OUR OWN WORST ENEMY: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy by Tom Nichols. THE DAMAGE by Caitlin Wahrer, which I went into knowing nothing about - I didn't even read the dust jacket - and I'm so glad I did it that way. MAN AT THE HELM by Nina Stibbe - laugh out loud funny. THE MADNESS OF CROWDS by Louise Penny, who gets better with every book, and how is that even possible? My favorite reading experience of the year. Some oter faves:ĬHILD ZERO by Chris Holm. He definitely reclaimed his mojo after his second book, which was. JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING: As I said yesterday, this wasn't a great reading year for me, although I'll agree with Andy Weir's HAIL MARY. There were probably more but I’m not good at keeping lists, and I can’t check my bookshelf in California because I’m back in Arizona. Thank You For Listening, Julia Whelan (big five stars for this one!) The Thursday Murder Club and The Man Who Died Twice, Richard OsmanĪmongst Our Weapons, Ben Aaronovitch (my most anticipated read of the year!) The Windsor Knot and All the King's Men, S.J. Some of these I read in print, some I listened to, some I did both.

Mine is also NOT a FAVORITE MYSTERY list, as it's obviously very eclectic, and I'm also excluding books by fellow REDs because we all know they are ALL fabulous and they'd take up the whole list! And, because I'm going first, I reserve the right to get carried away. I don't mean for this to be a BEST NOVEL list, but just books that we really enjoyed, and these are a (big) handful that jump out as I flip through my planner.

Because we all need more books to read, right? DEBORAH CROMBIE: It's the time of year for the BEST OF lists, and as SOME of you kept track of what you read in 2022, I thought it would be fun to share some favorites.

Lucy and the Shadow by T.J. Kingmen