3***
5. Bad Deeds by David Gatward ( kindle unlimited)2.5**
6. A Cereal Killer by Morgana Best (kindle ) 3***
7. Just another Dead Author by Katarina Bivald (kindle)***

October 

1. The Dressmaker’s Secret by Lorna Cook  (kindle) 4****
2. The Restoration Garden by Sara Blaydes ( kindle) 4****
3. Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O’Connor ( kindle) 3***
4. A Dash of Murder by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla ) 3***
5. A Murder Down Memory Lane by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3**+
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November 

1. Savage Cut by Jo Dereske (kindle)
2. The Women of Arlington Hall by Jane Healey ( kindle) 3***

1. Appalachian Christmas by Irene Brand (kindle)
2. Marriage Carol by Chris Fabry, Gary Chapman (kindle
3. Wanna Get Lucky by Deborah Coonts (kindl
4. Easy Innocence by Libby F. Hellman (kindle) 
5. The Seventh Man by Max Brand (nook)
6. Where Love Finds You

December 

1. The First Witch of Boston by Andrea Catalano ( kindle) 3***
2. The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick ( hoopla) 4****
3. Halloween Night Murder by Leslie Meier (Hope la)    2**
4. The Lost Heiress by Elizabeth Klejfotj (hoopla) 4****
5. Hush-Hush by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)
6. Winter Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand (Libby) 4****

Read 2024

1. January 
2. The Lost Diary by Rose Alexander (kindle) 4****
3. Doom and Bloom by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3***
4. The Locket by Natalie Meg Evan’s ( kindle unlimited) 4****
5. The Case of the Screaming Beauty by Alison Golden (kindle unlimited) 2**
6. The Paris Girl by Natalie Meg Evans (kindle unlimited) 4****
7.  The Secret Vow by Natalie Meg Evans ( kindle unlimited) 4****
8. The Thing About Clare by Imogen Clark ( kindle unlimited) 3.5***

February 

1. The Light Remains by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****
2. Enmity by Pete Brassert (kindle unlimited) 2.5**
3. Paradiso by Francesca Scanacapra (kindle unlimited) 3***
4. The Italian Girl’s Secret by Natalie Meg Evans ( kindle unlimited) 4****
5. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen (pb) 3.5***
6. À Fatal End by Faith Martin ( Hoopla) 4****

March

1. A Fatal Flaw by Faith Martin (hoopla) 3***
2. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (pb)3***
3. Don’t forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino (kindle) 4****
4. Never Change by Elizabeth Berg (pb) 4****

April

1. The Lost Letters of Aisling by Cynthia Ellingsen (kindle) 3***
2. Studies at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 4****
3. Counterfeit by Kirsten  Chen (hoopla) 4****
4. The First Mrs. Rothschild by Sara Aharoni (kindle) 1 DNF
5. The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand (nccls/digital’4****
6. À Fatal Truth by Faith Martin ( kindle) 3.5***

May

1. Soy Sauce for Beginners by Kirsten Chen (nccls/hc) 3***
2. Last Night by Luanne Rice ( kindle) 2**
3. Say When by Elizabeth Berg (pb) 4****
4. High Country by Nevada Barr ( hc) 2**
5. When the World Goes Quiet by Gian Sandra (kindle) 4****
6. The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian (pb) 2**
7. A Toast to Murder by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 4****

June 

1. A Fatal Twist of Lemon by Patrice Greenwood (kindle) 3***
2. The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark (pb) 4****
3. Leave it to Us by A.C. Arthur (kindle) 2.6**
4. Looking Good Dead by Stephen Pulestan (Kindle unlimited)

July

1. A Matter of Evidence by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) ****
2. Death Rocks by L.J. Ross (kindle unlimited) 3***
3. Retreat from Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited)4****
4. The Landscape of Death by M.S. Morris (kindle unlimited) 4-****
5. Beneath Cold Earth by M.S. Morris (kindle unlimited)4****
6. Roaring Liberty by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 3***

August

1. The Chester Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 
2. The Llangollan Killings by Simon McClevr (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. Murder in Adlamd by Bruce Beckham (kindle unlimited) 2**
4. Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand (nccls/hc) 4****
5. Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls (mccls/hc) 2**
6. The Last Throw by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****
7. The Dying of the Year by M.S. Morris ( kindle unlimited) 3***
8. Ashes of Betrayal by David Gatward (kindle unlimited)

September

1. Tell-Tale Bones by N.C. Lewis (kindle inlimmited) 4****
2. Days Like Shadows Pass by MS Morris ( kindle unlimited) 4****
3. The Body in the Annex by Diana Carissa ( kindle unlimited)
4. Deep into that Darkness by MS Morris (kindle unlimited)
5. Wartime Wishes for the Land Girls by Ellie Curzon (kindle unlimited)  

October 

1. The Butcher on Colgan by J.T. Tierney (kindle unlimited) 2**
2. Last Night at Villa Lucia by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 3***
3. The Scottish Ladies Detective Agency by Lydia Travers (kindle unlimited) 4***
4. Duelling Ukes by David Gatward ( kindle) 1*
5. Hill of Secrets  y Galina Vromen ( kindle) 2**
6. Blood Vines by Erica Spindler (pb) 3***

November 

1. Drop Dead Sisters by Amelia Diane Coombs (kindle) 2**
2. The Twins on the Train by Suzanne Goldring ( kindle) 4***
3. The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman (kindle) 2**
4. The Girl from the Resistance by Imogen Matthews (kindle)
5. Mystery Loves Company by Elizabeth Spann Craig (kindle) 4****

December

1. Murder at a Yard Sale by Elizabeth Spann Craig (kindle) 4****
2. The Girl from the Resistance by Imogene Matthew’s ( kindle) 3.5****
3. Lights Out by Kate Green (kindle) 4****
4. Saturday Night Widows by by Becky Aikman 3***

Read in 2023

1. January

1. Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***
2.  West End Girls by Jenny Colgan (hoopla) 5*****
3. The Last Bathing Beauty by Amy Sue Nathan (kindle unlimited)
4. Murder Now and Then by Faith Martin ( kindle) 4****
5. The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman (kindle) 3***
6. The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4****
7. The Night Thief by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***
8. An Island Wedding by Jenny Colgan (nccls/pb) 4****
9. Solace House by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***
10. Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (nccls/hc) 2.5**
11. Sins of the Father by Simon McCleave (kindle) 1*
12. Summer at the Garden Cafe by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla)
13. The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker (kindle)
14. Summer at the Garden Cafe by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4****
15. The English Bookshop by Janis Wildy ( kindle unlimited) 3.5***
16. Suffer the Dead by Rhys Dylan ( kindle unlimited) 2.5**
17. An Unwanted Inheritance by Imogene Clark (kindle unlimited) 4****

February

1. Murder in a Scottish Shire by Traci Hall (kindle unlimited) 3***
2. The Mistletoe Matchmaker by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 3.5***
3. The Month of Borrowed Dreams by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4****
4. A Body on the Beach by P.F. Ford (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katrina Bivald (pb) 3***
6. Gravely Concerned by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****
7. The Llandudno Pier Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
8. A Mark of Imperfection by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 3***
9. The Transatlantic Book Club by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4**** 

March

1. Break from Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 4****
2. Stardust in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford (nccls/pb) 3***
4. Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford (nccls/pb) 2.5**
5. The Cardiff Killings by Gaynor Torrance (kindle unlimited) 2**
6. Spanish Sunrise by Boo Walker (kindle unlimited) 3***
7. Lady’s Well by LJRoss (kindle unlimited) 4****
8. A Body Out at Sea by P.F. Ford (kindle unlimited) 3***
9. A Body in the Lane by P.F. Ford (kindle unlimited) 3***
10. The Searcher by Tana French (nccls/pb) 3***
11. The Heart of Summer by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4****
12. The Trouble with Secrets by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****
13. What Divides Us by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****
14. Lessons at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 5*****
15. More Harm than Good by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****
16. When Irish Eyes are Lying by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****

April

1. A Silent Understanding by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****
2. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 2**
3. The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley (nccls/hc) 2**
4. Killer on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
5. Murder in the Parish by Faith Martin (kindle unlimited) 4****
6. Burnt on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited ) 3***
7. O, Pioneers by Willa Cather(hoopla) 2**
8. Burnt Echo by Rhys Dylan ( kindle unlimited) 3***
9. Daffodil Days by Pat Posner (kindle unlimited) 2**
10. Frozen on the Moors by Priscilla Masters ( kindle unlimited) 4****
11. Deadly Sayings by NC Lewis (kindle unlimited) 2**
12. Irish Coffee Murder by Leslie Meier (hoopla) 3***
13.  Before I Sleep by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (hoopla) 4****

May

1. Myrtle Clover Christmas by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 4****
2. Mother of the Bride Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 3.5***
3. The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 4****
4. The Denbigh Asylum Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. The Irish Boarding House by Sandy Taylor ( kindle unlimited) 3***
6. Grimm Up North by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 4****
7. Best Served Cold by David Gateard ( kindle unlimited).  4****
8. A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline (hoopla)2.5***
9. The Silent Bride by Shalini Boland (kindle unlimited)4****
10. Bleeding Heart Yard by Elly Griffiths (nccls/digital)4****
11. Time to Die by Stephen Puleston (kindle unlimited) 4****
12. A Man with one of Those Faces by Caimh McConnell ( kindle unlimited) DNF too stupid!
13. The Farnsley Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
14. The Shooting Season by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***
15. The Dark Tide by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
16. When We Danced at the End of the Pier by Sandy Taylor (kindle unlimited) 3***
17. The Girls from See Saw Lane by Sandy Taylor ( kindle unlimited)

June

1. Counting Chimneys by Sandy Taylor (kindle unlimited) 3***
2. Hollowed Bones by N.C. Lewis (kindle unlimited) 3*** 
3. Missing on the Moors by Priscilla Mastets (kindle unlimited) 4****
4. Kidnap on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. Murder on the Moors by Priscilla Masters ( kindle unlimited) 3***
6. The Nantucket Inn by Pamela Kelley (hoopla) 4****
7. A Necessary End by Anthea Fraser (kindle unlimited) 3***
8. Nantucket Neighbors by Pamela Kelley ( hoopla) 4****
9. Murder in the Hollows by Declan James (kindle unlimited) 3***
10. Restless Dead by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***
11. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict (nccls/hc)3***
12. A Body of Water by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****
13. Nantucket White Christmas by Pamela Kelley (hoopla)3***
14. Death’s Requiem by David Gatward (kindle unlimited)3.5***
15. Nantucket Affair by Pamela Kelley ( hoopla) 4****
16. Lovely Girls by Margo Hunt (kindle) 4****
17. Blood Sport by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***

July

1. Long Odds in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited)
2. Homecoming by Kate Morton (nccls/pb) 3.5***
3. The Cove by LJ Ross ( kindle unlimited) 4****
4. Hidden on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. Nantucket Weddings by Pamela Kelley (hoopla) 3***
6. Stalker on the Moors by Priscilla Masters ( kindle unlimited) 4****
7. Nantucket Threads by Pamela Kelley (hoopla) 3.5***
8. Cold Sanctuary by David Gatward (kindle unlimited)3***
9. Reluctantly Home by Imogene Clark (kindle) $2.49) 4****
10. A Body at the Farmhouse by PF Ford (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
11. One Bad Turn by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***
12. Death at a Diner by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3***
13. The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand (nccls/hc) 4****
14. Acqua Alta by Donna Leon (hoopla) 3***
15. The Jasmine Wife by Jane Coverdale (hoopla) 3***

August

1. The Cypress Maze by Fiona Valpy (kindle unlimited)
2. The Wrexham Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. Revenge on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 3***
4. The Creek by LJ Ross (kindle unlimited) 4**** 
5. Fair Game by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 
6. Nantucket News by Pamela Kelley (hoopla) 3***
7. The Paris Assignment by Rhys Bowen (kindle unlimited) 4****
8. Unquiet Bones by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***
9. Fear on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 3***

September 

1. The Dark Hours by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 4****
2. Murder on the Ballot by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3***
3. The River’s Edge By Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 2**
4. Under a Cerulean Sky by Jane Coverdale (hoopla) 4****
5. Honey Drop Dead by Laura Childs (nccls/hc) 2.5**
6. Guilt on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 4****
7. The Bay by LJ Ross ( kindle unlimited) 4****
8. Mayhem at the Happy Valley Motor Inn Resort by Leslie Noyes (kindle unlimited) 2**
9. Anxious People by Frederick Backman (hc) 2.5**
10. Lines of Inquiry by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****
11. Silent Ruin by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 4****

October 

1. Call the Canaries Home by Laura Barrow (kindle) 4****
2. These Tangled Vines by Julianne MacLean ( kindle) 
3. Down a Country Road by Inglath Cooper (kindle) 2**
4. Aged for Murder by Fiona Grace ( kindle) 4****
5. Aged for Death by Fiona Grace (hoopla) 4****
6. The Red Address Book by Sophia Lundberg ( hoopla) 5*****
7. The Diddlebury Murders: collected novellas by Phil Church (kindle) 2**
8. Murder on Spyglass Lane by J.M. Griffin (kindle) 3***
9. Exiles by Jane Harper (nccls/hc) 2**
10. The Good, The Bad and the Dummped by Jenny Colgan 4****
11. Go: A Coming of Age Novel by Kazuki Kaneshiro ( kindle) 1*
12. Enough is Plenty by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 1*
13. The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson (kindle) 4****

November 

1. Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan ( nccls/hc) 4****
2. Summer Skies by Jenny Colgan ( nccls/hc) 3.5***
3. Aged for Malice by Fiona Grace (hoopla) 3***
4. Aged for by Seduction by Fiona Grace (hoopla) 3***
5. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Audibel) 3***
6. Aged for by Vengeance by Fiona Grace ( hoopla) 2**
7. Miss Bensons Beetle by Rachel Joyce (nccls/pb) 4****
8. Give til it Hirts by Donald Westlake ( short story) pb 2**
9. The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce (nccls/hc) 4****
10. The Colwyn Bay Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****

December 

1. Resurrection Bones by NC Lewis ( kindle unlimited) 3***
2. Dead Man’s Hands by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. Split by Alida Bremer (kindle unlimited)  2**
4. The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger (nccls/hc) DNF
5. No One Near by Rhys Dylan ( kindle unlimited)
6. Dark Harvest by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***
7. The Bookseller’s Daughter by Daniela Sacerdoti ( kindle unlimited) 3***
8. The Last Piece by Imogene Clark (kindle unlimited) 3***
9. The Durand File by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 2** 
10. The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah (Kindle unlimited)  4****
11. Cowabunga Christmas by Anna Celeste Burke (kindle)

Read in 2022

 January 

1. The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams (hoopla) 4****
2. Step on a Crack by James Patterson (pb) 4****
3. The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams (hoopla) 3***
4. Before She was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney (hoopla) 4****
5. The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc) 3.5***
6. Haunted by James Patterson (pb) 4****
7. The Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman 1.5*

February

1. The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian (hoopla)4****
2. The Madness of Crowds by Louise Emmy (nccls/hc) 2**
3. The Pastor’s Wife by Jennifer AI Lee (hoopla) 2**
4. Mortal Sin by Paul Levine (kindle) 3***
5. The Paris Orphan by Natasha Lester (nccls/he) 4****
6. Dying Fall by Cynthia Harris-Eagles (hoopla) 4****
7. Sky of Red Poppies by Zoreh Ghahremani  (kindle) 2**

March

1. Easter Bonnet Murder by Leslie Meier (hoopla) 3***
2. After the Rising by Orna Ross
3. Twisted Tes Christmas by Laura Childs (nccls/hc)3.5***
4. Fallen by Linda Castillo (nccls/hc) 4****
5. The Cartographer’s Secret by Tea Cooper (nccls/hc)3.5***
6. The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle (hoopla)1*
7. Lethal in Old Lace by Duffy Brown (hoopla) 2.5 **
8. Daughter of the Reich by Louise Fein (nccls/hc)4 ****
9. Death and Judgements by Donna Leon (hoopla)3***

April

1. Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie (pb) 3***
2. Senile Squad by Chris LeGrow ( kindle)2 **
3. Inn Sight by Elizabeth Berry (kindle) 2**
4. A Dash of Murder by Theresa Trent ( kindle) 3.5***
5. Doggone Dead by Theresa Trent (kindle) 3.5***
6. Summer People by Brian Groh (Hoopla) 1*
7. This Could Change Everything By Jill Mansell (Hoopla) 5*****
8. And Now You’re Back by Jill Mansell (Hoopla) 4****

May

1. Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay by Jill Mansell (hoopla) 4****
2. Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane (nccls) 4****
3. Penny Legend by Lucy English (kindle) 3***
4. Maybe This Time by Jill Mansell (hoopla) 4****
5. A Body in the Attic by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)3.5***
6. Death of a Suitor by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)3***

June

1. Where there’s a Will by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 2.5**
2. The Seine Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 3***
3. Bamburgh by LJ Ross (kindle unlimited) 4****
4. The Carlson Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
5. The Lake Vyrnwy Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 3***
6. Ryan’s Christmas by LJ Ross (kindle unlimited) 4****
7. Fear on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 2**
8. London , SE15 by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
9. Last Port of Call by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****
10. The West’s Awake by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****
11. The Doyle Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
12. The Existential Existence of Mags Munro by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****

July I 

1. Passing by Nella Larsen (hoopla) 1*
2. Web of Lies by Sally Rigby (kindle unlimited) 3***
3. The Chirk Castle Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
4. Speak No Evil by Sally Rigby (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. Death in the Sunshine by Steph Broadribb (kindle unlimited) 2**
6. The Everest Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 2**
7. Never too Late by Sally Rigby (kindle unlimited) 3***
8. Murder on Bainbridge Island by Diane Harmon (kindle unlimited) 2.5**
9. The Singing Trees by Boo Walker (kindle unlimited) 4****
10. The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy (kindle unlimited) 2**
11. The Rose and the Harp by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 3***

August

1. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan (nccls/digital) 5*****
2. The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron (hoopla) 2.5**
3. The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 3.5***
4. Private Vegas by James Patterson (pb) 4****
5. The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper (hoopla) 4****
6. The Things I Should Have Told You by Carmel Harrington ( Prime reading)
7. Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce (nccls/hc) 3***
8. Fatal Secrets by Faith Martin ( hoopla/audible)3***
9. Cross Justice by James Patterson (pb) 4****
10. Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan (Nccls/pb) 2.5**
11. Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce (nccls/hc) 4****
12. Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen (nccls/hc)  5*****
13. Assault and Batting by Tess Rothery (kindle) 2**

September 

1. The Other Man by Farhad J. Dadyburjor (kindle) 2**
2. Double Duplicity by Paty Jager (hoopla) 3***
3. Dovetail by Karen McQuestion (kindle) 4****
4. The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Borden (hc) 3***
5. Tarnished Remains by Paty Jager (hoopla) 3***
6. Uncharted Waters by Sally Hepworth (kindle) 1*
7. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana (hc) 3*
8. Country Plot by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (hoopla) 4****
9. Kate’s Progress by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (hoopla) 4****
10. The Secrets We Left Behind by Sorays M. Lane (kindle)
11. The Port Meirion Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle) $2.49 4****
12. Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc)
13. Shamed by Linda Castillo (nccls/hc)3***

October 

1. Or Else by Joe Hart (kindle) 4****
2. Rules at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan(nccls/hc) 4****
3. Murder Spills the Tea by by Vicki Delaney (nccls/hc) 3***
4. The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill (nccls/hc)2.5**
5. The Floating Girls by Lo Patrick (nccls/hc) 2**
6. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson ( nccls/hoopla)4****
7. Footprints of the Devil by Olive Etchells (nccls/hc) 4****
8. Dying to Please by Linda Howard (pb)3***
9. Death Swatch by Laura Childs (nccls/hc) 3***
10. The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson (nccls/hoopla) 3.5***

November 

1. Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand (hoopla) 5*****
2. A Dark and Snowy Night by Sally Goldenbaum ( nccls/hc) 2.5**
3. Giver of Stars by Jojo amours (nccls/hc) 4****
4. A Dark and Stormy Tea by Laura Childs (nccls/digital)
5. Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok (hoopla) 3.5***
6. Spoken Bones by N.C. Lewis (kindle) 4****
7. Bad Blood by Linda Fairstein (hc) 3***
8. A Bittersweet Surprise by Cynthia Ellingsen (kindle Prime ) 2**
9. Dead and Gone by Stephen Pulestan (kindle unlimited) 4****
10. Whispered Bones by N.C. Lewis (kindle unlimited) 4****

December 

1. The Engine House by Rhys Dylan)kindle unlimited) 4****
2. Alys, Always by Harriet Lane ( nccls/hc) 2.5**
3. Caution :
4. Death at Work by Rhys Dylan ( Kindle unlimited) 4****
5. Twisted Bones by N.C. Lewis ( kindle unlimited) 4**** 
6. Pork Pie Pandemonium by Steve Higgs (Kindle unlimited) 2.5**
7. Answered Bones by N.C. Lewis (kindle unlimited) 4****
8. The Crooked Path by Irma Joubert (nccls/pb) 2.5**
9. Ice Cold Malice by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****
10. She by Pete Brassert (kindle unlimited) 2**
11. The Silent Quarry by Cheryl Rees-Price (kindle unlimited) 3***

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January 

1. Cuthbert's Way by L.J. Ross (kindle unlimited) 4****
2. Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Varandarah (kindle prime) 4****
3. The Zachery Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
4. In From the Cold by Matt Conway (kindle) 2**
5. Pressed for Time by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3.5***
6. Songbird by Pete Grainger (kindle Prime) 3***
7. A Fatal Mistake by Faith Martin (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
8. Island Escape by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited)2**
9. The Devil’s Cliff Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
10. Christmas Calamity at the Vicarage by Emily Organ (kindle unlimited) 3***
11. Tragedy at Piddleton Hotel Emily Organ (kindle unlimited) 3***
12. The Berwyn River Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited)
13. The Case of the Dotty Dowager by Cathy Ace (kindle unlimited) 3***
14. Trials and Tribulations by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****
15. The Adams File by Diana Carissa (kindle unlimited) 2.5**
16. The White Forest Killings by Simon McLeave (kindle unlimited) 4****
17. Murder in Cold Mud by Emily Organ (kindle unlimited) 3***
18. The Solace Farm Killings by Simon cCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
19. An Accidental Death by Peter Grainger (kindle unlimited) 3***

February

1. Rest in Pieces by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 4****
2. Fire on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. The World Starts Anew by Jean Grainger ( kindle unlimited) 4***
4. The Curtis Blake Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited)
5. Hidden on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 4****
6. On Pins and Neefles by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3***
7. The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate (hoopla) 3***
8. Antiques Fate by Barbara Allan (hoopla) 2.5**
9. Assassins of Athens by Jeffrey Siger (hoopla) 3.5***
10. Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 4****
11. Antiques Frame by Barbara Allan (hoopla) 2.5**
12. 500 Miles From You by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 4****

March

1. Teatime for the Firefly by Shona Patel 3.5***
2. Diary of a War Crime by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. The Theatre Street Killing by Simon McCleave (kindle) 3***
4. The Curtis Blake Killing by Simon McCleave (kindle) 3***
5. The Dark Horizon by Liz Harris (kindle unlimited) 3***
6. Nothing to Fear by Karen Rose (pb) 2.5**
7. Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen (prime) 3.5***
8. Have You Seen Luis Velez ? by Catherine Ryan Hyde (prime) 4****
9. Diamond Head by Cecil Wong (nccls/digital) 2.5**
10. Winter’s Mourn by  Mary Stone (prime) 3***
11. Where Have All the Boys Gone? by Jenny Colgan (hoopla) 4****
12. The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah (nccls/he) 3.5***
13. Amanda’s Wedding by Jenny Colgan (hoopla) 4****
14. Punishable by Death by ACF Bookens (kindle) 3.5***
15. A Gathering of Secrets by Linda Castillo (nccls/digital) 4****

April

1. Irish Parade Murder by Leslie Meier (hoopla) 4****
2. The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock by Jane Riley (prime) 3.5***
3. The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths (nccls/he) 4****
4. Egg Shooters by Laura Childs (nccls/hc) 3***
5. The Menai Bridge Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
6. Nothing Bundt Murder by Leigh Selfman (kindle) 3***
7. A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie (hoopla) 4****
8. The Razor Gang Murder by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
9. Refuge number Dot Jackson (kindle unlimited) 3***
10. The Skylark’s Secret by Fiona Valpy (kindle unlimited) 4****
11. The Armstrong Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***

May

1. Secret on the Fens by Joy Ellis  (kindle unlimited) 4****
2. Haunted Hibiscus by Laura Child’s (nccls/hc) 3***
3. The Bernhardt File by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 2**
4. Cold Case in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. Someone Else’s Secret by Jean Spiro (kindle unlimited)
6. 4****
7. The Rock by L.J Ross (kindle unlimited) 4****
8. In the Beginning There was a Murder by P.C. James (kindle unlimited) 3***
9. The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen (kindle unlimited) 4****
10. At Home on the Riverbend by Kate Morton (internet short story) 4****
11. Death in a Strange Country by Donna Leone (hoopla) 4****
12. Murder in the Manor by Fiona Grace (hoopla) 3***

June

1. The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly (nccls/hc) 4****
2. Avarice by Pete Brassert (kindle unlimited) 3***
3. Apple Die by Chelsea Thomas (kindle unlimited) 2.5**
4. A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch (kindle unlimited) 2**
5. The Conway Harbour Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
6. So Much Owed by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****
7. The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin (nccls/hc) 3.5***
8. The Murderer’s Son by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
9. Crime in the Cafe by Fiona Grace ( hoopla) 3***
10. The Blake Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3.5***

July

1. The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs (nccls/hc) 5****
2. Their Lost Daughters by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
3. A Lover Too Many by Roy Lewis (kindle unlimited) 2**
4. The Fourth Friend by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. The Two Mrs. Abbots by D. E. Stevenson (hoopla) 3***
6. Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler (nccls/hc) 3***
7. The Guilty Ones by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
8. Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend by Jenny Colgan (hoopla) 3.5***
9. The Stolen Boys by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
10. Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke (hoopla) 3***

August

1. Wild Strawberries by Angela Thirkell (nccls/hc) 2**
2. Sunrise by the Sea by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 5*****
3. Plainsong by Kent Haruf ( nccls/digital) 3***
4. The Carter File by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited)2**
5. The Patient Man by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 4***
6. Scone Cod Dead by Karen MacInerney (nccls//pb)3***
7. The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles (nccls/hc)
8. Imitation of Darkness by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
9. A Simple Murder by Linda Castillo (nccls) 3***
10. Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan (kindle unlimited) 3***

September

1. They Disappeared by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 4****
2. Absolution by Caro Ramsay (kindle unlimited) 3***
3. The Single Wife by Ella King (kindle unlimited) 3***
4. The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 4****
5. Just Meecy by Bryan Stephenson (nccls/hc) 1*
6. The Girl with the Golden Scissors by Julia Drosten (Kindle Prime) 4**** 
7. One For the Blackbird, One for the Crow by Olivia Hawker (kindle Prime) 3***

October 

1. Cruel as the Grave by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (hoopla)4****
2. An Unfinished Story by Boo Walker (kindle) 4****
3. Miss Spelled by Morgana Best (kindle) 1*
4. NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson (pb) 4****
5. Across the Winding River by Aimie K. Runyan (kindle) 4****
6. Manuscript for Murder by Chautona Havig (kindle) 2.5**
7. News of the World by Paulette Jiles (hoopla) 4****
8. Sullivan’s Law by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg (hc) 3***
9. Armed and Outrageous by Madison Johns (kindle) 2**

November

1. Killer Art by Dream Reed (kindle) 2**
2. Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough (pb) 2.5**
3. Under a Gilded Moon by Joy Jordan-Lake (kindle) 3***
4. Tea with Emma by Diane Moody (kindle) 2**

December

1. Shock Wave by John Sandford (pb) 4****
2. Hard Core Twenty -Four by Janet Evancovich (hc)1*
3. Buried in Buttercups by Jim and Joyce Laverne (kindle) 3***
4. A Fatal Night by Faith Martin (kindle) 4****
5. Solomon vs. Lord by Paul Levine (kindle) 4****
6. The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (pb)
7. Dressed for Death by Donna Leon (hoopla) 4****
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January

1. The Light Over London by Julia Kelly (nccls/hc) 3.5***
2. The Invitation by Lucy Foley  (nccls/hc) 2.5**
3.  Salt Lane by William Shaw (nccls/hc) 4****
4. The Ragged Edge of Night by Olivia Hawker (kindle Prime) 4****
5. This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger (nccls/hc) 3***
6. The Castle Mystery by Faith Martin (kindle Prime) 3.5***
7. The Daughter's Tale by Armando Lucas Correa (nccls/hc) 3***
8. Daughter of Australia by Harmony Verna (nccls/pb) 3***
9. Born Survivors by Wendy Holden (kindle Prime) 3***
10. Magnolia Wednesdays by Wendy Wax (nccls/pb) 4****
11. Sea of Troubles by Donna Leon (kindle Prime) 3***
12. Deadly Chapel by N.C. Lewis (kindle Prime)3***
13. Sarum: the Novel of England? by Edward Rutherfurd ((ncls/hc) 3***
14. Poison in Paddington by Samantha Silver (kindle) 3***
15. Wish Upon a Shell by Kay Correll (kindle) 2.5**

February

1. Show No Fear by Perri O'Shaughnessy  (nccls/pb) 3***
2. Widow's Wreath by Cynthia Riggs (nccls/hc) 3.5 ***
3. Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau (kindle Prime) 1.5*
4. Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson (nccls/ pb) 3***
5. Christmas Sweets by Joanne Fluke (kindle Prime) 3.5***
6. Clara by Kurt Palka (nccls/ hc) 2**
7. The Messenger by Daniel Silva (have ) (pb) 4****
8. Emily Alone by Stewart O'Nan (pb) SA bk club 3***
9. What Would Nancy Do by Maureen Mullis  (kindle) 2**
10. His Majesty's Hope by Susan E. MacNeal (nccls/hc) 3***
11. Death Unholy by Philip Strang (kindle Prime) 2.5**
12. The Christmas Gift by Beth Prentice (kindle) 1.5*
13. Doomed to Die by Dorothy Simpson (hc) 3***
14. White Rose Black Forest by Eoin Dempsey (kindle Prime) 4****

March

1. A Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva (nccls/hc) 3.5***
2. The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Girffiths (nccls/hc) 2.5**
3. A Walk with the Dead by Sally Spencer (hc) 3***
4. City of Dreams by William Martin (nccls/hc) 4****
5. The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms (kindle Prime) 4****
6. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton  (nccls/hc) (SA book club) 4****
7. Postcards from a Stranger by Imogen Clark (kindle Prime) 4****
8. Postcards from Christmas by Imogen Clark (kindle Prime) 3***
9. Lavendar Blue Murder by Laura Child (nccls/hc) 3***
10. A Cold Dark Heart by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 4*** $2.99
11. Penitent: A Scottish murder mystery by Pete Brassett 3*** ($.99 )
12. The Road Beyond Ruin by Gemma Liviero (kindle Prime) 2**
13. Death Notes by Ruth Rendell (hc) 2**
14. Sleighing it in Kinsey Falls by Gayle Leeson (kindle) 2**

April

1. The Mailbox Priority Murder by Mary Jane Forbes (kindle Prime) 3***
2. The Last Thing She Ever Did by Gregg Olsen (kindle Prime) 2**
3. The Plain Old Man by Charlotte MacLeod (hc) 2**
4. The Good Liar by Catherine McKenzie (kindle Prime) 2**
5. The Final Reckoning by Susan Moody (hc) 4****
6. An Icy Death by Loretta Jackson, Vickie Britton (kindle) 2**
7. Nefarious Doings by Ilsa Evans (kindle) 3.5***
8. What Child is This by Rhys Bowen (kindle Prime) 4****
9. Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi (hc) 2**
10. The Country Inn Mystery by Faith Martin (kindle Prime) 3.5***
11. Darkness on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle Prime) 2.5**
12. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (pb) (SA book club) 4****
13. Digging In by Loretta Nyhan (kindle Prime) 3***
14. Hillary's Back by Faith Martin (kindle Unlimited)  3.5***

May

1. Aunt Bessie Wonders by Diana Xarissa (kindle Unlimited) 2.5**
2. The English Air by D.E. Stevenson (kindle Unlimited) 2.5**
3. Bad Country by C.B. McKenzie (hc) 2**
4. The Tanner Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle Unlimited) 3***
5. The Somerset Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle Unlimited) 3***
6. The Vicarage Murder by Joyce Cato (kindle Unlimited) 3***
7. Aunt Bessie's X-ray by Faith Martin (kindle Unlimited) 2.5**
8. The Flower Show Murder by Faith Martin (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***
9. Constable on the HIll by Nicholas Rhea (kindle Unlimited) 2**
10. Manor House Murder by Faith Martin  (kindle Unlimited) 4****
11. The Shrine by L.J. Ross (kindle nlimited) 4****
12. The Corner Shop by Elizabeth Cadell ($.99) 2.5**
13. The Riverboat Mystery by Faith Martin (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***
14. Dyeing Season by Karen MacInerney (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***
15. The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen (kindle Unlimited) 4****
16. In for a Penny by Kelsey Browning (kindle) 3***
17. The Oxford Mystery by Faith Martin (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***

June

1. The Star and the Shamrock by Jean Grainger (kindle Prime) 4****
2. The Emerald Horizon by Jean Grainger (kindle Unlimited) 4****
3. Wicked Harvest by Karen MacInerney (kindle Unlimited) 3***
4. What Once Was True by Jean Grainger (kindle Prime) 4****
5. Murder by the River Usk by Pippa McCathie (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***
6. Last Day by Luanne Rice (kindle Unlimited) 4****
7. Private Lives: A Bob Robbins Home Front Mystery by J.G. Harlond (kindle unlimited)  2.5**
8. The Vernon Case by Dianna Xarissa  (kindle Unlimited) 3***
9. Return to Robinswood by Jean Grainger (kindle Unlimited) 4****
10.  Trouble in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle Unlimited) 3***
11. Folly by Stella Cameron  (kindle Unlimited) 3***
12. The Rose Girls by Victoria Connolly (nccls/pb) 4****
13. Mystery on Hidden Lane by Clare Chase (kindle Unlimited) 2.5**
14. Red Mountain Burning by Boo Walker (kindle Unlimited) 4****
15. Death in the Off Season by Francine Matthews (nccls/pb) 4****
16. A Simple Country murder by Blythe Baker  (kindle Unlimited) 3***
17. Chocolate Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke (kindle Unlimited) 2.5**

July

1. Dark Clouds over Nuala by Harriet Steel  (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***
2. The Hard Way Home by Jean Grainger  (kindle Unlimited) 3***
3. Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani  (kindle Unlimited) 4****
4. Sea of  Memories by Fiona Valpy ****  (kindle Unlimited)
5. Fatal Finds in Nuala by Harriet Steele  (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***
6. Buried on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle Unlimited) 2.5**
7. Off Stage in Nuala by Harriet Steel  (kindle Unlimited) 3***
8. Thieves on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***
9. Rosie's Traveling Tea Shop by Rebecca Raisin (k9indle Unlimited) 4****
10. Sisters One , Two, Three by Nancy Star (kindle Unlimited) 3***
11. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (SA book club) 4****
12. A Buried Past by Alexandria Clarke (kindle Unlimited) 3***
13. The Dead Woman Who Lived by  (kindle Unlimited) 3***
14. Passage from Nuala by Harriet Steel  (kindle Unlimited) 3.5***
15. Aria;s Traveling Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin (kindle) $6.99 3***

August

1. Rising Sun by Michael Crichton (pb) 3.5***
2. Echo Park by Michael Connelly (pb) 4****
3. Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane (pb)
4. Shadow of a Century by Jean Grainger (kindle Prime) 4****
5. The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton (nccls/hc) 3***
6. The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 4****
7. Of Books and Bagpipes by Paige Shelton (nccls/pb) 3***
8. Quilt or Innocence by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/pb) 3.5***
9. Checked Out by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/pb) 3***
10. Cooking is Murder by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/Hoopla) 4****
11. A Body in the Trunk  by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/Hoopla) 3.5***
12. Cruising for Murder  by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/Hoopla)3***
13. Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (pb) 3***
14. Unquiet Souls by Liz Mistry (kindle) 3.5***

September

1. Cleaning is Murder by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/Hoopla) 3***
2. Death by Jack-O'-Lantern by Alexis Morgan (kindle) 2.5**
3. Delivered with Love by Sherry Kyle (nook) 2**
4. Edit to Death by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/Hoopla) 3***
5. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva (nccls/pb) 4****
6. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (nccls/) (SA book club) 2.5**
7. The Kashmir Shawl by Bery Matthews (Hoopla) 3.5***
8. A Patch of Troubke by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopola) 3***
9. The Uncertain Years by Beryl Matthews (nccls/pb) 3.5***
10. Murder Takes the Cake by Evelyn David (kindle) 3***
11. The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jeffries (nccls/) 4****

October

1. Pretty Girls Dancing by Kylie Brant (kindle Prime) 3.5***
2. The Sapphire Widow by Dina Jeffries (nccls/hc) 3***
3. The Christmas Surpise by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hoopla)
4. Murder on Opening Night by Elizabeth Spann Craig (nccls/hoopla) 3***
5. The Color of Air by Gail Tsukiyama (nccls/hc) 3.5***         
6. The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc) 4****
7. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (SA book club) 2.5**
8.  The Thread by Victoria Hislop (nccls/hoopla) 4****
9. The Emerald Affair by Janet McLeod Trotter (nccls/hc) 4****
10. The Pearl of Penang by Clare Flynn  (nccls/hoopla) 3***
11.    McNally's Last Case by John Barber (nook) 3***
12. Girls on the Line by Aimie K, Runyan (kindle Prime) 3.5***
13. The Usurper by Cliff Ball (nook) 1*

November

1. Ain't Love Grand by Dana Taylor (nook) 3***
2. An American Spy by Olen Steinhauer (pb) 3***
3. Other People's Marriages by Rosie Thomas (nccls/hoopla) 2.5**
4. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson (nccls/hoopla) 4****
5. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Evans  (SA book club) 4****
6. The Snowdonia Killings by Simon McCleve (kindle Prime) 4****
7. Spring House by Mary Ellen Taylor  (Kindle Prime) 3.5***
8. The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine 3.5***
9.  Hushed Up by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)3***
10. Overdue by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)3***
11. The Beekeeper’s Promise by Fiona Valkyrie (kindle prime) 4****
12. Target: Alex Cross by James Patterson (hc) 4****

December 

1. The Secret Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams (kindle Prime) 2.5**
2. Fall to Pieces by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)3.5***
3. A Necessary Evil by Alex Kava (pb) 3***
4. The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt (hoopla) 2.5**
5. Borrowed Time by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla)
6. On Deadly Tides by Elizabeth Duncan (nccls/hc) 4****
7. The  Xander’s Case by Diana Xarissa ( kindle unlimited) 3***
8. All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 4****
9. Aunt Bessie Yearns by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
10. Up Country by Nelson DeMille (hc) 4****
11. The Young Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 2.5**
12. Rough Time in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited)
13. Taken in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
14. The German Heiress by Anika Acott (hoopla) 4***
15. The Harlech Beach Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited)
16. Aunt Bessie Volunteers by Diana Xarissa ( kindle unlimited) 3***
17. High Wire in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
18. The Dee Valley Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 3***
19. Aunt Bessie Zeroes in by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***

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January

1. The Quartet Murders by J.R. Ellis (kindle unlimited)  3***
2. The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. Murder on the Marshes by Clare Chase  (kindle  unlimited) 2.5**
4. The Clockmaker ‘s Daughter by Kate Morton (nccls/hc ) 3***
5. Murder at the Book Club by Betsy Reavley (kindle unlimited) 3***
6. Aunt Bessie Tries by Dianna Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
7. Murder in the Dark by Betsy Reavley (kindle unlimited) 3***
8. Captive on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***
9. Best Murder in Show by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited) 4****
10. Trick or Murder by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited ) 3.5***
11. Murder in the Manger by  Debbie Young (kindle unlimited ) 3.5***

February 

1. Murder by the Book by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
2. The Au Pair by Emma Rous (nccls/pb) 3***
3. Murder on the Old Bog Road by David Pearson (kindle unlimitewd) 3***
4. Murder at the Old Cottage by David Pearson (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. Feared by Lisa Scottoline (nccls/digital) 3.5***
6. The Infirmary by L.J. Ross (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
7. The Wartime Sisters by Linda Cohen Loigman (nccls/hc) 4****
8. Springtime for Murder by Debbie Young (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
9. The Silent Wife by Kerry Fisher (nccls/) bookclub 4****
10. Murder on Payday by David Pearson (kindle unlimited) 3***
11. Murder at Larkfield Barn by Betty Rowlands (kindle unlimited) 3***
12. The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison (pb) 3***
13.  New Corpse in Town by Lucy Quinn (kindle) 2**
14. Engulfed by Kathleen Cosgrove (kindle) 2**

March 

1. Dead on Demand by Sean and Daniel  Campbell (DCI Morton bk 1 kindle) 3***
2. The Lost Bird by Margaret Coel (nccls/hc) 3.5***
3. Small Great Things by Jodi Picault  (SA book club) (hc) 2.5**
4. When Winter Comes by Celestia Whitehead  (kindle) 2**
5. Murderous Mayhem at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison (nccls/hc) 4****
6. We Must be Brave by Frances Liardet (nccls/hc) 3***
7. The  Withdrawing Room by Charlotte MacLeod (hc) 3.5***
8. Engineered Murder by Virginia Benson (kindle) 2.5**
9. Diamonds Aren't Forever by Connie Shelton  (kindle) Heist ladies bk 1) $.99
10. Edited for Death by Michele Drier (kindle) 3.5***

April 

1.  Impact for Murder by Cherri Galbiati (kindle) 3***
2. Let Me Whisper in your Ear by Mary Jane Clark (pb) 3.5***
3. Dangerous Shadows by Stella Whitelaw (kindle) 3***
4. Running of the Bulls by Christopher Smith (kindle) 3***
5. Twisted Perception by Bob Avery (kindle) 2.5**
6. Death Wore Brown Shorts by Audrey Claire (kindle)y2**
7. Writing can be Murder by Marilyn Rausch & Mary Donlon (kindle) 3***
8. The Moor by L.J. Ross (kindle) 4**** $2.99
9. Classic in the Barn by Amy Meyers (hc) 3***

May

1. Buttercream Murder by Carol Durand (kindle) 2**
2. Ancestral Truths by Sara Maitland (hc) 1.5*
3. Cake Icing, Butt Paste nd Tea Lids by Renee Andrews (kindle) 1*
4. Death at a Drop-In by Elizabeth Spann Craig (kindle)3.5***  $2.99
5. Be Still My Beading Heart by Janice Peacock (kindle) 1.5*
6. Zoned for Murder by Evelyn David (kindle)
7. Wedding Bells and a Body by Holly Plum (kindle) 3***
8. Death at Penrose Hill by Rebecca Moisio (kindle) 2**
9. Child of Silence by Abigail Padgett (kindle) 4****
10. Aunt Bessie Understands by Diana Xarissa ( kindle )  $2.99
11. The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam  (nccls/digital) 3***
12. Christmas on the Island by Jenny Colgan (nccls/digital) 4****
13. A Murder of Honor by Robert Andrews (hc) 2.5**
14. The Dead Ringer by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) ***

June 

1. The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 4****
2. Death of an Honest Man by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 3***
3. Postcards from the Past by Marcia Willett (nccls/hc) 3.5***
4. The Marmalade Murders by Elizabeth Duncan (nccls/hc) 4****
5. Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower (nccls) 3***
6. Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson (nccls/hc) 2.5**
7. No, I Don't Want to Join a Bookclub by Virginia Ironside (nccls/hc) 2.5**
8. The Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke (nccls/hc) 3***
9. Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom by Nancy Atherton (nccls/hc) 3***
10. Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich (nccls/hc) 3.5***
11. Broken Bone China by Laura Child (nccls/hc) 3.5***
12. Queen Bee by Dorothea B. Frank (nccls/hc) 4****
13. Teatime Murder by Faith Martin (kindle) 3.5*** $2.99
14. The Patrone Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle) 3*** $.99
15. Steamed Open by Barbara Ross (nccls/pb) 3.5***

July

1. (A) Flaky Alibi by Eryn Scott (kindle) 3***
2. Headlong by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****
3. Summer by the Tides by Denise Hunter (nccls/hc) 4****
4. Till the Boys Come Home by Cynthia Harrold-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****
5. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (nccls/hc) 4****
6. Closely Akin to Murder by Joan Hess (nccls/pb) 2.5**
7. Death at Breakfast by Beth Gutcheon  (nccls/pb) 3***
8. Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer (nccls/hc) 4****
9. The Quinton Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle) 3***  $.99
10. The Family Gathering by Robyn Carr (nccls/hc) 4***
11. Malta Exchange by Steve Berry (nccls/hc) 4****
12. Directed Verdict by Randy Singer (nook) 3.5***

August

1. Nowhere to Hide by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 3*** $.99
2. Crazy Love You  by Lisa Unger (nccls/hc) 4****
3. Penshaw: A DCI Ryan Mystery by L.J. Ross (kindle) 3.5*** $2.99
4. Encore Murder by Marian Babson (hc) 1*
5. Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand (nccls/digital) 4****
6. Vintage Teachup Club by Vanessa Greene (nccls/pb) 4****
7. The Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (nccls/pb) 2**
8. Best Beach Ever by Wendy Wax (nccls/pb) 3***
9. The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah (nccls/hc) 4****
10. Silver Anniversary Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 2.5**
11. The Deep End by Denver Murphy (kindle) $.99
12. The Seafront Tearoom by Vanessa Greene (nccls/pb) 4****l
13. Trumpet of Death by Cynthia Riggs (nccls/hc) 3.5***
14. Antiques Fruitcake by Barbara Allan (nccls/pb)  3***
15. Antiques St. Nicked by Barbara Allan (nccls/pb) 2.5**
16. The Deep End by Denver Murphy (kindle) 2.5** $.99
17. Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanocich (nccls/hc) 3.5***

September

1. Miss Dimple Disappears by Mignon Ballard (nccls/hc)  3***
2. Eggs on Ice by Laura Childs (nccls/hc) 4****
3. The Dry by Jane Harper (nccls/hc) 4****
4. Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffith   (nccls/hc) 4****
5. Elinor Oliphant is Perfectly Fine by Gail Honeyman  (nccls/pb) 4****
6. The Affliction by Beth Gutcheon  (nccls/hc) 3***
7. The Confessor by Daniel Silva (nccls/hc) 3.5***
8. Pearls and Poison by Duffy Brown (nccls/pb) 
9. The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan (nccls/) 4****
10. The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs (nccls/hc) 4****
11. A Better Man by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 3.5***
12. Consigned to Death by Jane Cleland (nccls/hc) 4****
13. Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke (kindle prime) 3***

October

1.  Rembering the Dead by Elizabeth Duncan (nccls) 4****
2. The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc) 3.5***
3. The Death of Amelia Marsh by MaryJo Dawson (kindle) 2.5**
4. Mistress of the Vatican by Eleanor Herman (kindle) DNF SA bk club  $1.99
5. Caramel Crush by Jenn MacKinlay (pb) 3***
6. Borderlands by  L. J. Ross (kindle) 4**** $2.99
7. Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliot (kindle Prime) 3***
8. Murder and the Heir by Beth Byers (kindle Prime) 3***
9. Death a la Fenice by Donna Leon (kindle Prime) 3***
10. Give Murder a Hand by Beth Prentice (kindle) 2**

November 

1. Winter Cottage by Mary Ellen Taylor (kindle Prime) 4***
2. The Secret River by Kate Grenville  (kindle Prime) 3.5***
3. The Spirit Woman by Margaret Coel (nccls/ pb) 3.5***
4. The Memory of us by Camille De Maio (kindle Prime)  3***
5. Home Front by Kristin Hannah (nccls/ hc) 4****
6. Before We Were Yours by Lisa WIngate (nccls/hc) 4***
7. Force of Nature by Jane Harper (nccls/hc)  3.5***
8. Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower (nccls/ hc) 3***
9. Haunted House Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc)  3.5***
10. Death on the Riviera by John Bude (nccls/pb) 2.5**
11. Yule Log Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc)

December

1. Pack Up Your Troubles by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles  (nccls/hc) 4****
2. The Last Nazi by Andrew Turpin (kindle Prime) 3.5***
3. The Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (kindle Prime) 3***
4. Murder on the Iditarod Trail by Sue Henry (nccls/hc) 3.5***
5. Daughters of the Lake by  Wendy Webb  (kindle Prime) 3.5***
6. The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal (kindle Prime) 4****
7. Invitation Only Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 3***
8. Indian Pipes by Cynthia Riggs on hold (nccls/hc) 3.5***
9. Red Mountain by Boo Walker  (kindle Prime) 4****
10. Town in a Wild Moose Chase by B.B. Haywood (nccls/pb) 3***
11. Broken Music by Marjorie Eccles (nccls/hc) 3***
12. Beating About the Bush by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 2.5**
13. Quietly in Their Sleep by Donna Leon (kindle Prime) 3.5***
14. Red Mountain Rising by Boo Walker (nccls/pb) 4****
15.  (The) Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand  (nccls/hc) 4.5****
16. Tunnel Vision by Sara Paretsky 3.5***
17. The Birdwatcher by William Shaw (nccls/ hc) 4****
18. Fatal Remedies by Donna Leon (kindle Prime) 3.5***
19. Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim (kindle Prime) 3.5***

Read 2018

January .

1. Heavenfield by L.J,Ross  (kindle unlim) 4****
2. Arrvials  and Arrests by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlim) 3***
3. From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon  (kindle unlim) 3***
4. The Lighthouse Keeper by Cynthia Ellingsen  (kindle unlim) 4****
5. Angel by L.J. Ross (kindle unlim) 4****
6. An Amish Christmas: the Bakery by Samantha Bayarr (kindle unlim) 3***
7. Murder in Cottage #6 by Dianne Harmon (kindle unlim) 2**
8. The Diplomat's Daughter by Karin Tanabe (nccls/pb) 3***
9. A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner (nccls/audio) 3.5***
10. High Force  by L.J,Ross  (kindle unlim) 4****
11. The Silver Music Box by Mina Baites  (kindle unlim) 3***
12. The Bishop's Disgrace by Samantha Bayarr (kindle unlim) 3***
13. The Amish Girl and her Garden by  Samantha Bayarr (kindle unlim) 2.5**
14. Cragside by L.J,Ross  (kindle unlim) 4****
15. Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis ( kindle unlim) 3***
16. Aunt Bessie Provides (jan 19th release) (kindle unlim) 3***
17. Hearts of Resistance by Soraya M. Lane  (kindle unlim) 3***
18. A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey (kindle unlim) 2**
19. Dark Skies by  L.J,Ross  (kindle unlim) 4****
20. Wives of War by Soraya Lane  (kindle unlim) 3***
21. Shadow over  the Fens by Joy Ellis  (kindle unlim) 4****
22. Her Sister's Shoes by Ashley Farley  (kindle unlim) 4****

February

1. Hunted on the Fens by Joy Ellis  (kindle unlim) 3***
2. Irish Lady by Jeannette Baker  (kindle unlim) 2**
3. Sweet Tea Tuesdays by Ashley Farley (kindle unlim) 4****
4. Lost Lives by Malcolm Richards  (kindle unlim) 2**
5. Lowcountry Stranger by Ashley Farley (kindle unlim) 3***
6. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne DuMaurier (nccls/digital) 2.5**
7. Murder on the Oxford Canal by Faith Martin  (kindle unlim) 4****
8. Killer on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlim) 3***
9. An Amish Wedding: The English Groom by Samantha Bayaar  (kindle unlim) 2.5**
10. Magnolia Nights by Ashley Farley (kindle unlim) 3.5***
11. Murder at the University by Faith Martin (kindle unlim) 4****
12. Murder of the Bride by Faith Martin (kindle unlim) 4****
13. Saturdays at Sweeney's by Ashley Farley  (kindle unlim) 3.5***
14. Murder in the VIllage by Faith Martin  (kindle unlim) 4****
15. Murder in the Family by Faith Martin  (kindle unlim) 3***
16. Murder st Home by Faith Martin (kindle unlim) 3***  
17. Murder in the Meadowby Faith Martin  (kindle unlim) 4****
18. Murder in the Mansion by Faith Martin  (kindle unlim) 4****
19. Stalker on the Fens  by Joy Ellis (kindle unlim) 3***
20. Deadly Lies by Chris Colette (kindle unlim) 3.5***
21. Murder in the Garden by Faith Martin (kindle unlim) 4****
22. Special Circumstances by Sheldon Siegel (kindle unlim) 2.5**
    

March

1. The Women in the Castle  by Jessica Shattuck (nccls/digital) 4****
2. Behind Closed Doors by J.J. Marsh (kindle) 2**  $3.33
3. A Time to Kill by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 4****  $3.99
4. Murder Strikes Pink by Josephine Pullein-Thompson (kindle) 2**
5. The Mysterious Package by Christa Nardi (kindle) 2**
6. Pleading Guilty by Scott Turow (pb) 2**
7. Plum Tea Crazy by Laura Childs (nccls/hc) 3***
8. Aleutian Grave by William Donovan (kindle) 1*
9. Saint Maizie by  Jami Attenberg (nccls/hc) 1*
10. Ashes to Autumn by Maria Grazia Swan (kindle) 2**
11. Live and Let Diet by Morgana Best (kindle) 214 pgs Australia 2**
12. Murder by Fire by Faith Martin (kindle) 4****  $.99
13. Nine Lives: Death and Life in Orleans by Dan Baum (arc) 2.5*
14. Summer People by Aaron Stander (kindle) 3***
15. Bitter End by Christine Kling (kindle) 3***

April

1. A Crushing Blow by Penny Kline (kindle) 3***
2. Beyond the Sand Creek Bridge by ? Wyatt (kindle) 3***
3. The Ancient Ones by Lorri Hines (kindle) 1*
4. Buzz Off by Deb Baker & Hannah Reed (kindle) 3***
5. Love, Alice by Barbara Davis (kindle) SA book club selection  4**** $9.99
6. Deadfall in Berlin by R.D. Zimmerman (kindle) 3***
7. Summer at Hideaway Key by Barbara Davis  (nccls/pb ) 4****
8. Blind Man's Alley by Justin Peacock  (hc) 4****
9. Exposed by Lisa Scottoline (hc) 4****
10. Poison Ivy by by Cynthia Riggs  (nccls/hc ) 3***
11. Bloodroot by Cynthia Riggs  (nccls/hc ) 3***
12. A Canterbury Crime by Brian Kavanagh (kindle) 3***
13. A Nantucket Wedding by Nancy Thayer (nccls/hc) 4****
14. Buyout by Roy Green (kindle) 3***
15. Too Much to Lose by Trisha Fuentes  (nook) 1*
16. Alert by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge (hc) 4****

May

1. Raw Material by J.J. Marsh (kindle) $3.33
2. Tread Softly by  J.J. Marsh (kindle) $3.33
3. The Blitz Business by D. A. Spruzen (kindle) 4****  $.99 
4. Tuxedo Park by Laura Furman (hc) 3.5***
5. My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Stout  (nccls/hc) 1*
6. Murder at the Mystery Bay Hotel by Marcia Spillers (kindle) 2**
7. Murder at Work by Faith Martin (kindle) 3.5*** $.99
8. A Life for a Life by Lynda McDaniel (kindle ) 4****
9. Murder in Thrall by Ann Cleeland (nccls/hc)  3***
10. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes ( pb) 4****
11. Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky (pb) 3***
12. Murder Never Retires by Faith Martin (kindle) 4**** $3.99
13. Crime of privliege by Walter Walker (pb) 3***

June

1. Claws for Alarm by Karen MacInerney (kindle) 3*** $4.99
2. After You by Jojo Moyes (nccls) 4****
3. By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank  (nccls/hc) 4****
4. Ice Blue (Lord and Lady Hetheridge by Emma Jameson (kindle ) 3***
5. Iced Under by Barbara Ross (nccls/pb) 3.5***
6. (The) Ghost of Robert Brown: a Mystery Novel by P. Wish (kindle) 2.5**
7. Stowed Away by Barbara Ross (nccls/pb) 3.5***
8. Nosy Neighbors by Lori Copeland  (kindle) 3***
9. Rum Cake Murder by Carol Durand  (kindle) 2**
10. Silver Bay by Jojo Moyes (nccls/pb) 3.5***
11. Last Messages to Berlin by Philippe van Rjndt 3.5***
12. The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes (nccls/digital) 3***
13. Murder of a Lover by Faith Martin (kindle) 3*** $2.99   
14. Seven Bridges by L.J. Ross (kindle) 4****   $2.99   
15. Shadow Play by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 3***
16. Only You by Jojo Moyes (nccls/hc) 4****
17. Eula May and the Clowns of Doom by Amy Mull Fremgen (kindle) 3***
18. The Ghost Walker by Margaret Coel (nccls/pb) 4****

July

1. Antiques Disposal by Barbara Allan (nccls/hc) 3***
2. Uncatalogued by Julie Kaewert (nccls/pb) 3***
3. An Unmentionable Murder by Kate Kingsbury ( nccls/hc)  3***
4. The Endless Beach by Jenny Colgan (nccls/) 4****
5. Mind Your Own Beeswax by Hannah Reed  (kindle) 2**
6. Moving Can Be Murder by Susan Santangelo (kindle) 3***
7. Walking on my Grave by Carolyn Hart (nccls/hc) 4****
8. The Dream Stalker by Margaret Coel (nccls/hc) 3.5***
9. Miss Zukas and the Library Murders by Jo Dereske (ncclspb) 3***
10. The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey  (nccls/pb) 3***

August

1. Sweetshop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 4****
2. The Mask Carver's Son by Alyson Richman (nccls/pb) 3***
3.  Blind Overlook by J.C. Simmons  (kindle) 3***
4. Black Bottom Murder by Carol Durand (kindle) 3***
5. Baking is Murder by Kathy Cranston (kindle) 3***
6. Dark Angel by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 4****
7. Christmas under a Cranberry Sky by Holly Martin (kindle)  2** $.99  
8. Raw Justice by Diane Capri (kindle) 3***
9. Rest in Pieces  by Katie Graykowski ( kindle ) 2**
10. (A) Crabby Killer by Leighann Dobbs (kindle) 3***
11. A Zen for Murder by Leighann Dobbs (kindle) 3*** $2.99
12. The Chilbury Ladie's Choir by Jennifer Ryan (nccls/hc)  4****
13. Antiques Chop by Barbara Allan (nccls/hc)  3***
14. Murder in Merino  by Sally Goldenbaum  (nccls/hc) 
15. Murder Never Misses by Faith Martin ( kindle )  $2.99
16.  Closure by Randall Wood ( nook) 3.5***
17. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (nccls/hc) 2**
18. A Family Affair by Mary Campisi (nook) 3***

September 

1. Antiques Swap by Barbara Allan (nccls/digital) 3***
2. Ghost on the Case by Carolyn Hart (nccls/hc) 3***
3. Murder at Midnight by Faith Martin (kindle) 3*** $2.99
4. Fatal Obsession by Faith Martin (kindle)  3*** $.99
5. The Story Teller by Margaret Coel  (nccls/ pb)  3***
6. Antiques Con by Barbara Allen (nccls/hc) 3***
7. Buried Lies by Chris Collette (kindle) 3*** $.99
8. Protecctor by Lauren Dewey (nook) 3.5***
9. Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc) 4****
10. The Nest by Cynthia D 'Aprix  Sweeney (pb) 4****
11. Britt Marie was Here by Fredrik Backman (nccls/hc) 3.5***
12. Child's Play by Kevin P. Hill (nook) 1*
13. Caroline's Secret by Amy Lilliard (kindle) 3*** $1.99
14. Accomplished in Murder by Dara England  (kindle ) 3***
15. Scorched Eggs by Laura Child (nccls/hc) 3***
16. Waiter, There's a Clue in my Soup by Camille LaGuire (nook) 1*
17. A Sinister Slice of Murder by Constance Barker (kindle) 2**
18. The Girls in the Garden  by Lisa Jewell (nccls/hc) 3***

October

1. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (nccls/hc ) 3.5***
2. Desolation Mountain by William Kent Kreuger (nccls/hc) 4****
3. Written in Blood by Stephen Puleston (kindle)  4**** 
4. Kelly's Koffee Shop  by Dianne Harman (kindle) 2.5**
5. (A) Thyme to Live and a Thyme for Murder by Phoebe Eggle (kindle) 2**
6. A Hair Raising Blowout by Constance Barker (kindle) 2**
7. Overdue for Murder  by Teresa Trent  (kindle) 3***
8. Death of a Nurse by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 2.5**
9. Murder in Mind by Faith Martin ( kindle ) 4****
10. .Sugar and Iced  by Jenn MacKinlay (nccls/pb) 3***
11. Pushing up Daisies by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 3***
12. Her Sister's Shadow by Katharine Britton (book  4****
13.  Dark Chcolate Demise by Jenn MacKinlay (nccls/pb) 2.5**
14. The Hermitage by L.J. Ross (kindle) 4**** $2.99
15. Little Island by Katharine Britton (kimdle)  3.5*** $4.99

November

1. Scent of Roses by Kat Martin (pb) 2.5**
2. Prince  of Fire by Daniel  (pb) 3***
3. In the Blood by Lisa Unger (pb) 3***
4. Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (nccls/hc) 3***
5. Murder at Honeychurch Hall  (nccls/hc) 4****
6. Searching for Sarah by Lynn Erickson (pb) 4****
7. Hillary's Final Case by Faith Martin (kindle) 3*** $2.99
8. Not Quite Dead by Lyla Payne (kindle) 2**
9. Deadly Desires at Honeychurch Hall  (nccls/hc) 4****
10. Aunt Bessie Remembers by Diane Xarissa  (kindle unlimited) 3***
11. The Gate Keeper by Kathryn Smith (pb)2.5**  $6.78
12. A Killer Ball at Honeychurch Hall  (nccls/hc) 3.5***

December 

1. Aunt Bessie Solves by  by Diane Xarissa  (kindle unlimited) 3***
2. Hope to Die by James Patterson (pb) 4****
3. The Wickenham Murders by Amy Myers (kindle unlimited) 3***
4. The Appleton Case by DianA Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
5. The Bennett Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
6. The Chalmers Casre by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
7. The Donaldson Case  by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
8. Close to the Bone by Kendra Elliot (kindle unlimited) 3***
9. Murder at Hawthorn Cottage by Betty Rowlands (kindle unlimited) 3***
10. The Ellsworth Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
11. The Fenton Case by Diana Xarisssa (kindle unlimited) ***
12. The Green Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
13. The Hampton Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
14. The Irwin Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
15. The Birthday Murders byFaith Martin (kindle unlimited) 3***
16. The Body in the Dales by J.R. Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***
17. Boats and Bad Guys by d
18. Diana Xarissa  (kindle unlimited) 2**
19. The Joy Ride by Melody Carlson (hc) $4.00 3.5***
20. The Jackson Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited ) 3***
21. The Kingston Case by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
22. The Lawley Case by  Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
23. The Moody Case by  Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
24. The Norman Case by  Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
25. Longstone by L.J. Ross (kindle unlim,ited) 4****
26. Kingsom of the Blind by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 3.5***
27. Murder in the Morning by Betty Rowlands (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
28. Iced Inn by Karen MacInerney (kindle unlimited) 4****
29. Aunt Bessie Questions by Dians Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 4****
30. Murder in the Valleys: A cozy Welsh Crime by Pippa McCathie (kindle unlimited) 4****

Read 2017

January

1. Browsing for Trouble by Amy Lilly  (kindle) 3*** $1.99
2. Hushaby by Celina Grace (kindle) 3***
3. Imago by Celina Grace  (kindle) 3***
4. Invitation to Murder by Elizabeth Bright/Tim Meyers (kindle) 3***
5. Eula Mae and the Flim Flam Nun by Amy Mull Fremgen (kindle) 2.5**
6. Worse than Dead by Stephen Puleston  (kindle) 3*** $3.49
7. Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr (pb)  4**** $.20
8. Dreaming Southern by Linda Bruckheimer 2** $.20
9. The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan  4****  $.20
10. A Rather Lovely Inheritance by C.A. Belmond 4****  $.20
11. The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy 4****  $.20
12. True Blue by Luanne Rice  4**** $.20
13. My One and Only by Kristen Higgins 4****  $.20
14. Picked to Death (Pickers in Paradise bk 1) by Maggie West 2**  (kindle)
15. Peanut Butter Crumble Murder by Deany Ray  (kindle) 2**

February

1. The Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett (pb) 4**** $.20
2. Broken Highway by Brian Springer  (nook) 1*
3. Crimes for Profit by Tom Raley (kindle ) 1*
4. The Fargenstropple Case by Lia London (kindle)2.5**
5. Fatal Frost by Karen MacInerney (kindle) 4****  $2.00
6. Chasing Tinsel by Ellie Ashe (kindle) 3***
7. Death Visits the Hair Salon by Amy Anderson (bk 1) (kindle) 2**
8. Dead Man's Diamonds by A.R. Winters (kindle) 2**
9. Sage Advice to Cover Up a Murder by Phoebe Eggli  (kindle) 2**,
10. X is for Xmas by Troy Dennison (nook)  1*
11. Welcome to Midnight by Natalie Potts (nook) 1*
12. Cat's Cradle by Shannon Donnelly (nook) 2.5**
13. The Last Days of a Rake by Donna Lea Simpson (nook) 3***
14. Under the Lake by Stuart Woods  (pb) 3***
15. Together Alone by Barbara Delinsky ( pb ) 4****
16. The Whistler by John Grisham ( nccls/digital) 4****
17. Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain (pb) 3.5***

March 

1. One Shot by Lee Child  (pb) 4****
2. A Measure of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling (nook) 3***
3. No Sin in the House of Death by T.M. Raymond (kindle) 1*
4. Enduring Passions by David Wiltshire (nccls/hc) 4****
5. (The) Bird House by Kelly Simmons  (nccls/pb) 4****
6. Angora Alibi by Sally Goldenbaum  (nccls/pb) 3***
7. No Distance too Far  By Lauraine Snelling (Blessing #2) (nccls/hc) 3***
8. (A) Dictionary of Mutual Understanding by Jackie Copleton (nccls/pb) 4****
9. Murder at Merisham Lodge by Celine Grace (kindle) 3***
10. Pekoe Most Poison by Laura Childs (nccls/hc)  3***
11. Pictures of the Past by Deby Eisenberg (kindle) 4**** $7.99
12. The Bookseller by Mark Pryor (1st Hugo Marston (nccls/hc) 4****
13. The Fashion Police by Sibyl Hodge (nook) 2**
14. The Devil's Kitchen by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 4****
15. Curiosity Killed Dolly Kendall by Gillian Larkin (kindle) 1.5*

April

1. Grave Music by Cynthia Harrod- Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****
2. Against the Tide by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 4****  $3.99
3. Death in the English Countryside by Sara Rosett   (kindle) 3.5*** $.33
4. Death in an English Cottage by Sara Rosett  (kindle) 3.5*** $.33
5. Death in Stately Home by by Sara Rosett   (kindle) 3.5***    $.33
6. Cometh the Hour by Jeffrey Archer  (nccls/hc) 4****
7.  Jams, Jellies, and Bodies by Donna Walo Clancy (kindle) 3***
8. A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner (nccls/pb) 3***
9. Clam Wake by Mary Daheim (ccls/digital) 2.5**
10. Holidays Can Be Murder by Connie Shelton (kindle) 2.5**
11. The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel (nccls/pb)  4****
12. In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen (nccls/hc) 4****
13. Garden of Lamentations by Deborah Crombie (ccls/digital) 3.5***
14. Killing Time by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****
15. The Fortunate Ones by Ellen Umansky (ncclc/hc) 4****
16. Meet me at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan (nccls/digital) 4.5****
17. Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc) 4****
18. A Body at Book Club by Elizabeth Spann Craig (kindle) $.99

May

1. Agatha's First Case by M.C. Beaton (kindle)3***
2. Murder in Plain Sight by Marta Perry (nccls/digital) 2**
3. Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo (nccls) 2**
4. Murder in Another Inn by Barbara Fox (kindle) 2**
5. Bittersweet by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore  (ccls/digital) 3***
6. Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas (nccls) 3.5***
7. The Japanese Lover by Isabelle Allende (nccls/hc) 4****
8. A Village Murder by Carola Goodman (pb) 3***
9. The Lavender Lane Lothario by David Handler (nccls/hc) 3.5***
10. Murder on the Tor by Frances Evesham (kindle) 3***
11. Mrs. Thistlethwaite and the Magpie by J.B. Hawker  (kindle) 3.5***
12. The Girls of Summer by Mary Alice Monroe  (nccls/pb) 3.5***
13. Small Town Christmas by Isse Brooke (kindle) 3***
14. A Country Road, a Tree by Jo Baker (nccls/hc) 2**
15. Tin God by Stacy Green (nook) 2**
16. Secrets in Summer by Nancy Thayer  (nccls/hc) 4****
17. Absolute Liability by J.W. Becton  (kindle) 2**
18. Beware the Orchids by Cynthia Hickey (kindle) 3***

June

1. Dead on Your Feet by Stephen Pulestan (kindle)  4**** $2.99
2. Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank  3.5*** (nccls/hc)
3. Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse  by Nancy Atherton  (nccls/hc) 3***
4. The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths  (nccls/hc) 4****
5. Artless by Kathy Hammad  (kindle ) 3***
6. Angels in the Snow by Melody Carlson  (kindle) 4****
7. Shallow Grave by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****
8. Gone Tomorrow by  Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****
9. Shadow of Power by Steve Martini (hc) 3***
10. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (pb) (SA book club) 4****
11. Blood Sinister by  Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 3.5***
12. ROTTEN EGGs by Terrie Curran (kindle) 2**
13.  Too Close for Comfort by Adam Croft  (nook) 1*
14. Blue Monday by Nicci French (pb) 4**
15. Long Time Coming by Vanessa Miller 3*** ( nook)
16. Kiss Carlo by Adrianea Trigiani (nccls/hc) 3.5***
17. The Hanging Valley by Peter Robinson (pb) 4****
18. Christmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan (nccls/digital) 4****
19. Rewriting Monday by Jodie Thomas (pb) 3***

July

1. Under an English Heaven by Alice K. Boatwright (kindle) **** $.99 
2. Black Ice by Anne Stuart (pb) 2**
3.  Hilda Hopkins, Murder She Knit by Vivienne Fagan (kindle) 4****
4. Dear Departed by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****
5. Any Port in a Storm by Elaine Orr (kindle) 2.5**
6. Murder is for Keeps by Elizabeth Duncan  (nccls/hc) 4**** 
7. Sacred and Profane by Faye Kellerman (pb) 3***
8. Murder on the Danube by William S. Shepard  (kindle) 1.5*
9. Egg Nog Murder by Leslie Meier (ccls/digital) 3 * * * 
10. Radio Girls by Sarah-Jane Stratford (nccls/pb)  (SA book club) 2**
11.  In Big Trouble by Laura Lippman (pb) 3***
12. Speechless by Stephen Puleston (kindle) 3*** $.99
13. Burn by James Patterson (pb) 4***
14. High Strung by Janice Peacock (kindle) 3***
15. What the Bishop Saw by Vannetta Chapman (kindle) 3*** $.79
16. Hotel Paradise by Martha Grimes (pb) 2.5**
17. (A) Bird in the Hand by Diane McCaslin (kindle) 3***p
18. Death in Devon: A Coppins Lock Myst  by Lucinda D. Davis (kindle) 3.5***
19. Just a Touch Dead by Jordaina Sidney Robinson (kindle) 1*
20. Minding Ben by Victoria Brown  (pb) 3***
21. Grammy's Secret Recipe: Strawberry top short myst by C. C. Dragon (kindle) 1.5*
22. Long Lost by Linda Castillo (nccls/digital) 3***
23. The Case of the Screaming Beauty by Alison Golden (kindle) 3***
24. Hunting Badger by Tony Hillerman (pb) 3***

August

1. A Shiver at Twilight by Erica Quinn (kindle) 1*
2. Vanished by Joseph Finder ( pb) 4****
3. Exit Wounds by J.A. Jance (kindle) 3.5***
4. Death Penalty by William J. Coughlin  (pb) 4****
5. Schooled in Lies by Angela Henry (kindle) 1*
6. The English Assassin by Daniel Silva (pb) 4****
7. All Girl Filling Station Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg (ccls/ digital) 4****
8. The Case of the Midnight Burglar by Katherine Greenlee (kindle ) 3*** 
9.  Game Over by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (hc) 4****
10. Bedeviled Eggs by Laura Childs  (pb)  3***
11. The Sea Garden by Deborah Lawrenson,  (hc) 3.5***
12.  All the Little Liars by Charlaine  Harris  (hc) 3.5***
13. The Quiet Game by Greg Iles (hc) 4****
14. Fell Purpose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (hc) 4****
15. The Railwayman's Wife by Ashley Hay (hc) 3***
16. The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry (hc) 4****
17. The One Man by Andrew Gross (hc) 4****
18. The Russian Affair by Michael Wallner  (hc) 2.5**
19. Hidden by Vannetta Chapman (kindle) 2**
    

September

1. Body Line by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc ) 4****
2. Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves (nccls/hc) 3.5***
3. Kill My Darling by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc ) 3.5***
4. Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger (nccls /hc) 2.5**
5. Seagull by Ann Cleeves  (nccls/hc ) 4****
6. Stake and Eggs by Laura Childs (nccls/pb) 3.5***
7. Turning Angel by Greg Iles (nccls/hc) 2**
8. This Was a Man by Jeffrey Archer (nccls/hc) 3.5***
9. The Café by the Sea by Jenny Colgan (nccls /hc) 4****
10. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (nccls/hc) 4****
11. Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay (nccls/pb) 3***
12. Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay (nccls/pb 3***)
13. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (nccls/hc) 5*****
14. Blood Never Dies by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles  (nccls/hc) 4****
    

October

1. Keep the Home Fires Burning by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles  4****
2. Turkey Trot Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 3***
3. The King's Deception by Steve Berry (pb) 3***
4. The Tudor Plot by Steve Berry (pb) 3***
5. The Murder at Sissingham Hall by Clara Benson (kindle) 3***
6. The Old Cape House by Barbara Struna (kindle) 2**
7. Agatha Raisin and the Witches Tree by M.C. Beaton (nccls/hc) 3***
8. The Shop on Main by Kay Correll (kindle) 3***
9. Armoires and Arsenic by Cassie Page (kindle) 3***
10. Hard Going by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 3.5***
11. Ready to Die by Lisa Jackson  (pb) 4****
12. Chateau of Secrets by Melanie Dobson (nccls/pb) 3***
13. Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince by Nancy Atherton (nccls/hc) 3***
14. The Land of my Dreams by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 3.5***
15. Spider in the sink by Celestine Sibley (pb) 2.5**
16. Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford (nccls/hc) 3.5***
17. Alas, She Drowned by Monica Knightley (kindle) 2**
18. Glass Houses by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 3.5***
19. The Chocolate Moose Motive by JoAnna Carl (nccls/hc) 3***
20. Star Fall by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****
21. One Under by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls/hc) 4****
    

November

1. The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva (nccls/hc) 3***
2. Unsolicited by Julie Kaewert (nccls/pb) 3***
3. Unsigned by Julie Kaewert (nccls/pb) 2**
4. Egg Drop Dead by Laura Childs  (nccls/hc) 4****
5. Old Bones by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles  (nccls/hc) 3.5***
6. Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy (nccls/hc) 2.5**
7. The Death Factory by Greg Iles (nook) 3***
8. Hot Water by Herman Weiss (pb) 2**
9. The Long Long Trail by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (nccls) 4****
10. Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo (digital/ccls) 3.5***
11. Power Play by Joseph Finder (hc) 3***
12. Turning Tide by Kate Genet (nook) 1*
13. The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen (pb) 3***
14. Aunt Bessie Knows by Diane Xarissa (kindle unlim) 3***
15. Deadly Brew by Karen McInerney (kindle unlim) 3***
16. (The) Budapest House by Marcus Ferrar  (nook) 1*
    

December

1. The Divine Circle of Ladies Digging the Dirt by Dolores Stewart Riccio (kindle unlim) 3.5***
2. Aunt Bessie Likes by Diane Xarissa (kindle unlim) 3.5***
3. Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan (kindle) 4**** $1.99
4. Dig Deep for Murder by Kate Kingsbury (kindle unlim) 3.5***
5. Aunt Bessie Meets by Diane Xarissa (kindle unlim) 3***
6. The Divine Circle of Ladies Burning Their Bridges by Dolores S. Riccio (kindle unlim) 4****
7. Wedding Rows by Kate Kingsbury  (kindle unlim) 4****
8. Beach Rental by Grace Greene (kindle unlim) 3***
9. Beach Winds by Grace Greene (kindle unlim) 3***
10. Beach Wedding  by Grace Greene (kindle unlim) 2**
11. Aunt Bessie Needs by Diana Xarissa   (kindle unlim) 3***
12. Mistletoe Murder by Karen MacInerney (kindle unlim) 3.5***
13. The 13th Gift by Joanne Huist Smith (nccls/hc) 2**
14. Holy Island by L.J. Ross  (kindle unlim) 4****
15. Christmas on the Coast by Rebecca Bexall (kindle unlim) 3***
16. Sycamore Gap by L.J. Ross  (kindle unlim) 4****
17. Service for Two by Kate Kingsbury (kindle unlim) 2.5**
18. Aunt Bessie Observes by Diane Xarissa (kindle unlim) 3***
19. In the Light of the Garden by Heather Burch (kindle unlim) 3***