My Mystery Book Reviews

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Here's my favorite mysteries & thrillers of 2024.


Cozies

#9- Murder at an Irish Chipper by Carlene O'Connor
#8 - A Slay Ride Together With You by Vicki Delany
#7 - A Controversial Cover by Lorna Barrett
#6 - Deadly to the Core by Joyce Tremel
#7 - A Killer Romance by Maggie Blackburn
#4 - Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quiqley
#3 - Fondue or Die by Korina Moss
#2 - The Poison Pen by Paige Shelton
#1 - Deadly Crush by Maddie Day

Thrillers

#9 - A Lonesome Place for Dying by Nolan Chase
#8 - Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg
#7 - All the Way Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen
#6 - The Phantom Patrol by James R. Benn
#5 - Trouble in Queenstown by Delia Pitts
#4 - Dream Town by Lee Goldberg
#3 - The Waiting by Michael Connelly
#2 - Three-Inch Teeth by C.J. Box
#1 - Leave No Trace by A.J. Landau

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While my overall reading time took a hit this year, I did manage to cull together my two annual lists.

The first is for the mystery/thriller genre.

#10 - COLD BURN by A.J. Landau
#9 - HIDDEN IN SMOKE by Lee Goldberg
#8 - NIGHTSHADE by Michael Connelly
#7 - CRIMSON THAW by Bruce Robert Coffin
#6 - DEATH OF AN EX by Delia
#5 - A DEATH IN BERLIN by Simon Scarrow
#4 - BATTLE MOUNTAIN by C.J. Box
#3 - GONE IN THE NIGHT by Joanna Schaffhausen
#2 - RIVER OF LIES by James L'Etoile
#1 - A BITTER WIND by James R. Benn

The second list focuses on the cozy mysteries I read in 2025.

#6 - AT DEATH'S DOUGH by Mindy Quiqley
#5 - A PERILOUS PLOT by Lorna Barrett
#4 - BAIT AND SWISS by Korina Moss
#3 - WRITTEN IN STONE by Paige Shelton
#2 - O, DEADLY NIGHT by Vicki Delany
#1 - MURDER AT CAPE COSTUMERS by Maddie Day