Booksie's Shelves, December 14, 2023

 

Art by RF Skia & Culpeo S. Fox

It's almost Christmas and the end of 2023!  I'm about ready for Christmas and I'm looking forward to seeing all my children and grandchildren along with tons of friends.  I've made a new reading friend recently and it's always great to have someone else around that understands someone who can't imagine a day without reading.  Soon I'll be doing the end of year wrapup for 2023 and starting on goals and thoughts for 2024.  Here's what's come through the door recently:

1. Quicksand, Malin Persson Giolito, thriller, purchased
2. The Swimmers, Julie Otsuka, literary fiction, purchased
3. Green Dot, Madeleine Gray, literary fiction, sent by publisher
4. Blood Sisters, Jane Corry, thriller, purchased
5. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, P. Djeli Clark, fantasy, sent by publisher
6. The Wishing Bridge, Viola Shipman, women's fiction, sent by publisher
7. No More Empty Spaces, D.J. Green, literary fiction, sent by publisher
8. The Lover Of No Fixed Abode, Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini, mystery, sent by publisher
9. Prima Facie, Suzie Miller, legal thriller, sent by publisher
10. The Innocents, Bridget Walsh, mystery, sent by publisher
11. The Night Of The Storm, Nishita Parekh, mystery, sent by publisher
12. John Crow's Devil, Marlon James, literary fiction, purchased
13. A Theatre For Dreamers, Polly Samson, literary fiction, purchased
14. The Absolute Book, Elizabeth Knox, fantasy, purchased
15. The Dickens Boy, Thomas Keneally, literary fiction, purchased
16. Dust Off The Bones, Paul Howarth, mystery, purchased
17. Spring, Ali Smith, literary fiction, purchased
18. The Great Offshore Grounds, Vanessa Veselka, literary fiction, purchased
19. The Good Father, Noah Hawley, thriller, purchased
20. The Sound Of Things Falling, Juan Gabriel Vasquez, literary fiction, purchased
21. The Night Always Comes, Willy Vlautin, literary fiction, purchased
22. Murder For Christmas, Thomas Godfrey, anthology, gift
23. The Good Lord Bird, James McBride, literary fiction, gift
24. A Passage North, Anuk Arudpragasam, literary fiction, purchased
25. The Unfolding, A.M. Homes, literary fiction, purchased
26. The Fourth Rule, Jeff Lindsay, mystery, purchased
27. The Slowworm's Song, Andrew Miller, literary fiction, purchased
28. A Short Walk Through A Wide World, Douglas Westerbeke, literary fiction, sent by publisher
29. Staying On, Paul Scott, literary fiction, purchased
30. Among Others, Jo Walton, fantasy, purchased
31. No Good Asking, Fran Kimmel, literary fiction, purchased
32. The Sea Gate, Jane Johnson, women's fiction, purchased
33. Age Of Vice, Deepti Kapoor, mystery, purchased
34. Run Time, Catherine Ryan Howard, mystery, purchased
35. Trio, William Boyd, literary fiction, purchased
36. The Latecomer, Jean Hanff Korelitz, literary fiction, purchased

Here are the ebooks I've bought since the last Booksie's Shelves in October:

1. The Fifth Night, Jenny Knight, mystery
2. The Museum Of Abandoned Secrets, Oksana Zabuzhko, literary fiction
3. Labyrinth Lost, Zoraida Cordova, fantasy
4. Pictures Of You, Caroline Leavitt, literary fiction
5. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou, literary ficiton
6. A Certain Hunger, Chelsea Summers, literary fiction
7. The Black Elfstone, Terry Brooks, fantasy
8. Snow Crash, Neal Stevenson, science fiction
9. Hex, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, horror
10. Readme, Neal Stephenson, science fiction
11. Chlorine, Jade Song, horror
12. The River Is Dark, Joe Hart, mystery
13. Dalva, Jim Harrison, literary fiction
14. Garnethill, Denise Mina, mystery
15. The Fall Of Light, Niall Williams, literary fiction
16. The Last September, Nina de Gramont, literary fiction
17. The Towers Of Silence, Paul Scott, historical fiction
18. A Division Of Spoils, Paul Scott, historical fiction
19. A Lover's Discourse, Xiaolu Guo, literary fiction
20. You Can't See Me, Eva Aegisdottir, mystery
21. The Whistler's Omen, Iain Henn, mystery
22. The Drift, C.J. Tudor, mystery
23. Final Arrangements, Rich Curtin, mystery
24. Ordinary Girls, Jaquira Diaz, literary fiction
25. Friends Like These, Kimberly McCreight, mystery
26. Detective Sebastian Clifford Books 1-3, Sally Rigby, mystery
27. Dopesick, Beth Macy, nonfiction
28. Killer On The Moors, Priscilla Masters, mystery
29. Hype, Gabrille Bluestone, nonfiction
30. Almost, Elizabeth Benedict, suspense
31. The Change, Kristin Miller, literary fiction
32. October; The Story Of The Russian Revolution, China Mieville, nonfiction
33. Waking The Moon, Elizabeth Hand, science fiction
34. Damage Control, Robert Dugoni, mystery
35. Hard Freeze, Dan Simmons, mystery
36. The Burn, Kathleen Kent, mystery
37. The Way Life Should Be, Christina Baker Kline, literary fiction
38. The Fury Of Kings, R.S. Moule, fantasy
39. The Hunger Of Empires, R.S. Moule, fantasy
40. Who Cares If They Die, Wendy Dranfield, mystery
41. Werewolves In Their Youth, Michael Chabon, anthology
42. Jasper Jones, Craig Silvey, young adult
43. A Thousand Ships, Natalie Haynes, mythology
44. Taken Girls, Carolyn Arnold, mystery
45. The Darkest Corners, Kara Arnold, mystery
46. House Of Eclipses, Casey Bond, fantasy
47. Death Of A Lesser God, Vaseem Khan,mystery
48. The Seventh Bride, T. Kingfisher, fantasy
49. Don't Tell A Soul, D.K. Hood, mystery
50. The Folly Of The World, Jesse Bullington, fantasy
51. The Sad Tale Of The Brothers Grossbart, Jesse Bullington, fantasy
52. The Enterprise Of Death, Jesse Bullington, fantasy
53. Spider's Truth, Christa Yelich-Koth, mystery
54. Jackdaw, Daniel Cole, thriller
55. A Death In Tokyo, Keigo Higashino, mystery
56. Pictures Of Perfection, Reginald Hill, mystery
57. False Accusations, Alan Jacobson, thriller
58. Goodbye Tsugumi, Banana Yoshimoto, literary fiction
59. Veniss Underground, Jeff Vandemeer, fantasy
60. Half The Way Home, Adam Hochschild, memoir
61. Doors Open, Ian Rankin, mystery
62. The Near Witch, V.E. Schwab, fantasy
63. The Jasad Heir, Sara Hashem, fantasy
64. Scars On The Face Of God, Chris Bauer, horror
65. The CBS Murders, Richard Hammer, true crime
66. The House Witch, Delemhach, fantasy
67. The Elephant Of Belfast, S. Kirk Walsh, historical fiction
68. Necroscope, Brian Lumley, horror
69. The Rabbit Factor, Antti Tuomainen, literary fiction
70. Windhaven, George R. R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle, fantasy
71. Study For Obedience, Sarah Bernstein, literary fiction
72. River Woman, River Demon, Jennifer Givhan, fantasy
73. The Good Guy, Dean Koontz, mystery
74. The Wickedest Of Things, Russel Barrie, thriller
75. Gods Of The Wyrdwood, RJ Barker, fantasy
76. Aloha From Hell, Richard Kadrey, thriller
77. A Test Of Wills, Charles Todd, mystery
78. The Big Seven, Jim Harrison, mystery
79. Three Sisters In Black, Norman Zierold, true crime
80. Catch Her Death, Wendy Dranfield, mystery
81. The Devil In Silver, Victor LaVelle, horror
82. A Good Girl's Guide To Murder, Holly Jackson, mystery
83. The Killer Inside Me, Jim Thompson, noir
84. Songs In Ursa Major, Emma Brodie, literary fiction
85. Black Light, Elizabeth Hand, science fiction
86. Henrietta Who?, Catherine Aird, mystery
87. The Wolves Came At Night, J.T. Ellison, thriller
88. Hammer Of Fate, G.N. Gudgion, fantasy
89. And Then I Woke Up, Malcolm Devlin, fantasy
90. The Betrayed Wife, Kevin O'Brien, thriller
91. Young Jane Young, Gabrielle Zevin, literary fiction
92. Conspiracy, AC Cobble, fantasy
93. Open House, Jill Mansell, women's fiction
94. Tell Me How This Ends, Jo Leevers, mystery
95. We Are The Dead, Mike Shackle, fantasy
96. Bone Deep, Charles Bosworth & Joel Schwartz, true crime
97. The House Guest, Mark Edwards, thriller
98. Back To Blood, Tom Wolfe, literary fiction
99. The Beginning Of Spring, Penelope Fitzgerald, literary fiction
100. The Written, Ben Galley, fantasy
101. Pale Kings, Ben Galley, fantasy
102. Dead Stars, Ben Galley, fantasy
103. Chasing Graves, Ben Galley, fantasy
104. Grim Solace, Ben Galley, fantasy
105. Breaking Chaos, Ben Galley, fantasy
106. Heavy Lies The Crown, Ben Galley, fantasy
107. Devil Smoke, CJ Lyons, thriller
108. Bitter Truth, CJ Lyons, thriller
109. Warlock, Jim Harrison, literary fiction
110. Silent Tide, Alex Scarrow, mystery
111. Please Tell Me, Mike Omar, mystery
112. Irma Voth, Miriam Toews, literary fiction
113. The Golden Horn, Poul Anderson, science fiction
114. The Road Of The Sea Horse, Poul Anderson, science fiction
115. The Scandalous Letters Of V And J, Felicia Davin, historical fiction
116. Shaman, Kim Stanley Robinson, fantasy
117. Her Every Fear, Peter Swanson, thriller
118. The Lucky Ones, Mark Edwards, thriller
119. The Blind Man Of Seville, Robert Wilson, mystery
120. Mrs. Eckdorf In O'Neill's Hotel, William Trevor, literary fiction
121. The Killer's Home, AJ Carter, thriller
122. Old Fashioned, J.A. Konrath, mystery
123. The Bookbinder, Pip Williams, historical fiction
124. Blood Sentence, Keith Nixon, thriller
125. Fireblood, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
126. The Three Deaths Of Willa Stannard, Kate Robards, thriller
127. Dying To Sin, Stephen Booth, mystery
128. The World Turned Upside Down, Jisheng Yang, nonfiction
129. The Liar, Stephen Fry, literary fiction
130. Killing The Beasts, Chris Sims, mystery
131. The Killing Doll, Ruth Rendell, mystery
132. The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell, literary fiction
133. Decline And Fall, Evelyn Waugh, literary fiction
134. Screwed, Eoin Colfer, thriller
135. Those Who Leave And Those Who Stay, Elena Ferrante, literary fiction
136. The Body Below, Daniel Hecht, thriller
137. The Diviners, Libba Bray, literary fiction
138. On Harrow Hill, John Verdon, mystery
139. I Know Everything, Matthew Farrell, mystery
140. Moshi Moshi, Banana Yoshimoro, literary fiction
141. Damage, Josephine Hart, literary fiction
142. The Quasimodo Killings, John Broughton, mystery
143. The Sixth Lie, Sarah Ward, mystery
144. The Birthday Girl, Sarah Ward, mystery
145. The Turn Of Midnight, Minette Walters, historical fiction
146. When Darkness Falls, L.T. Vargas, Tim McBain, mystery
147. Girl With Curious Hair, David Foster Wallace, literary ficiton
148. The King's Justice, E.M. Powell, mystery
149. The Monastery Murders, E.M. Powell, mystery
150. The Bone Witch, Ivy Asher, fantasy
151. The Bound Witch, Ivy Asher, fantasy
152. The Blood Witch, Ivy Asher, fantasy
153. Order Of Scorpions, Ivy Asher, fantasy
154. Shards Of Earth, Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy
155. Life Among Giants, Bill Roorbach, literary fiction
156. Resurrection Men, Ian Rankin, mystery
157. The Two Of Swords, K.J. Parker, fantasy
158. Scenes From My Life, Michael Williams, memoir
159. Secessia, Kent Wascom, historical fiction
160. The Blood Of Heaven, Kent Wascom, historical fiction
161. The New Inheritors, Kent Wascom, historical fiction
162. A Woman In Jerusalem, A. B. Yehoshua, literary fiction
163. The Distant Hours, Kate Morton, historical fiction
164. Returning To Earth, Jim Harrison, literary fiction
165. Our Daughter's Bones, Ruhi Choudhary, mystery
166. Spearwielder's Tale, R. A. Salvatore, fantasy
167. The Inmate, Freida McFadden, thriller
168. One By One, Freida McFadden, thriller
169. The Ghostwriter, Alessandra Torre, mystery
170. Heroes, Stephen Fry, mythology
171. Come With Me, Erin Flanagan, thriller
172. Best Contemporary Women's Fiction, various, literary fiction
173. Death In Her Hands, Ottessa Moshfegh, thriller
174. The Wolf And The Woodsman, Ava Reid, fantasy
175. Cross Her Heart, Sarah Pinbourogh, mystery
176. The Book Of Salt, Monique Truong, literary fiction
177. The Bones Of The Story, Carol Goodman, mystery
178. Green Sun, Kent Anderson, mystery
179. The Pied Piper, Ridley Pearson, thriller
180. The Intrusions, Stav Sherez, mystery
181. The Dutch House, Anne Patchett, literary fiction
182. The Night Birds, Thomas Maltman, horror
183. A Killing In November, Simon Mason, mystery
184. An Occupied Grave, AG Barrett, mystery
185. Becoming Madame Mao, Anchee Min, historical fiction
186. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Us, Fiona Collins, literary fiction
187. Thief With No Shadow, Emily Gee, fantasy
188. The Meaning Of Treason, Rebecca West, legal thriller
189. Dead Reckoning, Caitlin Rother, true crime
190. The Last Thing I Told You, Emily Arsenault, mystery
191. Growing Things And Other Stories, Paul Trembley, anthology
192. Such A Loving Couple, Haley Smith, thriller
193. Edgedancer, Brandon Sanderson, fantasy
194. Wilderness, B.E. Jones, thriller
195. Daughter Of The Empire, Raymond Feist, fantasy
196. Killing Women, Rod Sadler, true crime
197. East Of Alice, Annie Seaton, mystery
198. Tell Me, Anne Frasier, mystery
199. Innocent, Scott Turow, legal thriller
200. We Own This City, Justin Fenton, true crime
201. Love Me To Death, Steve Jackson, true crime
202. Empire Of Lies, Andrew Klaven, thriller
203. The Identity Man, Andrew Klaven, thriller
204. The Bourbon Thief, Tiffany Reisz, historical fiction
205. The Mirror At Midnight, Adam Hochschild, nonfiction
206. An Inconvenient Woman, Stephanie Buelens, mystery
207. The Last Good Day, Peter Blauner, mystery
208. The English Teacher, Lily King, literary fiction
209. Some Kind Of Black, Diran Adebayo, literary fiction
210. Master Of The Delta, Thomas Cook, suspense
211. Geronimo Rex, Barry Hannah, literary fiction
212. The Good Father, Diane Chamberlain, women's fiction
213. Dead Woman Crossing, Jeneva Rose, mystery
214. Murder On Black Swan Lane, Andrea Penrose, mystery
215. Knight's Ransom, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
216. Warrior's Ransom, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
217. Fate's Ransom, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
218. An Unreliable Truth, Victor Methos, mystery
219. Nothing To Lose, J.A. Jance, mystery
220. Come Hell Or High Water, JD Kirk, mystery
221. City Of Scars, JD Kirk, mystery
222. Here Lie The Dead, JD Kirk, mystery
223. One For The Ages, JD Kirk, mystery
224. Thicker Than Water, JD Kirk, mystery
225. The Killing Code, JD Kirk, mystery
226. Blood And Treachery, JD Kirk, mystery
227. The Last Bloody Straw, JD Kirk, mystery
228. A Whisper Of Sorrows, JD Kirk, mystery
229. The Big Man Upstairs, JD Kirk, mystery
230. A Snowball's Chance In Hell, JD Kirk, mystery
231. Ahead Of The Game, JD Kirk, mystery
232. An Isolated Incident, JD Kirk, mystery
233. Colder Than The Grave, JD Kirk, mystery
234. Southpaw, JD Kirk, mystery
235. Westward, JD Kirk, mystery
236. Eastgate, JD Kirk, mystery
237. The Last American Man, Elizabeth Gilbert, literary fiction
238. Deadly Fate, Angela Marsons, mystery
239. Crying In H Mart, Michelle Zauner, literary fiction
240. Still Life, Louise Penny, mystery
241. The Family Across The Street, Nicole Troupe, mystery
242. The Girl Who Lived Twice, David Lagercrantz, thriller
243. The Passenger, Cormac McCarthy, literary fiction
244. The Other Emily, Dean Koontz, thriller
245. Our Wives Under The Sea, Julia Armfield, fantasy
246. On Our Best Behavior, Elise Loehnen, nonfiction
247. The Last Runaway, Tracy Chevalier, historical fiction
248. The Bag Of Secrets, Joy Ellis, mystery
249. The Punch, Noah Hawley, thriller
250. To Cook A Bear, Mikael Niemi, mystery
251. The Fortune Men, Nadifa Mohamad, literary fiction
252. How To Build A Boat, Elaine Feeney, literary fiction
253. The Removal Man, R.J. Parker, thriller
254. The Real-Life Murder Clubs, Nicola Stow, true crime
255. Vanished, Elizabeth Heiter, mystery
256. Nearly Mine, Molly Black, mystery
257. Gone Dark, CJ Lyons, mystery
258. Murder At Mullings, Dorothy Cannell, mystery
259. Missing In The Dark, Bernadette Calonego, mystery
260. The Year Of The Death Of Ricardo Reis, Jose Saramago, literary fiction
261. Braised Pork, An Yu, literary fiction
262. The Cyber Attack Survival Manual, Nick Selby, nonfiction
263. Black Cherry Blues, James Lee Burke, mystery
264. Counterfeit, Kirstin Chen, literary fiction
265. The Farm, Joanne Ramos, literary fiction
266. Fate Of The Argosi, Sebastian de Castell, fantasy
267. Forest Park, Valerie Davisson, mystery
268. The Night She Lied, Lucy Dawson, thriller
269. The Face Of Fear, Dean Koontz, thriller
270. The Royal Baths Murder, J.R. Ellis, mystery
271. Rabbit, Patricia Williams, memoir
272. Nasty Cutter, Tim O'Mara, mystery
273. The Names Of Dead Girls, Eric Rickstad, mystery
274. The Cleaner, Mark Dawson, mystery
275. Lesser Known Monsters Of The 21st Century, Kim Fu, anthology
276. The Throne Of The Five Winds, S.C. Emmett, fantasy
277. The Lights Of Prague, Nicole Jarvis, literary fiction
278. Country Dark, Chris Offutt, thriller
279. Next Life Might Be Kinder, Howard Norman, literary fiction
280. The Book Of Souls, James Oswald, mystery
281. A Quiet Belief In Angels, R.J. Ellory, thriller
282. Gunshot Road, Adrian Hyland, mystery
283. Cancer, I'll Give You One Year, Jennifer Spiegel, nonfiction, memoir
284. The Killing Pit, Wes Markin, mystery
285. Shadow Angels, D.K. Hood, mystery
286. Quichotte, Salman Rushdie, literary fiction
287. The Keeper Of Stories, Sally Page, women's fiction
288. Sex And Punishment, Eric Berkowitz, nonficiton
289. Deerskin, Robin McKinley, young adult
290. Live Flesh, Ruth Rendell, mystery
291. Under The Cold Bright Lights, Garry Disher, mystery
292. A Clockwork Murder, Steve Jackson, true crime
293. Henry And June, Anais Nin, literary fiction
294. The Push, Ashley Audrain, literary fiction
295. The View From Penthouse B, Elinor Lipman, literary fiction
296. Bloody January, Alan Parks, mystery
297. Artic Summer, Dalmon Galgut, literary fiction
298. Blood Red, Wendy Corsi Straub, mystery
299. Cemetary Girl, David Bell, mystery
300. The Sword Defiant, Gareth Hanrahan, fantasy
301. How Lucky, Will Litch, literary fiction
302. Furious, T.R. Ragan, mystery
303. Thief's Magic, Trudi Canavan, fantasy
304. The Eon Series, Greg Bear, science fiction
305. The Sanitarium, Sara Pearse, thriller
306. If It Bleeds, Stephen King, anthology
307. The Warrior Prophet, R. Scott Bakker, fantasy
308. The Crocodile Bird, Ruth Rendell, mystery
309. The Empirium Trilogy, Claire Legrand, fantasy
310. Medicine Walk, Richard Wagamese, literary fiction
311. Behold The Monster, Jillian Lauren, true crime
312. My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante, literary fiction
313. How Will I Know You, Jessica Treadway, mystery
314. The Ocean And The Stars, Mark Helprin, literary fiction
315. Gallow Court, Martin Edwards, mystery
316. The Poet's House, Jean Thompson, literary fiction
317. As The Wicked Watch, Tamron Hall, mystery
318. The Art Merchant, J.K. Flynn, mystery
319. Sidetracked, Henning Mankell, mystery
320. Bury The Chains, Adam Hochschild, nonfiction
321. No Stone Unturned, Steve Jackson, true crime
322. City Of Saints And Madmen, Jeff VanderMeer, fantasy
323. Cursed, various, anthology
324. Hell Town, Casey Sherman, true crime
325. Hotel Honolulu, Paul Theroux, literary fiction
326. Indian Horse, Richard Wagamese, literary fiction
327. Deep South, Paul Theroux, travel
328. I Follow You, Peter James, mystery
329. Last Friends, Jane Gardam, literary fiction
330. Everfair, Nisi Shawl, fantasy
331. The Blind Man's Garden, Nadeem Aslam, literary fiction
332. Harvesting The Heart, Jodi Picoult, literary fiction
333. The House On Vesper Sands, Paraic O'Donnell, mystery
334. Cassandra In Reverse, Holly Smale, women's fiction
335. Dial A For Aunties, Jesse Q. Sutanto, women's fiction
336. The Amish Wife, Gregg Olsen, true crime
337. On Turpentine Lane, Elinor Lipman, literary fiction
338. Nuclear Family, Joseph Han, literary fiction
339. The Dark Tide, Simon McCleave, mystery
340. Lost Creed, Alex Kava, thriller
341. Field Of Bones, J.A. Jance, mystery
342. 10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World, Elif Sharak, literary fiction
343. Before She Knew Him, Peter Swanson, thriller
344. The Returned, Jason Mott, literary fiction
345. For You, Mike McCrary, mystery
346. Fred And Rose, Howard Sounes, true crime
347. The Signal And The Noise, Nate Silver, nonfiction

Here's what I'm reading:

1. Shrines Of Gaiety, Kate Atkinson, Kindle
2. A Taste For Death, P.D. James, paperback
3. Sonny Liston Was A Friend Of Mine, Thom Jones, paperback
4. The Ink-Black Heart, Robert Galbraith, Kindle
5. Exit West, Mohsin Hamid, paperback
6. Such Kindness, Andre Dubus III, hardback

Happy Reading!