★★★★☆ A 105-year-old man shares seemingly true stories of his multiple reincarnations and past lives. But is he making everything up?

★★★☆☆ Strange is an understated descriptor for the protagonist of this novel, which follows a woman as she tries to find her way to normalcy

★★★☆☆ A so-so debut that follows the exploits of a grandmother, mother, and daughter as they work to solve a mystery on the California coast

★★★★☆ A father goes missing, and his son knows what happened but cannot tell anyone due to a disability. Mostly satisfying, but with flaws.

★★★★★ A story of a four tight knit girls at a small college turns dark when it seems they might have been involved with a frat boy's death.

★★★☆☆ Book 3 in the Maggie D'Arcy mystery series fizzles compared to prior books; fully set in Ireland, the story feels muddled and forced.

★★★☆☆ A rushed sophomore slump of a novel that fails to live up to Boulley's first book, Firekeeper's Daughter, in almost every way.

★★★★☆ The 2nd book in the Danny Ryan Trilogy fails to live up to the 1st, but it's a quick read if you want more time with the Dogtown crew.

★★★★★ A well-executed (pun intended) novel about 4 female assassins in their 60s who must unretire when they are targeted by their agency.

★★★☆☆ Audrain once again examines the trials of parenting, but this time fails to balance character flaws with anything remotely redeemable.

★★★★★ A mother sees her son commit a murder, and must find out why while stuck in a backwards time loop. Sounds weird, but it works well!

★★★★☆ 11 long years after Defending Jacob, Landay returns with another family-based mystery focused on the disappearance of a woman in 1975.

★★★★☆ A distraught mother tries to solve the disappearance of her son a year later, only to realize the most likely suspect might be her.

★★★☆☆ Another thriller from Alex North, whose previous novels I enjoyed. This one was decent, but ultimately missed the mark a bit for me.

★★★★★ A 1961 coming-of-age story about a boy in rural Minnesota, who is forced to deal with tragedy as he navigates his path to manhood.

★★★★★ It's a love story and a legal thriller, but its authors' deft handling of many tough subjects is what elevates this novel even more.

★★★☆☆ Perhaps it was inflated expectations, but this novel about a town whose residents mysteriously disappeared missed the mark for me.

★★★★☆ Thinking this is going to be the "Indian Godfather" is setting your expectations way too high, but it's an intriguing character study.

★★★★☆ When a prominent businessman is murdered, all clues point to the father of the story's protagonist, who has to prove his innocence.

★★★★★ The reunion of 2 siblings around a mysterious house is the backdrop for this lyrical beauty of a novel, my favorite of 2022.