Kristopher Zgorski provides us with a list of his favorite books of the year. He make a point that these are favorites reads, not necessarily what he would consider the “best” books of the year.

QUANTUM OF MENACE, Vaseem Khan – U.K. only
THE BLACK WOLF, Louise Penny
THE BURNING GROUNDS, Abir Mukherjee
CROOKS, Lou Berney
THE GIRL IN CELL A, Vaseem Khan
THE GIRL IN THE GREEN DRESS, Mariah Fredericks
HEAD CASES, John McMahon
HOME BEFORE DARK, Eva Bjorg Aegisdotter
THE PASTOR’S WIFE, LynDee Walker
UNDER THE SAME STARS, Libba Bray
THE BETRAYAL OF THOMAS TRUE, A. J. West
DEATH ON THE ISLAND, Eliza Reid
WHISKEY BUSINESS, Adrian Andover