In going over my list of
the 44 books (my goal was at least 50) that I read last year, I
discovered that there were 17 that I had given A+ or A++. They were
the ones that gave me the most reading pleasure—the “I can’t put
it down” award:
The A++ Books:
The Cain File by Max
Tomlinson. I can’t say enough about his books—he blows my mind
with each book he writes.
These Old Shades by
Georgette Heyer. This shows how varied my reading tastes are. No two
writers could be more different than Tomlinson and Heyer.
Guilt Trip by Ben Rehder.
His Texas novels reflect a murderous humor similar to that of Carl
Hiaasen’s Florida novels.
The A+ Books:
Indiscretion by Polly
Iyer. I met Polly in a Suspense/Thriller Promotion group and was
intrigued by the description of this book.
Buried for Pleasure by
Edmund Crispin
Clammed Up by Barbara
Ross, a superb cozy mystery
The Shadow Priest by D.C.
Alexander
The Third Knife by Pamela
Boles Eglinski
Unpredictable Love by Jean
Joachim, a terrific romance novel
Rock with Wings by Anne
Hillerman, Tony’s daughter continues his characters in a different
but brilliant direction
Too Late to Die by Bill
Crider, a new-to-me author whose books I will continue reading
Powder Burn by Carl
Hiaasen and Bill Montalbano. Hiaasen never disappoints
The Pearl, The Red Pony
and Other Stories by John Steinbeck, I have avoided Steinbeck since
my high school days due to a teacher I didn’t like but a friend
gave me a book with his stories and now I’m sorry I avoided him for
so long
Lethal Dispatch by Max
Tomlinson
The After House by Mary
Roberts Rinehart, an American mystery writer who came before Agatha
Christie
The Ritual Bath by Faye
Kellerman, although I’ve read her husband’s books, I had never
read hers. Now I will.
The Vanished Man by
Jeffery Deaver, I haven’t read many of his Lincoln Rhyme mysteries
but look forward to reading more.
