Happy New Year! It’s time once again for what has become an annual tradition, my Books of the Year list. 2022 was a busy year of reading,...

★★★★★ When two young gay men are murdered, their fathers join forces to take solving the murders into their own hands.

What happens when a mom can't connect with her child, and she starts to wonder if her child isn’t just different, but maybe truly a bad kid?

★★★★☆ What happens when 4 septuagenarians entertain a hobby of solving cold cases, only to have a body turn up at their retirement home?

★★★★☆ Maggie D'Arcy is back in a solid sequel to The Mountains Wild that confirms (for me) that Sarah Stewart Taylor is for real!

★★★★★ A “one last job” crime caper that ends up with a lot more depth and character development than expected. It's outstanding.

★★★★★ Years after her cousin's disappearance, detective Maggie D'Arcy is asked to consult an a case with eerie similarities.

★★★★★ A private investigator in 1860s London looks into the disappearance of a young girl who may have special (and dangerous) powers.

★★★★★ When sex workers start to turn up murdered, a Philly cop investigates, hoping to stop the trend before her sister becomes a victim.

★★★★☆ Two women with a tangled past -- one a con artist, the other a wealthy influencer -- are reunited in this well-crafted yarn.

★★★★☆ 25 years ago, a small town was rocked by the grisly murder of a teenage boy, the main suspect never caught. Now it's happening again.

★★★★☆ An American ex-cop settles in a small Irish town to try to make a fresh start, but a local kid needs his help finding his brother.

2019 was a solid year of reading with some true standouts that created some amazing literary experiences.