Thanks to MM Jones for today’s list of Favorite Books read in 2024. It’s fun to see what others have enjoyed during the reading year. I’m sure others will enjoy the list, too.
Category – DEBUT
Sleeping in the Sun by Joanne Howard
Two visitors arrive at a home in India where an American missionary family is living during the British Raj. Truths unravel, disrupting life and challenging the family’s sense of home. A unique historical angle.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
A remarkable debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium—and the truths she finally uncovers about her son’s disappearance 30 years ago. Loneliness and hope.
Category – MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
This is the only book I’ve read by this author, he notes it is unlike anything else he’s written. Definitely unlike any book I’ve read.
David Asha wants to tell you a story about three people: Elliott Asha, his son; Ben Elmys, a surrogate father and David’s trusted friend who might also be a murderer; Harriet Kealty, a detective determined to find the truth.
The Woman Who Lied by Claire Douglas
The best-selling author of detective novels, Emilia Ward is plunged into a nightmare when someone starts mimicking the plots of her books in real life. Culminating in the murder of someone she knows in the same way as a victim in the book she’s currently writing.
Category – NONFICTION
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon
A myth-busting, eye-opening account of how humans evolved, offering a paradigm shift in our thinking about the pivotal role in human evolution.
Category – AUDIO
The Searcher (2020) and The Hunter (2024) by Tana French
The story of Cal Hooper, a former Chicago police officer, as he investigates the disappearance of a teenager in a rural Irish village. The novel explores what we risk if we don’t search for truth and what we sacrifice in the process. Wonderful dialogue.
Thank you, MM!
Another great list!
Thanks for your list MM. I recently purchased Sleeping in the Sun, based on your post a while back. Now that I know it’s on your list of favourites I’ll have to get to it sooner rather than later!
Both Remarkably Bright Creatures (one my older daughter raved about too) and The Other Side of Night sound as though they might be emotionally draining, so I’ll have to pick my moment carefully to read them.
Sounds like some good books. I’ve heard of a couple, but the others were new to me.
Thanks for the recommendations, MM. I also thought Remarkably Bright Creatures was a great read and very much enjoyed The Searcher. Haven’t moved on to The Hunter yet, but I own it, so I’ll get to it.