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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Adult Reads of 2024
1:49 PM
Today's TTT prompt is: Top Ten Oldest (earliest published) Books On My TBR List, but I don't have many older titles on mine, so I went rogue. Since we're getting to the end of the year (2024 has whizzed by!), I thought I'd look at my favorite reads of the year. So far, I've read 195 books. I marked about 35 of them as favorites. Because there are so many, I'm going to make two lists, actually. This week, I'll look at adult titles; next week I'll talk about children's books. (To keep things simple, I'm not going to include rereads on either list.)
As always, Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana over at That Artsy Reader Girl.
Top Ten Favorite Adult Reads of 2024
- in no particular order -
1. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman—I loved this hilarious murder mystery, the first in a planned series. It's funny, energetic, engrossing, and all sorts of entertaining.
2. I Know Who You Are: How An Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter—I'm a genealogist, so these types of books always appeal to me. In it, Rae-Venter discusses how she went from digging into her own family history to taking down a notorious serial killer with her mad research and analytical skills.
3. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose—I adored The Maid and I really enjoyed this sequel as well. It's not quite as good as its predecessor, but it's still a fun mystery starring a quirky, lovable heroine with a unique view on life. Its bookish themes make it even more appealing.
4. The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King—This is a warm, uplifting biography of a wonderful man. I enjoyed learning about his life, his career, his philosophy, and especially the kind, compassionate way he treated everyone around him. Very inspiring.
5. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson—Another quirky murder mystery, this series opener is clever, funny, and twisty. It's also got a surprising amount of depth and poignancy.
6. Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James—Historical mysteries with gothic undertones are my jam, so I enjoyed this older novel by one of my favorite mystery/thriller authors. It's about a young woman in need of a fresh start who poses as a nurse to get a job at a remote asylum for World War I veterans dealing with shell shock. It's a strange place where eerie things happen and secrets abound...
7. Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda—After being disappointed by Miranda's last book (The Only Survivors), I was thrilled by her newest which is tense, twisty, and compelling. It's about a woman who returns to her hometown when she inherits her childhood home after her father's death. A drought has dried up the area, exposing secrets about the town and her family that refuse to stay hidden.
8. A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey—I love the Maeve Kerrigan series, which just keeps getting better. This newest book is the 11th in the series. It has DS Kerrigan and her partner (and almost lover) DI Josh Derwent investigating the murders of a couple whose young daughter disappeared from her bedroom sixteen years ago. Are the two cases linked? As the duo work the case, they're also forced to confront their complicated feelings for one another.
9. Homecoming by Kate Morton—Morton is one of my favorite all-time authors, so it's no surprise that her newest is one of my favorite reads of the year (although I actually didn't love her last book, The Clockmaker's Daughter). This one features a London journalist who returns to her native Australia after her beloved grandmother falls down her attic steps. The tumble leaves the elderly woman confused. Her granddaughter is likewise puzzled. What was her frail grandmother doing in the forbidden attic? When the reporter discovers a true crime book in her grandmother's bedroom, it leads her on a journey into the depths of her own family history.
10. Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong—Armstrong writes some great mystery/thriller books. I especially enjoy her Rip Through Time series, which stars Mallory Atkinson, a modern-day homicide detective who wakes up in Victorian Edinburgh after she is assaulted in her own time. Although she remembers everything about herself, Mallory is now inhabiting the body of a scrappy young housemaid who works in the home of a handsome surgeon who moonlights as a medical examiner. While Mallory tries to figure out how to get home, she can't keep herself from using her knowledge and expertise to help her employer solve the murder cases that come into his home. By this third book, Dr. Gray knows who Mallory really is. Together, they look into a murder that occurred during the unwrapping of an ancient Egyptian mummy.
There you go, ten of my favorite books of 2024. Have you read any of them? What did you think? What are the books you've most enjoyed this year? I'd love to know. Leave me a comment on this post and I will gladly return the favor on yours. I also try to reply to comments left here (although I'm failing miserably at the moment).
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Good work! Several of these are new to me--I love that on TTT
ReplyDeleteThese sound great! I haven't read any of them (yet) but I want to read the book about Mr. Rogers and Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone for sure. Possible also the Morton and Osmond books, too. There are so many good books out there!
ReplyDeleteOoh I loved Silence for the Dead and The Mystery Guest. We Solve Murders is on my to be read list.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of these, but they all look amazing! I LOVE the cover of Homecoming!
ReplyDeleteSome great choices here! I loved the Richard Osman, I also really love Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone and also, Homecoming!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of these, but Daughter of MIne is on my TBR list. so far my favorite novels for the year are Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer, Spare by Prince Harry, The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith.
ReplyDeleteI also went off topic today, my TBR list is too big for me to be organizing publication dates, although it occurs to me belatedly i could have put any books i knew werent' published this year....I went with covers that have the color red on them.
https://getlostinlit.blogspot.com/2024/11/top-ten-books-with-red-on-cover.html
I still need to read The Mystery Guest and I think I preorderd the Christmas book too (I haven't opened my latest book buys!), so maybe I'll sneak that one in yet this year. :) Thanks so much for visiting my list this week.
ReplyDeleteAwww, Mr. Rogers! <3 That sounds like it would be a great read and I'll put it on my audio list! I can't wait to see your list next week!! Have a lovely week, Susan!
ReplyDeleteOOh nice! I still need to read that Simone St. James book and the Kelley Armstrong one! I am forever behind on her books and I truly wonder how much sleep she gets what with all the books she gets out every year! Lol. Glad to see these two made the top of your list!
ReplyDeleteHave a GREAT day!
Old Follower :)
I was expecting Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone to be overhyped, but I loved it.
ReplyDeleteI didn't grow up watching Mr. Rogers but he sounds like he was such a wholesome man. Out of your list of favourites I think I'm the most interested in Disturbing The Dead.
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://darkshelfofwonders.com/top-10-oldest-science-fiction-books-on-my-tbr/
These look good. I am hoping to get We Solve Murders for Christmas. I enjoyed The Mystery Guest.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
You've got some really good looking books on your list, Susan. Many are also on my TBR, but none are yet read. Plan to read several of them in upcoming weeks and months. Can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteSo nice to hear that you loved so many of the books you read this year! I loved Disturbing the Dead too -- can't wait for more in the series!
ReplyDeleteI have probably marked more than 35 as favorites, LOL! I have read some really good books this year :)
ReplyDeleteThe Good Neighbour was such a good read.
ReplyDeleteAll new to me. I hope I can get the Morton book.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter has been urging me to read Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone. Sounds ominous. Thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteBeen meaning to read The Maid , and also read Kate Morton someday soon....love all the books on your list (as always!)
ReplyDeleteI like Kate Morton too, I think I've got this one on my bookshelf waiting. Good to know it's worth the read b
ReplyDeleteGreat list and 195 books! wow! 2024 has flown by so fast.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, Homecoming was fabulous, like almost all of Morton's books for me.
ReplyDeleteI DNFed the first book of Osman's previous series, but I hope this one will work for me. I'll start listening to it soon
I loved Barbara Rae-Venter's book, too! What a fascinating look at forensic geneaology. And Silence For the Dead is one of my favorite Simone St. James' books. I also really enjoyed reading Daughter of Mine. And I'm putting the Fred Rogers bio on my reading list for next year. :D
ReplyDeleteI've not read any of these stories. The Mr. Rogers book looks really good. I loved watching him when I was a kid in the 80s.
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