The Keeper by Tana French

 

Meh.

By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman

 

Solid.

Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill

 

Meh.

I Am Not Who You Think I Am by Eric Rickstad

 

Weird and dumb.

Northern Spy by Flynn Berry

 

Solid.

The Possibilities by Yael Goldstein-Love

 

Interesting.

Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

 

Meh.

Pretty As a Picture by Elizabeth Lee

 

Funny and engaging, but the wrap up was a bit weak. 

The Ruins by Lily Brooks-Dalton

 

All through the first third of this, I was seriously considering abandoning it because it just seemed so cliched (professor shows initial promise but then nothing, job threatened and no new grants, problems in personal relationships, blah blah blah). And then there was a plot twist so fun that I ended up taking the day off of work to finish the book. So: highly recommended.

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So Far Gone by Jess Walter

 

Weird and unbelievably good.

What to Do When Someone Dies by Nicci French

 Meh

A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn

 I do really like this series.

Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza

 Very good.

The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood

 

Very, very good.

Worse than a Lie by Ben Crump

 

Meh.

The Plans I Have for You by Lai Sanders

Decent. 

Whidbey by T. Kira Madden

 

This was very, very well done.

The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley

 

So much fun.

Everyone in this Bank Is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson

 

Possibly my favorite mystery series. Just a great combination of meta commentary, humor, and throw backs to golden age mysteries.

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Escape! By Stephen Fishbach

 

Fun.

The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley

 Sweet but not cheesy.

In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka

Meh. 

The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton

 

Solid.

Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley

 

I loved this so much.

This Story Might Save Your Life: A Novel by Tiffany Crum

 

This was so engaging -- most plots seem overdone to me, but this wasn't. That said, it got pretty close to shark-jumping at the end. Julia Whelan as a narrator is a plus.

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The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden

 

So dumb.

Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson

 

For the most part, this was quite engaging, and having Viola Davis as the narrator was certainly a plus. I do wish that it had had just a bit more nuance, however.

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Dear Miss Lake by AJ Pearce

 

Solid.

Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack

 

OK-ish.

The Optimists by Brian Platzer

 

This seems like the kind of thing I wouldn't like, but I loved it.

What Happened that Night by Nicci French

 

Meh

Challenger by Adam Higginbotham

 

Fascinating.

A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage by M. K. Oliver

 

Fun and funny.

Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman

 

Solid.

How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson

 

This was quite solid -- I can by pretty critical of mysteries because I read so many of them that not much seems novel (ha!), but this was well done.

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More than Enough by Anna Quindlen

 

On the one hand, I really enjoyed reading this. On the other hand, it felt like there was a little too much plot resolution at the end.

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Unhinged by Sarah Graves

 

Decent.

Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

 

Meh

Future Saints by Ashley Winstead

 

Meh.

The Hospital at the End of the World by Justin C. Keys

 

Decent.

Sleeping Giants by Rene Denfeld

 

Meh

The Paris Diversion by Chris Pavone

 

I really liked this.

A Better World by Sarah Langan

Disappointing .

Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler

 

Meh

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley

 

I didn't like this.

The Distinctly Competent District Councillor by Jonas Jonasson

Quirky and fun. I initially had some concerns about, um, the ethics of it all, but those were (mostly) handled well by the end. So, overall, a really fun book.

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Warning Light by David Ricciardi

 

Solid.

It's One of Us by J. T. Ellison

 Decent.

The Sopranos Sessions by Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall

 

A lot of fun.

Superfan by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

 

This was very well done. I appreciated how subtle and complex it was.

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