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A running ranking of the year's best books


The #7 Best Book of 2021: The Push
What happens when a mom can't connect with her child, and she starts to wonder if her child isn’t just different, but maybe truly a bad kid?

Greg Barlin
Jan 6, 20222 min read


The #8 Best Book of 2021: The Thursday Murder Club
★★★★☆ What happens when 4 septuagenarians entertain a hobby of solving cold cases, only to have a body turn up at their retirement home?

Greg Barlin
Jan 5, 20222 min read


The #9 Best Book of 2021: A Distant Grave
★★★★☆ Maggie D'Arcy is back in a solid sequel to The Mountains Wild that confirms (for me) that Sarah Stewart Taylor is for real!

Greg Barlin
Jan 4, 20221 min read


The #10 Best Book of 2021: The Blacktongue Thief
★★★★☆ A thief with a wry sense of humor is reluctantly paired up with a badass female knight on a quest to save the knight's queen.

Greg Barlin
Jan 3, 20221 min read


The #11 Best Book of 2021: Apples Never Fall
★★★★☆ When the matriarch of the famous Delaney tennis family goes missing, family dynamics and long-held grudges are on full display.

Greg Barlin
Jan 2, 20222 min read


The #12 Best Book of 2021: Lore
★★★★☆ When Lore Perseous makes a deal with the goddess Athena, she is thrust into the middle of a once-every-seven-years event.

Greg Barlin
Jan 1, 20221 min read


The Best Book of 2020: Blacktop Wasteland
★★★★★ A “one last job” crime caper that ends up with a lot more depth and character development than expected. It's outstanding.

Greg Barlin
Jan 15, 20212 min read


The #2 Best Book of 2020: The Mountains Wild
★★★★★ Years after her cousin's disappearance, detective Maggie D'Arcy is asked to consult an a case with eerie similarities.

Greg Barlin
Jan 14, 20212 min read
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