Even Days in the Wild by Ian Rankin
The Census Taker by China Mieville
Where It Hurts by Reed Coleman
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty
The Best of Ian MacDonald
Other Side of Silence by Philip Kerr
King Maybe by Timothy Hallinan
Central Station by Lavie Tidhar
Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu
The Heaveny Table by Donald Ray Pollock
The Innocents by Ace Atkins
The Gradual by Christopher Priest
Darktown by Thomas Mullen
Bruce Springsteen by Bruce Springsteen
Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly
The Far Empty by J. Todd Scott
The Underground Railroad by Colin Whitehead
When the Musics Over by Peter Robinson
It’s All One Case the Illustrated Ross MacDonald Archives by Paul Nelson
Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters
Steve, I’m glad RAIN DOGS made your list. IT’S ALL ONE CASE is a fabulous book! I have a copy of Michael Connelly’s WRONG SIDE OF GOODBYE that I hope to read in the weeks ahead.
Lou Berney, The Long and Faraway Gone
Brian McGilloway, Little Girl Lost
Rachel Caine, Ink and Bone
Elliot Chaze, Black Wings Has My Angel
Loren D. Estleman, Detroit is Our Beat: Tales of the Four Horsemen
Gordon McAlpine, Woman With a Blue Pencil
Adrian McKinty, Rain Dogs
Patricia Abbott, Shot in Detroit
Andrea Camilleri, Montalbano’s First Case and Other Stories
Ben H. Winters, Underground Airlines
James Sallis, Others of My Kind
Megan Abbott, You Will Know Me
Howard Waldrop, Things Will Never Be the Same: Stories 1980-2005
Tom Piazza, Why New Orleans Matters
Robert Silverberg, Musings and Meditations
Joyce Carol Oates, A Widow’s Story: A Memoir
I only used books published this year. You used books read. My list would have been slightly different. Glad you liked the Waldrop. I still have to read the Elliot Chaze. It has been on my TBR pile for ages.
Jeff, I have some Waldrop around here somewhere. When the dust settles, I’ll take a look. This morning we’re taking Patrick to the Airport. Tonight we take Katie to the Airport. And tomorrow, I have an appointment with my dentist to get my teeth cleaned in the morning and a routine appointment with my urologist in the afternoon. Things should start to settle down now.
I think I posted or emailed these before, but my absolute favorite book of the year (which, because 2016 was full of this sort of stuff, I finished on January 1, 2016) was Michel Faber’s THE BOOK OF STRANGE NEW THINGS. My favorite non-fiction of the year was Elvis Costello’s autobiography, UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK. I also very much liked Lauren Groff’s FATES & FURIES, which IMHO is the book GONE GIRL aspired to be. Walter Mosley’s THE WAVE and Blake Crouch’s DARK MATTER round out the top five.
I’ll have to go downstairs and look at my Word file of what I read. I can’t think of a thing this morning. Need more coffee. I read two books on Jeff’s list, none on Steve’s, none on George’s.
I read 144 books in 2016 (I’m counting the one I’m about to finish). Of them, I picked the top 28 I liked best, and they will be in my post this coming Friday in lieu of a Friday Forgotten Book post. Hint: Hillerman, Krueger, Holmes, Halliday and Simenon.
The Unbreakable Miss Lovely, by Tony Orteg!. A must-read about how the Scientology Organized Crime Family tried to destroy journalist Paulette Cooper, author of The Scandal of Scientology.
A late reply. Hope you read it. Last year you recommended a young-adult book JACOBY, which I gave my young niece for Christmas. Just found out that she looked up the other books in the series too–Thanks!
Dan, I’m convinced the habit of Reading has to be instilled at a early age. Glad your niece like JACOBY and went on to read the other books in the series! She’s on her way!
Even Days in the Wild by Ian Rankin
The Census Taker by China Mieville
Where It Hurts by Reed Coleman
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty
The Best of Ian MacDonald
Other Side of Silence by Philip Kerr
King Maybe by Timothy Hallinan
Central Station by Lavie Tidhar
Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu
The Heaveny Table by Donald Ray Pollock
The Innocents by Ace Atkins
The Gradual by Christopher Priest
Darktown by Thomas Mullen
Bruce Springsteen by Bruce Springsteen
Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly
The Far Empty by J. Todd Scott
The Underground Railroad by Colin Whitehead
When the Musics Over by Peter Robinson
It’s All One Case the Illustrated Ross MacDonald Archives by Paul Nelson
Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters
Steve, I’m glad RAIN DOGS made your list. IT’S ALL ONE CASE is a fabulous book! I have a copy of Michael Connelly’s WRONG SIDE OF GOODBYE that I hope to read in the weeks ahead.
Good lists!
Lou Berney, The Long and Faraway Gone
Brian McGilloway, Little Girl Lost
Rachel Caine, Ink and Bone
Elliot Chaze, Black Wings Has My Angel
Loren D. Estleman, Detroit is Our Beat: Tales of the Four Horsemen
Gordon McAlpine, Woman With a Blue Pencil
Adrian McKinty, Rain Dogs
Patricia Abbott, Shot in Detroit
Andrea Camilleri, Montalbano’s First Case and Other Stories
Ben H. Winters, Underground Airlines
James Sallis, Others of My Kind
Megan Abbott, You Will Know Me
Howard Waldrop, Things Will Never Be the Same: Stories 1980-2005
Tom Piazza, Why New Orleans Matters
Robert Silverberg, Musings and Meditations
Joyce Carol Oates, A Widow’s Story: A Memoir
I only used books published this year. You used books read. My list would have been slightly different. Glad you liked the Waldrop. I still have to read the Elliot Chaze. It has been on my TBR pile for ages.
I’ve since read a second Waldrop collection and have others to come.
Jeff, I have some Waldrop around here somewhere. When the dust settles, I’ll take a look. This morning we’re taking Patrick to the Airport. Tonight we take Katie to the Airport. And tomorrow, I have an appointment with my dentist to get my teeth cleaned in the morning and a routine appointment with my urologist in the afternoon. Things should start to settle down now.
Steve, like you I listed books published in 2016. I did read a lot of old paperbacks in 2016!
Jeff, RAIN DOGS made your list, too! I have Andrea Camilleri’s MONTABANO’S FIRST CASE AND OTHER STORIES waiting to be read.
I did mean to include the Connelly book too. Unlike many of the series books I read this year (Lee Child, etc.) this one was top-notch.
Jeff, I’ve heard Connelly’s latest books is terrific. I’m looking forward to reading it.
Thanks, Jeff!
I think I posted or emailed these before, but my absolute favorite book of the year (which, because 2016 was full of this sort of stuff, I finished on January 1, 2016) was Michel Faber’s THE BOOK OF STRANGE NEW THINGS. My favorite non-fiction of the year was Elvis Costello’s autobiography, UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK. I also very much liked Lauren Groff’s FATES & FURIES, which IMHO is the book GONE GIRL aspired to be. Walter Mosley’s THE WAVE and Blake Crouch’s DARK MATTER round out the top five.
Deb, nice list! I think 2016 was a pretty good year for books.
I’ll have to go downstairs and look at my Word file of what I read. I can’t think of a thing this morning. Need more coffee. I read two books on Jeff’s list, none on Steve’s, none on George’s.
Rick, I like the books you posted about on your blog today! Altus Press is really doing a great job!
I read 144 books in 2016 (I’m counting the one I’m about to finish). Of them, I picked the top 28 I liked best, and they will be in my post this coming Friday in lieu of a Friday Forgotten Book post. Hint: Hillerman, Krueger, Holmes, Halliday and Simenon.
or maybe less than 28……….
I trimmed it down to 15. Not easy.
The Unbreakable Miss Lovely, by Tony Orteg!. A must-read about how the Scientology Organized Crime Family tried to destroy journalist Paulette Cooper, author of The Scandal of Scientology.
Bob, I’ll give THE UNBREAKABLE MISS LOVELY a shot!
Bob, why on earth would you read a book about something you hate so?
Because it exposes another one of their illegal tactics and dirty dealings. I like to stay informed.
BTW, the author’s last name should be Ortega.
A late reply. Hope you read it. Last year you recommended a young-adult book JACOBY, which I gave my young niece for Christmas. Just found out that she looked up the other books in the series too–Thanks!
Dan, I’m convinced the habit of Reading has to be instilled at a early age. Glad your niece like JACOBY and went on to read the other books in the series! She’s on her way!