Books

The Secret of Secrets ★★★☆☆

Dan Brown seems to have lost the art of making you turn the pages and with near 700 pages, this

Missing, Presumed ★★★★☆

A police procedural with a healthy dose of character building of the cops and their lives. The mystery is interesting

Reasons to Stay Alive ★★★★☆

* Format: 256 pages, Audiobook * Published: February 23, 2016 by Penguin Life * ISBN: 9780143128724 (ISBN10: 0143128728) * ASIN: 0143128728 * Language: English Matt

The Thin Man ★★★★☆

* Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition * Published: September 1, 2024 by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard * ASIN: B004GTLVP4 * Language: English Nick and

The Woman in the Window ★★★★☆

* Format: 455 pages, Kindle Edition * Published: January 2, 2018 by William Morrow * ASIN: B06Y55Z36S * Language: English Anna Fox lives alone,

The Return of Ellie Black ★★★★☆

* Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition * Published: May 7, 2024, by Simon & Schuster * ISBN: 9781668023952 (ISBN10: 1668023954) * ASIN: B0CL5F94SL * Language:

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine  ★★★★☆

* Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition * Published: June 5, 2018 by Penguin Books * ASIN: B01KGZVTOE, Language: English. No one’s ever

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know ★★★☆☆

There are a handful of great insights in this book but Gladwell overexplains them. This is the classic "could&

Before We Were Strangers ★★★☆☆

* Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition * Published: August 18, 2015 by Atria Books * ASIN: B00O65X7MI From the USA TODAY bestselling author

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness ★★★☆☆

Roy writes like a dream and her prose is sometimes literally poetry. You cannot best her when she's

Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution ★★★★★

This was an excellent read. I read the audiobook and it clocked at nearly 16 hours but I enjoyed every

Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy ★★★★☆

* Format: 288 pages, Hardcover * Published: September 16, 2025, by W. W. Norton & Company * ISBN: 9781324050629 (ISBN10: 1324050624) * ASIN: 1324050624

Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited ★★★★☆

* Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition * Published: December 23, 2013 by New Riders * ASIN: B00HJUBRPG * Language: English Since it was first

This Dog Will Change Your Life ★★★★☆

* Format: 304 pages, Hardcover * Published: June 3, 2025 by Ballantine Books * ISBN: 9780593872079 (ISBN10: 059387207X) * ASIN: 059387207X * Language: English Elias

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains ★★★★☆

Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome ★★★★☆

A very short but engaging book about the onset of Haden's Syndrome from Scalzi's Locked In

The Mystery Guest ★★★★☆

* Published: November 28, 2023 by Ballantine Books. * ISBN: 0593356195 (ISBN13: 9780593356197) * Series: Molly the Maid * Language: English.

The Shattering Peace ★★★☆☆

* Format: 278 pages * Published: September 16, 2025 by Tor Books * ISBN: 9780765389206 (ISBN10: 0765389207) * ASIN:B0DQJ643QT * Language: English For a

The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire ★★★★☆

This book was a difficult read. Not in terms of the language or narration, which was in fact straightforward and

The End of All Things ★★★★★

An excellent conclusion to the Old Man’s War series. Except there’s a new book out now after ten

Before She Knew Him ★★★★☆

Just when you thought you started to predict Swanson, he throws a curveball. This book isn't a whodunnit,

Annie Bot ★★★★★

* Format: 240 pages, Hardcover * Published: March 19, 2024 by Mariner Books * ISBN: 9780063312692 (ISBN10: 0063312697) * ASIN: 0063312697 * LanguageEnglish Annie Bot

The Girl with a Clock for a Heart ★★★★☆

Definitely a page-turner and gets darker, in typical Peter Swanson fashion. The characters are morally ambiguous, but that's

Head On ★★★★☆

* Format: 328 pages * Published: April 17, 2018 by Tor Books * ASIN: B072LD8JG9 * Language: English John Scalzi returns with Head On,

The End of Trauma: How the New Science of Resilience Is Changing How We Think About PTSD ★★★★☆

* Format: 336 pages, Hardcover * Published: September 7, 2021, by Basic Books * ISBN9781541674363 (ISBN10: 1541674367) * ASIN1541674367 * LanguageEnglish I heard of this

Martyr ★★★★★

Written by a poet, it has exquisite prose. It explores fundamental questions of one's existence when surrounded by

Every Vow You Break ★★★☆☆

Maybe now I’ve read a lot of Swanson that it was a tad too predictable for me. Or maybe

The Measure ★★★★★

* Author: Nikki Erlick * Format: 353 pages, Hardcover * Published: June 28, 2022, by William Morrow * ISBN: 9780063204201 (ISBN10: 0063204207), ASIN: 0063204207

The Human Division (Old Man's War #5) ★★★★☆

Author: John Scalzi Pages: 513 pages, Kindle Edition Published: May 14, 2013 Publisher: Tor Books ASIN: B00C2RSA9C

Her Every Fear ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson 📚

Nine Lives ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

The Silent Patient ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 📚

Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka 📚

Source Code: My Beginnings ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: Source Code: My Beginnings by Bill Gates 📚

Here One Moment ★★★★★

Read in 2025: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty 📚 A different kind of Final Destination, but in a good way.

Onyx Storm ★★☆☆☆

Read in 2025: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros 📚 What a disappointing read. Initially, it was meant to be a trilogy,

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism ★★★★☆

Going into this book, you expect the ramblings of a disgruntled employee or the naivety of a bureaucrat who wants

Ordinary Magic: The Science of How We Can Achieve Big Change with Small Acts ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: Ordinary Magic: The Science of How We Can Achieve Big Change with Small Acts by Gregory M.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows 📚

South and West: From a Notebook ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: South and West: From a Notebook by Joan Didion Languidly described, Didion writes about her road trip

The New India: The Unmaking of the World’s Largest Democracy ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: The New India: The Unmaking of the World’s Largest Democracy by Rahul Bhatia 📚 A sobering and

Bill Bryson’s African Dream ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: Bill Bryson's African Diary by Bill Bryson 📚 A very short read (60 pages) and as

All The Sinners Bleed ★★★★★

I picked up this book at my wife’s recommendation after the last book I was reading was returned to

Children of Time ★★★★★

Read in 2025: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky 📚

When the Moon Hits Your Eye ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi 📚

The Nineties ★★★★★

Read in 2025: The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman I did not grow up in the U.S. I came here

We Solve Murders ★★★★★

Read in 2025: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman 📚 A mad and exciting caper to solve murders of influencers (yeah,

Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses ★★★☆☆

Read in 2025: Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses by Codie Sanchez I love it

What’s Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service ★★★★★

Read in 2025: What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its

Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will ★★★★★

Read in 2025: Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will by Robert Sapolsky 📚

Glass Houses ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: Glass Houses by Madeline Ashby 📚 After whatever is happening now, this book may not be fiction. Tech

The Kind Worth Killing ★★★★★

Read in 2025: The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson 📚

Eight Perfect Murders ★★★☆☆

Read in 2025: Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 📚

The Kind Worth Saving ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson 📚 Fathers and sons…tricky.

The Formula ★★★★★

Read in 2025: The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport

The Christmas Guest ★★★☆☆

Read in 2025: The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson 📚

The Midnight Feast ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley The book weirdly keeps you engrossed. The dual (triple?) timelines work

The Ministry of Time ★★★★★

* Format: 339 pages, Hardcover * Published: May 7, 2024 by Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster * ISBN: 9781668045145 (ISBN10: 1668045141) * ASIN:

Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks 📚

Girl Abroad ★★☆☆☆

Read in 2025: Girl Abroad by Elle Kennedy. I finished it, but was tempted to abandon it several times. I

A Talent for Murder ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson Well, that escalated quickly.

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami It’s a lot more

The Hangman ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: The Hangman by Louise Penny A pithy and extremely short mystery for Armand Gamache, but the right

Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain ★★★☆☆

Read in 2025: Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf 📚 It meandered

The Grey Wolf ★★★☆☆

Read in 2025: The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 📚

Every Day I Write the Book ★★★★★

Read in 2025: Every Day I Write the Book by Amitava Kumar 📚★★★★★

A World of Curiosities ★★★★☆

Read in 2025: A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny 📚

Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz #5) ★★★★★

Read in 2025: Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz #5) by Anthony Horowitz 📚

As Good as Dead ★★★☆☆

Read in 2024: As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson 📚

The Myth of Normal ★★★☆☆

Read in 2024: The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté, MD 📚

Kingdom of the Blind ★★★☆☆

Read in 2024: Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 📚

Build the Life You Want ★★★★☆

Read in 2024: Build the Life You Want by Arthur C. Brooks 📚

The Madness of Crowds ★★★★☆

Read in 2024: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 📚

A Better Man ★★★★☆

Read in 2024: A Better Man by Louise Penny 📚

Glass Houses ★★★★☆

Read in 2024: Glass Houses by Louise Penny 📚

Character Limit ★★★★★

Read in 2024: Character Limit by Kate Conger 📚 I seem to be punishing myself these days by reading this book.

Good Girl, Bad Blood ★★★☆☆

Read in 2024: Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson 📚

Bury Your Dead ★★★★★

Finished Reading: Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny 📚

Killers of the Flower Moon ★★★★★

Finished Reading: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann 📚

A Great Reckoning ★★★★☆

Finished Reading: A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny 📚

Get Better at Anything ★★★★☆

Finished Reading: Get Better at Anything by Scott H. Young 📚

Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us vs. Them ★★★★★

Finished Reading: Deep Diversity by Shakil Choudhury 📚

A Trick of the Light ★★★★☆

Finished Reading: A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny 📚

The Nature of the Beast ★★★★☆

Finished Reading: The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny 📚

Writing for Busy Readers ★★★★☆

Books Read: Writing for Busy Readers by Todd Rogers 📚

Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life ★★★★☆

Finished Reading: Awe by Dacher Keltner 📚

Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words ★★★★★

Finished Reading: Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words by William Bryson 📚 A handy reference for the pedant or to

The Brutal Telling ★★★★★

Finished Reading: The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny 📚

State of Terror ★★★☆☆

Books Read: State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton 📚

The Long Way Home ★★★★☆

Books Read: The Long Way Home by Louise Penny 📚

10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People ★★★★★

Finished Reading: 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People: A Groundbreaking Approach to Leading the Next Generation—And

Burn Book: A Tech Love Story ★★★☆☆

Books Read: Burn Book by Kara Swisher 📚

A Fatal Grace ★★★★★

Books Read: A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny 📚

Confessions of a Public Speaker ★★★★☆

Books Read: Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun 📚★★★★☆

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder ★★★★☆

Books Read: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 📚

Still Life ★★★★☆

Books Read: Still Life by Louise Penny 📚

How the Light Gets In ★★★★☆

Books Read: How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny 📚

The Cruelest Month ★★★★☆

Books Read: The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny 📚★★★★☆

Grape, Olive, Pig: Deep Travels Through Spain's Food Culture ★★★★☆

Books Read: Grape, Olive, Pig by Matt Goulding 📚 The perfect preparation for our Spain trip later this year. Parts of

All the Devils Are Here ★★★★☆

Books Read: All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny 📚