Booksie's Shelves, September 25, 2024

 

It's the end of September and officially fall although North Carolina rarely feels much cooler in September.  To date, I've read 207 books this year and hope to reach three hundred.  But reading always slows down this time of year as NFL football returns along with new television shows.  Many of today's books come from Blackwell's in England or they are books on either the Booker, Women's Prize or International Booker lists.  Here's what's come through the door:

1. Count My Lies, Sophie Stava, mystery, sent by publisher
2. Scrap, Calla Henkel, mystery, sent by publisher
3. The Discomfort Of Evening, Marieke Lucas, Rineveld, literary fiction, purchased
4. Sleeping On Jupiter, Anuradha Roy, literary fiction, purchased
5. Angelology, Danielle Trussoni, literary fiction, purchased
6. Curdle Creek, Yvonne Battle-Felton, horror, sent by publisher
7. The Garden Of Evening Mists, Tan Twan Eng, literary fiction, purchased
8. Ordinary Wolves, Seth Kantner, literary fiction, purchased
9. High Time, Hannah Rothschild, literary fiction, purchased
10. The Puppet Master, Sam Holland, mystery, purchased
11. Mercia's Take, Daniel Wiles, historical fiction, purchased
12. A Terrible Kindness, Jo Browning Wroe, historical fiction, purchased
13. The End Of Nightwork, Aidan Cottrell-Boyce, literary fiction, purchased
14. Bad Man, Dathan Auerbach, horror, purchased

Here are the ebooks I've purchased:

1. Like It Never Happened, Jeff Hoffman, thriller
2. Better The Devil, Wes Markin, mystery
3. DCI Yorke Boxset, Books 1-3, Wes Markin, mystery
4. Terror Town, John Ferak, true crime
5. Riding The Rails With Paul Theroux, Paul Theroux, travel
6. Confessions Of A Sociopath, M.E. Thomas, autobiography
7. Violet Is Nowhere, Faith Gardner, thriller
8. The Babysitter, Liza Rodman, true crime
9. Fatal Intrusion, Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado, mystery
10. Devil's Chew Toy, Rob Osler, mystery
11. Kingdom Quarterback, Mark Todd/Rustin Dodd, biography
12. Crucible Of Chaos, Sebastian de Castell, fantasy
13. Nocturnes, John Connelly, mystery
14. Dancer, Colum McCann, literary fiction
15. The Pleasure Of Eliza Lynch, Ann Enright, literary fiction
16. By A Spider's Thread, Laura Lippman, mystery
17. The Last Remains, Elly Griffiths, mystery
18. Long Past Dues, James J. Butcher, fantasy
19. The Coworker, Freida McFadden, mystery
20. Wonder Valley, Ivy Pochoda, mystery
21. It All Falls Down, Sheena Kamal, mystery
22. Devices And Desires, P.D. James, mystery
23. LAPD '53, James Ellroy, mystery
24. Dark Restraint, Katee Roberts, fantasy
25. Ha'penny, Jo Walton, fantasy
26. Three Times A Killer, Gerald Hansen, mystery
27. Another Thing To Fall, Laura Lippman, mystery
28. In Big Trouble, Laura Lippman, mystery
29. Night, Sleep, Death, The Stars, Joyce Carol Oates, literary fiction
30. Afterparty, Daryl Gregory, fantasy
31. The Animal Hour, Andrew Klavan, thriller
32. An Inquiry Into Love And Death, Simone St. James, mystery
33. The Better Angels Of Our Nature, Stephen Pinker, nonfiction
34. The North Water, Ian McGuire, literary fiction
35. The River At The Center Of The World, Simon Winchester, travel
36. The Moor's Last Sigh, Salman Rushdie, literary fiction
37. Awe, Dacher Keltner, nonfiction
38. The Diabolic, S.J. Kincaid, fantasy
39. The Empress, S.J. Kincaid, fantasy
40. The Nemesis, S.J. Kincaid, fantasy
41. Sociopath, Patric Gagne, nonfiction
42. Mirrored Heavens, Rebecca Roanhorse, fantasy
43. Denon Rider, Dave Duncan, fantasy
44. Slanted, Sheryl Attkisson, nonfiction
45. It Looked Different On The Model, Laurie Notaro, humor
46. The King's Beast, Elliott Patterson, mystery
47. The Winslow Incident, Elizabeth Voss, horror
48. Dead Man Walking, Sharon Bolton, mystery
49. Blue Sunrise, Gregg Overman, science fiction
50. The Arctic Fury, Greer McAllister, mystery
51. The Last Tale Of The Flower Bride, Roshani Shokski, literary fiction
52. Children Of Paradise, Camilla Grudova, literary fiction
53. Wasp Nest, Inger Wolf, mystery
54. The Highway, C.J. Box, mystery
55. Far To Go, Alison Box, historical fiction
56. Sin Killer, Larry McMurtry, historical fiction
57. The Blue Divide, Johnny Moore/Art Chansky/Jay Bilas, nonfiction
58. Author Unknown, Don Foster, nonfiction
59. Never Name The Dead, D.M. Rowell, mystery
60. Sins Of The Son, Carlton Stowers, true crime
61. Appointment With Yesterday, Celia Fremlin, mystery
62. 2666, Roberto Bolano, literary fiction
63. The Professor, Robert Bailey, mystery
64. The Dare, Natasha Preston, mystery
65. The DI Skelgill Boxset, Books 1-4, Bruce Beckham, mystery
66. The Price Of Butcher's Meat, Reginald Hill, mystery
67. The Ministry Of Pain, Dubravka Ugresic, literary fiction
68. Shantaram, Gregory David Roberts, historical fiction
69. Nothing Else, Louise Beech, literary fiction
70. The Master Butchers' Singing Club, Louise Erdrich, literary fiction
71. The Man Who Smiled, Henning Mankell, mystery
72. The Atlas Complex, Olivie Blake, fantasy
73. Last Night At Villa Lucia, Simon McCleave, mystery
74. Edgar & Lucy, Victor Lodato, literary fiction
75. Shadowkiller, Wendy Corsi Staub, mystery
76. Bad Country, CB McKensie, mystery
77. Brown's Requiem, James Ellroy, historical fiction
78. Fury, Charlotte McConaghy, fantasy
79. Melancholy, Charlotte McConaghy, fantasy
80. The Bookseller Of Inverness, S.G. McLean, historical fiction
81. A Mind To Murder, P.D. James, mystery
82. The Mercy Chair, M.W. Craven, mystery
83. Now We Shall Be Entirely Free, Andrew Miller, literary fiction
84. The Seminarian, Hart Hansen, mystery
85. The Non-Magical Declan Moore, Nathan Taylor, fantasy
86. By Gaslight, Steven Price, mystery
87. The Curse Workers, Holly Black, fantasy
88. Waiting To Be Arrested At Night, Tahir Hamut Izgil, nonfiction
89. Final Look, Dianne Scott, mystery
90. The Lookback Window, Kyle Hertz, mystery
91. Always The Sun, Neil Cross, thriller
92. The Great Alta Saga, Jane Yolen, fantasy
93. Trust, Hernan Diaz, literary fiction
94. The Western Star, Craig Johnson, mystery
95. Ashton Hall, Lauren Belfer, mystery
96. Black Water, Louise Doughty, mystery
97. The Keeper, Luke Delaney, mystery
98. Trailerpark, Russell Baker, literary fiction
99. After Shock, CJ Lyons, mystery
100. Bad Break, CJ Lyons, mystery
101. Murder, Sarah Pinborough, mystery
102. A Bad Day For Pretty, Sophie Littlefield, mystery
103. When We Were Orphans, Kazuo Ishiguro, literary fiction
104. Forest Trap, Sigrid Holmes, mystery
105. A Trace Of Hares, Sarah Lovett, mystery
106. Ormeshadow, Priya Sharma, fantasy
107. Britt-Marie Was Here, Fredrik Bachman, literary fiction
108. When The Saints, Dave Duncan, fantasy
109. The Usual Silence, Jenny Milchman, mystery
110. Cleopatra Dismounts, Carmen Boullosa, historical fiction
111. The Iron Dragon's Mother, Michael Swanwick, fantasy
112. The Golden Wolf, Linnea Hartsuyker, historical fiction
113. Shadowlands, Matthew Green, nonfiction
114. Conversations With Friends, Sally Rooney, literary fiction
115. Clean Cut, Lynda La Plante, mystery
116. Leave The Grave Green, Deborah Crombie, mystery
117. The Wild Shore, Kim Stanley Robinson, fantasy
118. Night Angel Nemesis, Brent Weeks, fantasy
119. Lamentation, C.J. Samson, mystery
120. Gone, Randy Wayne White, mystery
121. Zorrie, Laird Hunt, literary fiction
122. Black Butterflies, Priscilla Morris, literary fiction
123. In Defense Of The Act, Effie Black, literary fiction
124. The Festival, Louise Mumford, mystery
125. Like, Ali Smith, literary fiction
126. Shadowmarch, Tad Williams, fantasy
127. Libra, Don Delillo, literary fiction
128. Innocence, Penelope Fitzgerald, literary fiction
129. The Pariah, Anthony Ryan, fantasy
130. All The Windwracked Stars, Elizabeth Bear, fantasy
131. Reckoning Of Fallen Gods, R.A. Salvatore, fantasy
132. Masters Of Death, Olivie Blake, fantasy
133. The Last Time I Saw Him, Rachel Abbott, thriller
134. The Absolution, Jonathan Holt, thriller
135. The Means Of Escape, Penelope Fitzgerald, anthology
136. Murder Undeniable, Anita Waller, mystery
137. The Drop, Dennis Lehane, mystery
138. A Killer Of Influence, JD Kirk, mystery
139. Half Way Home, Hugh Howley, science fiction
140. The Philosopher's Pupil, Iris Murdoch, literary fiction
141. Saint Maybe, Anne Tyler, literary fiction
142. Her Last Whisper, Jennifer Chase, mystery
143. King Rat, China Mievielle, fantasy
144. The One I Left Behind, Jennifer McMahon, thriller
145. Evocation, S.T. Gibson, fantasy
146. The Exiled Heir, Jonathan French, fantasy
147. Choke, Chuck Palahniuk, literary fiction
148. Going Back, Peter Robinson, mystery
149. Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson, science fiction
150. The Return, Hisham Matar, literary fiction
151. The Best Of Me, David Sedaris, anthology
152. This Is My Daughter, Roxanne Robinson, literary fiction
153. The Art Of Detection, Laurie King, mystery
154. The Hanging Judge, Michael Ponser, mystery
155. Night Of The Mannequins, Stephen Graham Jones, horror
156. Camouflage, Joe Halderman, science fiction
157. A Prayer For Travelers, Ruchika Tomar, literary fiction
158. What Lies Between Us, John Marrs, mystery
159. The Thackery Lambshead Cabinet Of Curiosities, Jeff/Ann Vandermeer, fantasy
160. A Fatal Blow, Janet Neel, mystery
161. Snow Creek, Gregg Olsen, mystery
162. Til Death Do Us, Patrick Gallagher, true crime
163. The War At The End Of The World, Mario Vargas Llosa, literary fiction
164. The Gathering, Anne Enright, literary fiction
165. Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth, literary fiction
166. Worlds, Joe Halderman, science fiction
167. Worlds Enough And Time, Joe Halderman, science fiction
168. You Are Here, David Nicholls, literary fiction
169. The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye, David Lagercrantz, mystery
170. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, David Lagercrantz, mystery
171. My Murder, Katie Williams, mystery
172. Lost Hills, Lee Goldberg, mystery
173. The Third To Die, Allison Brennan, mystery
174. The Lager Queen Of Minnesota, J. Ryan Stradal, literary fiction
175. The Loom Of Time, Robert Kaplan, nonfiction
176. The Wrong Victim, Allison Brennan, mystery
177. Welcome Home, Stranger, Kate Christensen, literary fiction
178. Kitchens Of The Great Midwest, J. Ryan Stradal, literary fiction
179. Dictation, Cynthia Ozick, literary fiction
180. The Foreign Student, Susan Choi, literary fiction
181. Falconer, John Cheever, literary fiction
182. The Library Of The Unwritten, A.J. Hackworth, horror
183. Household Saints, Francine Prose, literary fiction
184. Over The Woodward Wall, A. Deborah Baker, fantasy
185. Signals Of Distress, Jim Crace, literary fiction
186. Illumination Night, Alice Hoffman, literary fiction
187. All Her Little Secrets, Alice Morris, mystery
188. The Stone Gods, Jeanette Winterson, literary fiction
189. The Last Gentleman, Walker Percy, literary fiction
190. I'm Not Scared, Niccolo Ammaniti, literary fiction
191. Worlds Apart, Joe Halderman, science fiction
192. Under The Influence, Joyce Maynard, literary fiction
193. American Mother, Colum McCann/Diane Foley, literary fiction
194. The Dakota Winters, Tom Barbash, literary fiction
195. The Ballad Of Trenchmouth Taggart, Glenn Taylor, historical fiction
196. Ghostheart, R.J. Ellory, horror
197. My Seditious Heart, Arundhati Roy, nonfiction
198. The Night She Dies, Sarah Clark, mystery
199. Closed Casket, Sophie Hannah, mystery
200. Death Of A Dishonorable Gentleman, Tessa Arlan, mystery
201. Detective Sophie Allen Box Set, Michael Hambling, mystery
202. A Son Of The Circus, John Irving, literary fiction
203. His Bloody Project, Graeme MaCrae Burnet, literary fiction
204. By The Light Of The Moon, Dean Kootz, mystery
205. Come Closer, Sara Gran, horror
206. The Night Raven, Sarah Painter, mystery
207. Victim, Casey Hill, mystery
208. Playground, Richard Powers, literary fiction
209. The Empusium, Olga Tokarczuk, literary fiction
210. The Alter Girls, Patricia Gibney, mystery

Here's What I'm Reading:

1. The Devil's Punchbowl, Greg Iles, paperback, mystery
2. In A Place Of Darkness, Stuart Macbride, hardback, mystery
3. The Skill Of Our Hands, Steven Brust and Skylar, White, hardback, fantasy
4. Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line, Deepa Anappara, kindle, literary fiction
5. The Editor, Steven Rowley, Kindle, literary fiction
6. The Last Dinosaurs, Riley Black, audiobook, nonfiction
7. Local Woman Missing, Mary Kubica, mystery
8. The Good People, Hannah Kent, Kindle, literary fiction
9. Gideon The Ninth, Tasmyn Muir, fantasy

Happy Reading!