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A running ranking of the year's best books


The Night We Lost Him
★★★★☆ When a man falls from the cliffs adjacent to his seaside home, his son and daughter collaborate to uncover the truth behind his death.

Greg Barlin
Oct 5, 20243 min read


The Return of Ellie Black
★★★★☆ A borderlined-5-star thriller that unveils what happened to Ellie Black, who went missing for more than two years but has now returned

Greg Barlin
Oct 3, 20243 min read


Somewhere Beyond the Sea
★★★☆☆ A continuation of the "Cerulean Chronicles", but lacking the sweetness, joy and novelty that made the first book delightful & special.

Greg Barlin
Sep 30, 20245 min read


North Woods
★★★☆☆ A series of loosely-related vignettes spanning 400 years show off Mason's literary prowess but fail to coalesce into something special

Greg Barlin
Sep 25, 20242 min read


The Storyteller
★★★★★ Dave Grohl -- former drummer for Nirvana, and founding member of the Foo Fighters -- shares stories of his life in rock in this memoir

Greg Barlin
Sep 21, 20243 min read


Assassins Anonymous
★★★★☆ A fresh take on the assassin genre, balancing globetrotting action with a main character truly trying to change via a 12-step program.

Greg Barlin
Sep 3, 20244 min read


The Boys in the Boat
★★★★☆ A thoroughly-researched and compelling account of the University of Washington rowing team's quest to win gold at the 1936 Olympics.

Greg Barlin
Aug 24, 20244 min read


Don't Let the Devil Ride
★★★☆☆ A slightly-better-than-average southern noir thriller about a wife's search for her missing husband, who might not be who she thought.

Greg Barlin
Aug 19, 20242 min read
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