2022 Books

It was a big year in books for 2022; 242 books were read.
I had 31 books on a list of top rated novels that I felt were absolutely the best books of the year. I have pared that list down to the top eleven based on the extra stars I gave them after reading them, beyond the initial rating of five stars. The date following books is when the review was published. Every book on the original list is a winner, but here are my personal favorites:

Top Eleven Best books of 2022

The Winners by Fredrik Backman, 9/27/22 ****** literary
We Are the Light by Matthew Quick, 10/30/22, ***** literary
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, 7/13/22 **** literary
A Thousand Steps by T. Jefferson Parker, 1/8/22 coming-of-age/mystery****
Ocean State by Stewart O'Nan, 2/26/22 **** literary fiction
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd 3/6/22 **** thriller/mystery
French Braid by Anne Tyler, 3/11/22 **** literary
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan, 3/27/22 **** literary
The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan, 4/18/22 **** procedural
Upgrade by Blake Crouch, 7/4/22, **** science fiction
Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter 8/22 **** procedural/thriller

Honorable mentions:

Girl in Ice, 1/1/22, * science fiction/mystery
Chloe Cates Is Missing by Mandy McHugh, 1/13/22 mystery
Her Last Goodbye by Rick Mofina, 1/20/22, mystery
Shadows of Pecan Hollow by Caroline Frost,1/31/22 *
 How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu, 2/5/22 * sci fi
Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, 2/7/22 ** mystery/sci fi
Nothing to Lose by J. A. Jance, 2/14/22 * procedural
Chorus by Rebecca Kauffman, 2/14/22, *** literary
The Night Shift by Alex Finlay, 2/23/22 **thriller
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, 3/17/22 *** sci fi
What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline, 3/19/22 *** thriller 
Kingdom of Bones by James Rollins, 4/10/22 *** thriller
The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon, 4/14/22 *** thriller
Look Closer by David Ellis, 6/26/22, *** thriller/mystery
The Floating Girls by Lo Patrick, 7/10/22 *** literary
The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda, 7/26/22 *** thriller
The Final Equinox by Andrew Mayne, ** thriller/scifi
Strange Habit of Mind by Andrew Klavan, 10/24/22 *** thriller
Doomed Legacy by Matt Coyle, 11/10/22 *** PI crime
A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella, 11/20/22 ** literary

Nonfiction:

Abominations by Lionel Shriver, 9/16/22 *** essays
Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk by Buddy Levy, 11/26/22 *** nonfiction
The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific by Brandon Presser, 2/25/22 * nonfiction
Nothing but the Night by Greg King and Penny Wilson, 9/17/22 * nonfiction
The Forever Witness by Edward Humes, 11/22/22 * nonfiction

Short Stories:
Denver Noir edited by Cynthia Swanson, 4/25/22
I Walk Between the Raindrops: Stories by T. C. Boyle, 9/10/22
A Sliver of Darkness by C. J. Tudor, 11/5/22

Books Read in 2022:

January – 19 books
1.Girl in Ice by Erica Ferencik, 304 pages, 1/1/22, very highly recommended **
2. Wolf Hollow by Victoria Houston, 288 pages, 1/3/22, highly recommended
3. Find Me by Alafair Burke, 304 pages, 1/4/22, highly recommended
4. A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham, 368 pages, 1/6/22, highly recommended
5. A Thousand Steps by T. Jefferson Parker, 368 pages, 1/8/22, very highly recommended ****
6. The Night of the Party by Anna-Lou Weatherley, 318 pages, 1/10/22, highly recommended
7. Somebody's Home by Kaira Rouda, 300 pages, 1/12/22, recommended
8. Chloe Cates Is Missing by Mandy McHugh, 312 pages, 1/13/22, very highly recommended * mystery
9. The Appeal by Janice Hallett, 432 pages, 1/15/22, highly recommended
10. The Accomplice by Lisa Lutz, 368 pages, 1/17/22, highly recommended
11. The Happy Family by Jackie Kabler, 400 pages, 1/19/22, so-so
12. Her Last Goodbye by Rick Mofina, 544 pages,1/20/22, very highly recommended * mystery
13. The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf, 352 pages, 1/22/22, very highly recommended * thriller
14. Nothing Left To Lose by A.J. Wills, 391 pages, 1/23/22, highly recommended
15. Impact by Greg Brennecka, 304 pages, 1/24/22, highly recommended, nonfiction
16. The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson, 512 pages, 1/26/22, highly recommended
17. CRISPR'd by Judy Foreman, 264 pages, 1/27/22, so-so
18. A Dark Divided Self by A.J. Cross, 240 pages, 1/28/22, recommended
19. Shadows of Pecan Hollow by Caroline Frost, 416 pages, 1/31/22, very highly recommended *
 

February - 20 books
20. The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman, 384 pages, 2/2/22, highly recommended, nonfiction
21. How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu, 304 pages, 2/5/22, very highly recommended * SF
22. The Night She Went Missing by Kristen Bird, 352 pages, 2/6/22, recommended
23. Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, 400 pages, 2/7/22, very highly recommended ** mystery/sci fi
24. Every Little Secret by Sarah Clarke, 384 pages, 2/8/22, recommended
25. The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart, 336 pages, 2/9/22, highly recommended
26. Don't Say We Didn't Warn You by Ariel Delgado Dixon, 320 pages, 2/11/22, recommended
27. Nothing to Lose by J. A. Jance, 368 pages, 2/14/22, very highly recommended * procedural
28. Chorus by Rebecca Kauffman, 272 pages, 2/14/22, very highly recommended ***
29. Her Last Affair by John Searles, 336 pages, 2/16/22, highly recommended
30. Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin, 448 pages, 2/19/22, highly recommended
31. Snake Eyes: Murder in A Southern Town by Bitty Martin, 264 pages, 2/20/22, highly recommended, nonfiction
32. The Guilty Husband by Stephanie DeCarolis, 384 pages, 2/21/22, highly recommended
33. The Night Shift by Alex Finlay, 320 pages, 2/23/22, very highly recommended ** thriller
34. The Heights by Louise Candlish, 417 pages, 2/24/22, highly recommended
35. The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific by Brandon Presser, 352 pages, 2/25/22, very highly recommended * nonfiction
36. Ocean State by Stewart O'Nan, 240 pages, 2/26/22, very highly recommended **** literary fiction
37. Private Way by Ladette Randolph, 242 pages, 2/27/22, so-so
38. The Whispers by Heidi Perks, 320 pages, 2/27/22, highly recommended
39. Lost Worlds & Mythological Kingdoms, John Joseph Adams, Editor, 384 pages, 2/28/22, highly recommended, short stories
 

March – 23 books
40. The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery, 416 pages, 3/1/22, highly recommended
41. The Stepchild by Nicole Trope, 242 pages, 3/3/22, very highly recommended *
42. A Life for a Life by Carol Wyer, 364 pages, 3/4/22/ highly recommended
43. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd, 400 pages, 3/6/22, very highly recommended ****
44. A Ballad of Love and Glory by Reyna Grande, 384 pages, 3/7/22, recommended
45. Curfew by Jayne Cowie, 320 pages, 3/8/22, recommended
46. French Braid by Anne Tyler, 256 pages, 3/11/22, very highly recommended **** literary fiction
47. The Lying Club by Annie Ward, 432 pages, 3/12/22, recommended
48. Burning Hope by Wendy Roberts, 240 pages, 3/13/22, highly recommended
49. The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich, 320 pages, 3/14/22, very highly recommended *
50. The Long Weekend by Gilly Macmillan, 352 pages, 3/16/22, recommended
51. The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, 272 pages, 3/17/22, very highly recommended, *** science fiction
52. What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline, 400 pages, 3/19/22, very highly recommended *** thriller
53. The Secrets We Share by Edwin Hill, 304 pages, 3/20/22, highly recommended
54. A Relative Murder by Jude Deveraux, 336 pages, 3/21/22, highly recommended
55. Songs by Honeybird by Peter McDade, 250 pages, 3/22/22, highly recommended
56. All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes, 368 pages, 3/23/22, so-so
57. The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth, 352 pages, 3/25/22, very highly recommended *
58. Out There: Stories by Kate Folk, 256 pages, 3/26/22, highly recommended, short stories
59. The Candy House by Jennifer Egan, 352 pages, 3/27/22, very highly recommended **** literary
60. The Shadow House by Anna Downes, 320 pages, 3/28/22, highly recommended
61. The Club by Ellery Lloyd, 320 pages, 3/29/22, recommended
62. A Family Affair by Robyn Carr, 332 pages, 3/30/22, highly recommended
 

April - 21 books
63. Kill Her Twice by Jack Fredrickson, 224 pages, 4/1/22, highly recommended
64. Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott, 288 pages, 4/2/22, highly recommended, essays
65. Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett, 368 pages, 4/3/22, highly recommended
66. Her Silent Prayer by M.M. Chouinard, 392 pages, 4/4/22, very highly recommended * procedural
67. The Sign for Home by Blair Fell, 416 pages, 4/6/22, recommended
68. The Patron Saint of Second Chances by Christine Simon, 304 pages, 4/6/22, very highly recommended *
69. Housebreaking by Colleen Hubbard, 368 pages, 4/8/22, very highly recommended *
70. Kingdom of Bones by James Rollins, 464 pages, 4/10/22, very highly recommended *** thriller
71. Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey, 336 pages, 4/11/22, recommended
72. Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close, 320 pages, 4/14/22, recommended
73. The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon, 352 pages, 4/14/22, very highly recommended ***
74. The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan, 464 pages, 4/18/22, very highly recommended **** procedural
75. Traitor by David Hagberg, 240 pages, 4/19/22, highly recommended
76. The Patient by Jane Shemilt, 320 pages, 4/21/22, recommended
77. Our Little World by Karen Winn, 352 pages, 4/23/22, highly recommended
78. Magpie by Elizabeth Day, 336 pages, 4/24/22, highly recommended
79. One for Sorrow by Helen Fields, 384 pages, 4/24/22, highly recommended
80. Denver Noir edited by Cynthia Swanson, 288 apes, 4/25/22, very highly recommended * short stories
81. The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan, 304 pages, 4/26/22, highly recommended
82. Overboard by Sara Paretsky, 400 pages, 4/28/22, highly recommended
83. The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian, 336 pages, 4/30/22, highly recommended
 

May – 20 books
84. The Family I Lost by Ali Mercer, 358 pages, 5/1/22, highly recommended
85. This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub, 320 pages, 5/1/22, very highly recommended *
86. What They Don't Know by Susan Furlong, 286 pages, 5/2/22, highly recommended
87. The Language of Birds by Anita Barrows, 320 books, 5/4/22, highly recommended
88. Seven Days in Virtual Reality by Jeff Yager, 256 pages, 5/4/22, recommended
89. On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass, 320 pages, 5/5/22, highly recommended
90. An Island by Karen Jennings, 224 pages, 5/6/22, highly recommended
91. The Island by Adrian McKinty, 384 pages, 5/7/22, highly recommended
92. Two Nights in Lisbon Chris Pavone, 448 pages, 5/9/22, highly recommended
93. Poison Lilies by Katie Tallo, 368 pages, 5/10/22 highly recommended
94. Never Coming Home by Hannah Mary McKinnon, 368 pages, 5/12/22, highly recommended
95. Glitterati by Oliver K. Langmead, 288 pages, 5/14/22, highly recommended
96. The Daughters by Julia Crouch, 324 pages, 5/15/22, highly recommended
97. Deep Water by Emma Bamford, 320 pages, 5/17/22, recommended
98. The Favor by Nicci French, 448 pages, 5/21/22, highly recommended
99. Aurora by David Koepp, 304 pages, 5/22/22, very highly recommended *
100. The Favor by Nora Murphy, 288 pages, 5/23/22, highly recommended
101. The Girl They All Forgot by Martin Edwards, 352 pages, 5/25/22, highly recommended
102. Good Husbands by Cate Ray, 416 pages, 5/30/22, recommended
103. The Midcoast by Adam White, 336 pages, 5/31/22, highly recommended
 

June – 22 books
104. The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill, 288 pages, 6/1/22, highly recommended
105. Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore, 384 pages, 6/3/22, highly recommended
106. Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton, 384 pages, 6/4/22, highly recommended
107. Arms Around Frank Richardson by Sylvia Colley, 6/5/22, 340 pages, very highly recommended *
108. The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark, 320 pages, 6/6/22, very highly recommended *
109. The Catch by Alison Fairbrother, 288 pages, 6/8/22, recommended
110. Little Rumours by Bryony Pearce, 416 pages, 6/10/22, highly recommended
111. Point Last Seen by Christina Dodd, 416 pages, 6/12/22, recommended
112. After Everyone Else by Leslie Hooton, 352 pages, 6/13/22, highly recommended
113. The Girl Who Survived by Lisa Jackson, 384 pages, 6/15/22, very highly recommended thriller*
114. Little Sister by Gytha Lodge, 400 pages, 6/18/22, very highly recommended, procedural *
115. Outside by Ragnar Jónasson, 352 pages, 6/18/22, recommended
116. The Lost by Jeffrey B. Burton, 288 pages, 6/19/22, highly recommended
117. Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs, 352 pages, 6/21/22, highly recommended
118. Dark Objects by Simon Toyne, 400 pages, 6/22/22, highly recommended
119. When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff, 336 pages, 6/23/22, highly recommended
120. Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen, 320 pages, 6/24/22, very highly recommended procedural *
121. The Second Husband by Kate White, 384 pages, 6/25/22, recommended
122. Look Closer by David Ellis, 464 pages, 6/26/22, very highly recommended *** thriller/mystery
123. First Born Will Dean, 368 pages, 6/28/22, very highly recommended *
124. Reputation by Sarah Vaughan,336 pages, 6/29/22, highly recommended
125. A Beginner's Guide to Murder by Rosalind Stopps, 368 pages, 6/30/22, recommended
 

July – 22 books
126. The Last Storm by Tim Lebbon, 368 pages, 7/2/22, highly recommended
127. Upgrade by Blake Crouch, 352 pages, 7/4/22, very highly recommended **** science fiction
128. The Perfect Neighborhood by Liz Alterman, 288 pages, 7/4/22, highly recommended
129. The Disinvited Guest by Carol Goodman, 336 pages, 7/5/22, recommended
130. The It Girl by Ruth Ware, 432 pages, 7/9/22, very highly recommended * thriller/mystery
131. We Lie Here by Rachel Howzell Hall, 416 pages, 7/9/22, recommended
132. The Floating Girls by Lo Patrick, 384 pages, 7/10/22, very highly recommended *** literary
133. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, 416 pages, 7/13/22, very highly recommended **** literary
134. Chrysalis by Lincoln Child, 336 pages, 7/15/22, very highly recommended * thriller
135. After We Were Stolen by Brooke Beyfuss, 400 pages, 7/16/22, highly recommended
136. The Pink Hotel by Liska Jacobs, 336 pages, 7/17/22, so-so
137. Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier, 352 pages, 7/19/22, very highly recommended * thriller
138. Lambda by David Musgrave, 372 pages, 7/20/22, recommended
139. Dead Water by C. A. Fletcher, 512 pages, 7/21/22, highly recommended
140. Real Bad Things by Kelly J. Ford, 352 pages, 7/22/22, recommended
141. The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda, 336 pages, 7/26/22, very highly recommended *** thriller
142. Red Flags by Lisa Black, 352 pages, 7/27/22, very highly recommended * forensic thriller
143. The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay, 288 pages, 7/27/22, so-so
144. The Couple at Number 9 by Claire Douglas, 400 pages, 7/28/22, highly recommended
145. Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor, 336 pages, 7/29/22, recommended
146. The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream by Jeannie Zusy, 320 pages, 7/30/22, highly recommended
147. The Deepest Black by Randall Silvis, 320 pages, 7/31/22, very highly recommended * mystery
 

August – 17 books
148. The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty, 352 pages, 8/1/22, recommended
149. Stay Awake by Megan Goldin, 352 pages, 8/3/22, highly recommended
150. Never Go Home by Christopher Swann, 288 pages, 8/5/22, highly recommended
151. The Dark Circle by Robert J. Mrazek, 336 pages, 8/7/22, highly recommended
152. Long Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen, 304 pages, 8/9/22, highly recommended
153. The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell, 384 pages, 8/11/22, very highly recommended
154. My Lovely Daughter by R.P. Bolton, 288 pages, 8/12/22, highly recommended
155. Complicit by Winnie M Li, 416 pages, 8/15/22, highly recommended
156. The Pier by Matt Brolly, 352 pages, 8/16/22, highly recommended
157. Haven by Emma Donoghue, 272 pages, 8/18/22, highly recommended
158. What She Found by Robert Dugoni, 368 pages, 8/19/22, very highly recommended
159. Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter, 400 pages, 8/22/22, very highly recommended **** procedural
160. The Darkness of Others by Cate Holahan, 368 pages, 8/23/22, recommended
161. Please Join Us by Catherine McKenzie, 320 pages, 8/25/22, highly recommended
162. Number One Fan by Meg Elison, 352 pages, 8/26/22, recommended
163. The Beach Party by Amy Sheppard, 296 pages, 8/27/22, recommended
164. Lost In Time by A G Riddle, 416 pages, 8/29/22, highly recommended
 

September – 18 books
165. American Demon by Daniel Stashower, 352 pages, 9/1/22, highly recommended, nonfiction
166. On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, 305 pages, 9/3/22, highly recommended
167. The Bad Angel Brothers by Paul Theroux, 352 pages, 9/4/22, highly recommended
168. The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves, 384 pages, 9/5/22 highly recommended
169. The Final Equinox by Andrew Mayne, 336 pages, 9/8/22, very highly recommended, ** thriller
170. I Walk Between the Raindrops: Stories by T. C. Boyle, 288 pages, 9/10/22, very highly recommended *** short stories
171. The Real Mrs. Tobias by Sally Koslow, 336 pages, 9/11/22, highly recommended
172. Edge of Dusk by Colleen Coble, 352 pages, 9/12/22 highly recommended
173. Lessons by Ian McEwan, 448 pages, 9/13/22, highly recommended
174. Abominations by Lionel Shriver, 304 pages, 9/16/22, very highly recommended *** essays
175. Nothing but the Night by Greg King and Penny Wilson, 352 pages, 9/17/22, very highly recommended, * nonfiction
176. A Cigarette Lit Backwards by Tea Hacic-Vlahovic, 240 pages, 9/18/22, recommended
177. Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout, 304 pages, 9/19/22, so-so
178. Suspect by Scott Turow, 448 pages, 9/21/22, highly recommended
179. The Foster Family by Nicole Trope, 264 pages, 9/22/22, very highly recommended *
180. The Winners by Fredrik Backman, 688 pages, 9/27/22, very, very highly recommended ******
181. Treasure State by C. J. Box, 288 pages, 9/27/22, very highly recommended * procedural
182. The New Couple by Alison James, 298 pages, 9/29/22, highly recommended
 

October – 22 books
183. The Family Home by Miranda Smith, 292 pages, 10/1/22, highly recommended
184. A Place to Land by Lauren K. Denton, 336 pages, 10/1/22, highly recommended
185. The Animals by Cary Fagan, 220 pages, 10/2/22, highly recommended
186. Blind Faith by Alicia Beckman, 336 pages, 10/4/22, highly recommended
187. The Face of the Waters by Robert Silverberg, 386 pages, 10/5/22, highly recommended
188. Bad Vibes Only by Nora McInerny , 224 pages, 10/6/22, highly recommended, essays
189. Beasts of the Earth by James Wade, 330 pages, 10/8/22, very highly recommended * literary
190. The Maze by Nelson DeMille, 464 pages, 10/8/22, so-so
191. 1989 by Val McDermid, 416 pages, 10/10/22, highly recommended
192. The Last Chairlift by John Irving, 912 pages, 10/12/22, highly recommended
193. Duplicity by Shawn Wilson, 256 pages, 10/12/22, recommended
194. A Fearsome Moonlight Black by David Putnam, 330 pages, 10/14/22, very highly recommended *
195. Found Object by Anne Frasier, 272 pages, 10/16/22, very highly recommended *
196. The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham, 464 pages, 10/17/22, very highly recommended *
197. Newsroom Confidential by Margaret Sullivan, 288 pages, not reviewed, not recommended
198. The Dark Room by Lisa Gray, 288 pages, 10/24/22, highly recommended
199. No Plan B by Lee Child, Andrew Child, 368 pages, 10/24/22, highly recommended
200. A Strange Habit of Mind by Andrew Klavan, 288 pages, 10/24/22, very highly recommended ***
201. The Singularities by John Banville, 320 pages, 10/25/22, recommended
202. Interface by Scott Britz-Cunningham, 464 pages, 10/28/22, highly recommended
203. Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz, 320 pages, 10/29/22, recommended
204. We Are the Light by Matthew Quick, 256 pages, 10/30/22, very, very highly recommended *****
 

November – 21 books
205. The Couple at the Table by Sophie Hannah, 368 pages, 11/1/22, recommended
206. A Rattle of Bones by Douglas Skelton, 312 pages, 11/3/22, highly recommended
207. Flight by Lynn Steger Strong, 240 pages, 11/4/22, highly recommended
208. A Sliver of Darkness by C. J. Tudor, 256 pages, 11/5/22, very highly recommended, * short stories
209. The Hollows by Daniel Church, 464 pages, 11/7/22, recommended
210. Doomed Legacy by Matt Coyle, 320 pages, 11/10/22, very highly recommended *** PI
211. Wayward by Chuck Wendig, 816 pages, 11/13/22, highly recommended
212. I Know Where You Live by Gregg Olsen, 304 pages, 11/14/22, highly recommended
213. Summary of The Great Reset: And The War For The World, 47 pages, 11/15/22
214. Summary of Battle for the American Mind: Uprooting a Century of Miseducation, 82 pages, 11/15/22
215. Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger, 400 pages, 11/17/22, very highly recommended ** thriller
216. A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella, 304 pages, 11/20/22, very highly recommended ** literary
217. The Personal Assistant by Kimberly Belle, 352 pages, 11/20/22, highly recommended
218. The Forever Witness by Edward Humes, 384 pages, 11/22/22, very highly recommended, * nonfiction
219. Friends Don't Lie by Nell Pattison, 384 pages, 11/25/22, highly recommended
220. Waste of a Life by Simon Brett, 192 pages, 11/26/22, highly recommended
221. Empire of Ice and Stone by Buddy Levy, 432 pages, 11/26/22, very highly recommended *** nonfiction
222. We Knew All Along by Mina Hardy, 261 pages, 11/27/22, recommended
223. Little Red House by Liv Andersson, 320 pages, 11/28/22, highly recommended
224. A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley, 224 pages, 11/30/22, highly recommended
225. Night Shift by Robin Cook, 352 pages, 11/30/22, recommended
 

December - 17 books
226. Such a Beautiful Family by T.R. Ragan, 225 pages, 12/1/22, highly recommended
227. A Mother Would Know by Amber Garza, 320 pages, 12/3/22, highly recommended
228. The Girl in the River by Rita Herron, 448 pages, 12/3/22, highly recommended
229. I'm Following You by Emily Shiner, 245 pages, 12/5/22, highly recommended
230. Come As You Are by Jennifer Haupt, 320 pages, 12/7/22, recommended
231. All the Dark Places by Terri Parlato, 320 pages, 12/10/22, highly recommended
232. One Last Secret by Adele Parks, 368 pages, 12/12/22, highly recommended
233. The Girls Who Disappeared by Claire Douglas, 392 pages, 12/14/22, highly recommended
234. The Thing in the Snow by Sean Adams, 288 pages, 12/17/22, highly recommended
235. Sam by Allegra Goodman, 336 pages, 12/17/22, recommended
236. You Should Have Told Me by Leah Konen, 400 pages, 12/20/22 highly recommended
237. Tendrils of the Past by Anthea Fraser, 192 pages, 12/21/22, recommended
238. The Stay-at-Home Mother by Nicole Trope, 256 pages, 12/24/22, highly recommended
239. Blaze Me a Sun by Christoffer Carlsson, 448 pages, 12/27/22, very highly recommended *
240. The Blue Window Suzanne Berne, 272 pages, 12/27/22, highly recommended

241. Off the Deep End by Lucinda Berry, 272 pages, 12/28/22, recommended

242. Hidden in the Pines by Victoria Houston, 288 pages, 12/29/22, highly recommended