Published in the Current Year - 2026
1. No One Knew (#2 Noelle Marshall) (3.5)
2. Anatomy of an Alibi - Ashley Elston (4.5)
3. Detour - Jeff Rake (5)
4. First Sign of Danger (#4 Haven's Rock) (4.5)
5. The Price of Honey - Liane Moriarty, 34 pgs. (2026)
6. The Roommate
7. You'll Miss Me When You're Gone
8. The Line
9. Storm Tide(#16 Mike Bowditch) - Paul Doiron, 2026 (3.5)
11. Ironwood (#2 Catalina Island) Michael Connelly, 2026 (4)
12. The Shippers
13. Keeper of Lost Children - Sadeqa Johnson, 2026 Libby (4.75)
YA
1.
Middle Grade
1. Candle Island - Lauren Wolk (5)
Historical Fiction
1. Candle Island (1970s coast of Maine)
2. Murder on the Red River (#1 Cash Blackbear) Marcie R Rendon (1970 ND/MN state line)
3. Girl Gone Missing (#2 Cash Blackbear) Marcie R. Rendon (1970 ND/MN state line)
4. Sinister Graves (#3 Cash Blackbear) - Marcie R. Rendon, 2022 ( " )
5. Keeper of Lost Children - Sadeqa Johnson, 2026 (4.75)
6. The Sunflower House - Adriana Allegri, 2024 (5)
7. The Women of Arlington Hall - Jane Healey, 2025 (3)
Fantasy/SciFi/Magical Realism
1. The Women of Wild Hill (Miller) (4)
2. Detour (Rake) (5)
3. The Price of Honey - Liane Moriarty, 34 pgs. (2026)
Shorts
1. Natural Selection - Erin Hildebrand, 54 pgs. (2024)
2. The Price of Honey - Liane Moriarty, 34 pgs, 2026
3. The Roommate - Andrea Mara
4. You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone - A. R. Torrey
5. The Line - Tim Weaver
6. A Fatal Delivery - Lauren Oliver
7. The Silent Muse - Lauren Ling Brown
DNF
1. The Everlasting - Alix E. Harrow - listened for almost an hour - not for me
2. Little One - Olivia Muenter - listened for 26% - just too s-l-o-w
Series
1. Nash Falls (#1 of 2) - David Baldacci, 2025 (4.5)
2. Dead of Autumn (#1 Alexa Williams, Carlisle, PA) 2014 (3.5)
3. No One Knew (#2 Noelle Marshall) - Kendra Elliot 2026 (3.5)
4. Her Deadly Game (#1 Keera Duggan) - Robert Dugoni, 2023 (4)
5. Murder on the Red River (#1 Cash Blackbear) - Marcie Rendon 2017 (4)
6. First Sign of Danger (#4 Haven's Rock) - Kelley Armstrong, 2026 (4.5)
7. Girl Gone Missing (#2 Cash Blackbear) Marcie R. Rendon, 2019 (4)
8. A Solitude of Wolverines (#1 Alex Carter) - Alice Henderson, 2020 (3.75)
9. Wool
10. First Sign of Danger
11. Las Vegas Girl
12. Gone by Midnight
13. A Drink Before the War (#1 Kenzie & Gennaro) - Dennis Lehane, 1994 (3.75)
14. A Blizzard of Polar Bears
15. The Line
16. The Drifter
17. Storm Tide(#16 Mike Bowditch) - Paul Doiron, 2026 (3.5)
18. Ironwood (#2 Catalina Island) Michael Connelly, 2026 (4)
19. Burning Bright (#2 Peter Ash) - Nick Petrie, 2017 (4.25)
20. Light it Up (#3 Peter Ash) - Nick Petrie, 2018 (3.75)
21. Girl Alone (#1 Ella Dark) - Blake Pierce (2)
22. Judgment Prey (#15 Virgil Flowers & #33 Lucas Davenport) - John Sandford, 2023(3.5)
23. Sinister Graves (#3 Cash Blackbear) - Marcie R. Rendon, 2022 (4)
4.5 and 5 Stars
1. Nash Falls (#1 of 2)- David Baldacci, 2025 (4.5)
2. Anatomy of an Alibi - Ashley Elston, 2026 (4.5)
3. Detour - Jeff Rake, 2026 (5)
4. Candle Island - Lauren Wolk, 2025 (5)
5. The Arizona Triangle - Sydney Graves, 2024 (4.5)
6. First Sign of Danger #4 Haven's Rock) - Kelley Armstrong, 2026 (4.5)
7. Mad Mabel
8. Dead of Night - Lisa Gray, 2025 (4.5)
9. Gone by Midnight
10. The Drifter
12. The Silent Muse
13. Keeper of Lost Children - Sadeqa Johnson, 2026 (4.75)
14. The Sunflower House - Adriana Allegri, 2024 (5)
Novels Read in 2026
January (7)
1. Nash Falls (#1 of 2) - David Baldacci, 2025 Libby (4.5)
#2, the second half of the story will be out 4/9/2026
2. The Women of Wild Hill - Kirsten Miller, 2025 Libby (4)
3. Dead of Autumn (#1 Alexa Williams, Carlisle, PA) 2021 on Audio, pub prev to then, Aud (3.5)
4. No One Knew (#2 Noelle Marshall) - Kendra Elliot 2026 Audible (3.5)
5. Birding with Benefits - Sarah T. Dubb, 2024 Libby (3)
6. Anatomy of an Alibi - Ashley Elston, 2026 Audible (4.5) 1/25
7. Detour - Jeff Rake, 2026 Audible (5) 1/27
#2, the second half of the story is nowhere in sight
February (4)
8. Candle Island - Lauren Wolk, 2025, Audible (5)
9. Natural Selection - a short story by Erin Hildebrand, 2024 Audible (3.75)
10. Her Deadly Game (#1 Keera Duggan) Robert Dugoni, 2023 Audible (4)
11. Murder on the Red River (#1 Cash Blackbear) - Marcie R. Rendon, 2017 Libby (4)
March (3)
12. Girl Gone Missing (#2 Cash Blackbear) Marcie R. Rendon Audible (4) 3/5
13. A Solitude of Wolverines (#1 Alex Carter) - Alice Henderson, Audible (3.75) 3/13
14. The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth - Barbara O'Neal, Audible (4) (3/17)
April (4)
15. The Arizona Triangle - Sydney Graves, 2024 Audible (4.5) 4/8 DRAFT
16. Wool (#1 Silo) Hugh Howey, Audible (4) 4/17 DRAFT
17. First Sign of Danger (#4 Casey Duncan/Haven's End) - Kelley Armstrong, 2026 Libby (4.5) GR 4/27
18. Las Vegas Girl - Leslie Wolf, (#1 Baxter & Holt), 2018 (3) Horrible Narrator 4/30 DRAFT
May (6)
19. The Price of Honey - Liane Moriarty short story, 2026 Kindle/Aud (4) 5/2
20. The Roommate - Andrea Mara, short story #2 Deadly Ambition series, 2026 Aud (3.5) 5/5 DRAFT
21. Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth, 2025 Libby (5) 5/12 DRAFT
DNF - The Everlasting - Alix E. Harrow - read almost an hour, not for me
22. Dead of Night - Lisa Gray, 2025 Audible (4.5) 5/15
23. You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone - A. R. Torrey- #3 Deadly Ambitions series, 2026 (3.5) DRAFT
DNF - Little One - Olivia Muenter - read 26%, exceedingly s-l-o-w
(Pretty sure I've missed one here....)
24. Gone by Midnight (#3 Crimson Lake) - Candace Fox 2019 Chirp (5) DRAFT 5/29
June (6)
25. A Drink Before the War (#1 Kenzi & Gennaro) - Dennis Lehane, 1994 Libby (3.75) 6/7
26. Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry, 2025 Libby (4.25) 6/9
27. A Blizzard of Polar Bears (#2 Alex Carter) - Alice Henderson, Audible (3)
28. The Line - Tim Weaver (#6 Deadly Ambition) (short story) 2026 Audible (3)
29. The Drifter (#1 Peter Ash) - Nick Petrie, 2016 Libby (4.5) 6/29
30. Winter Counts - David Heska Wibli Weiden, 2020 Libby (3.75) 6/30
July (5)
31. Storm Tide (#16 Mike Bowditch) Paul Doiron, 2026 Audible (3.5) 7/6
33. Ironwood (#2 Catalina Island) Michael Connelly, 2026 Libby (4) 7/18
34. A Fatal Delivery - Lauren Oliver, short story, Audible (2.5) 7/19
35. Burning Bright (#2 Peter Ash) - Nick Petrie, 2017 Audible (4.25) 7/23
August (9)
36. Light it Up (#3 Peter Ash) - Nick Petrie, 2018 Libby (3.75) 8/5
37. The Shippers - Katherine Center, 2026, Libby (3.5) 8/9
38. Girl Alone (#1 Ella Dark) - Blake Pierce, (2) 8/11
39. Judgment Prey (#15 Virgil Flowers & #33 Lucas Davenport) - John Sandford, 2023 Libby (3.5) 8/15
40. Sinister Graves (#3 Cash Blackbear) - Marcie R. Rendon, 2022 Libby (4) 8/18
41. The Silent Muse - Lauren Ling Brown (Short Story) #6 Deadly Ambition Collection (4.5) 8/19
42. Amazing! - Kate Evans, 2026 Kindle (2) 8/21
43. Keeper of Lost Children - Sadeqa Johnson, 2026 Libby (4.75) 8/24
44. The Sunflower House - Adriana Allegri, 2024 Libby (5) 8/31
September
45. The Women of Arlington Hall - Jane Healey, 2025 Audible (3) 9/6
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