It’s that time of year where I try to whittle down all of the amazing books I have read into a short(ish) list. Each one is an essential read. So here goes…
Shiver by Allie Reynolds.
The Serial Killer’s wife by Alice Hunter.
Ahead of Her Time by Judy Piatkus.
The Garfield Conspiracy by Owen Dwyer.
Just Haven’t Met You Yet by Sophie Cousens.
Snow Country by Sebastian Faulks.
The Receptionist by Kate Myles.
The Perfect Marriage by Adam Mitzner.
Her Last Breathe by Hilary David.
The Devil’s Advocate by Steve Cavanagh.
Water Memory by Daniel Pyne.
Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell.
One August Night by Victoria Hislop.
A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris.
Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner.
Perfect Timing by Owen Nicholls.
Magpie by Elizabeth Day.
Look What You Made Me Do by Nikki Smith.
Safe And Sound by Philippa East.
Perfect On Paper by Gillian Harvey.
A Poet For Every Day of The Year by Allie Esiri.
And one for 2022: The Patient by Jane Shemilt.
Frost editor Jane Cable chooses Claire Dyer’s Yield and Polly Heron’s The Surplus Girls’ Orphans as her books of the year.
What would you add?