As 2022 comes to a close, I figured it was finally time to reveal what books I enjoyed this past year.
Before that, though, I should recap what I did in 2022, at least writing-wise.
I released two titles: one novel under my own name, Bullet Country, and a novella under my pen name that I released as an ebook and paperback which was initially released as an Audible Original.
What does 2023 have in store? Well, a couple of things, some of which I can’t announce quite yet, but there will be a new thriller by me that’ll be in bookstores, so that should be fun. Oh, and will there be more Avery Bishop? You better believe it!
So yeah, I’ve been staying busy, and I’ve been reading and listening to audiobooks whenever I can. And so, without further ado, here are the books that I enjoyed in 2022 which I think others might enjoy too. But as is the case with everything, your mileage may vary.
Novels
THE COLLECTIVE by Alison Gaylin
THE DAMAGE by Caitlin Wahrer
NO EXIT by Taylor Adams
THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREY by Walter Mosley
THE SHINING GIRLS by Lauren Beukes
ALL THE OLD KNIVES by Olen Steinhauer
OCEAN STATE by Stewart O’Nan
BLUE BILLY by Laura Ellen Scott
THE SENTRY by Robert Crais
CHILD ZERO by Chris Holm
THE OBSERVANT by Ravi Mangla
NORTH BORDER by Benjamin Percy and Francesco Francavilla
HEAT 2 by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner
SLEEPWALK by Dan Chaon
THESE SILENT WOODS by Kimi Cunningham Grant
RACING THE LIGHT by Robert Crais
EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU by Celeste Ng
Audiobooks
I AM NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM by Eric Rickstad, read by Steven Weber
DARK HORSE by Gregg Hurwitz, read by Scott Brick
VERITY by Colleen Hoover, read by Vanessa Johansson and Amy Landon
THE GRAY MAN by Mark Greaney, read by Jay Snyder
COMEDY COMEDY COMEDY DRAMA by Bob Odenkirk, read by Bob Odenkirk
ONE OF US IS DEAD by Jeneva Rose, read by Andi Arndt, Hillary Huber, Elizabeth Evans, Brittany Pressley, Cassandra Campbell
WHY WE DID IT: A TRAVELOGUE FROM THE REPUBLICAN ROAD TO HELL by Tim Miller, read by Josh Bloomberg
56 DAYS by Catherine Ryan Howard, read Alana Kerr Collins
THE SUMMER HOUSE by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois, read by Ari Fliakos
TELL HER STORY by Margot Hunt, read by Dakota Fanning
TELL ME LIES by J. P. Pomare, read by Aimee Horne
ON TARGET by Mark Greaney, read by Jay Snyder
RAZORBLADE TEARS by S. A. Cosby, read by Adam Lazarre-White
BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED by Lisa Gardner, read by Hillary Huber.
Stories
UNCLEAN JOBS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS by Alissa Nutting
TWISTED: THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JEFFERY DEAVER by Jeffery Deaver
Now, what about you? Any books you read (or listened to) this past year you really enjoyed?