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***