Ten read in November (thank you, long weekends). The first one barely counts as I read the bulk of it in October, but I didn't finish it until November.
- I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara. I'm not really a true crime girlie, but after the author's untimely death, I'd read enough about the book to be interested. And I knew nothing about the Golden State Killer at all.
- The Devils by Joe Abercrombie. I adore Abercrombie's First Law trilogy and successive in-universe book. His voice is very clear in The Devils but it's a different world with its own wonderful, scary, heart-breaking and very, very, very flawed characters. Loved it.
- How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin. As a girl, Frances learns via a palm-reading session that she will be murdered. She spends her whole life preparing and attempting to prevent such a thing. After her demise, her great-niece Annie must solve her aunt's murder in order to inherit her estate. Fun, low stakes.
- The Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear. NOT a Maisie Dobbs novel (we'll get back to those shortly) but set in England during WWI as a young farmer's wife must keep things running on the home front when her husband and her best friend enlist. I liked it quite a lot.
- Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear. Yes, the next Maisie Dobbs novel as our intrepid psychologist and sleuth investigates the murder of horse-whisperer Eddie. WWII is drawing ever nearer and Maisie is uneasy about her fella's involvement with Winston Churchill and his ilk. Really good installment.
- Leaving Everything Most Loved by Jacqueline Winspear. In this one, Maisie investigates the murders of two young Indian women, working in London as household help. She also starts listening to her heart.
- Shift by Ethan Kross. Non-fiction, about trying to get a grip on, and adjustment to, one's emotions. Interesting but didn't offer as many actionable tips/tricks as I had hoped.
- Never Leave the Dogs Behind by Brianna Madia. This is Madia's second memoir, covering her struggles in Moab, post-divorce. She's a bad ass, no doubt, but reading this was especially poignant given that one of her beloved dogs, Dagwood, just died last week.
- What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher. I guess this is the third installment in the Sworn Soldier series: I've read the first, What Moves the Dead, but not the second. I do like these books, set in olden times, with some alt-reality and dead things that flail around in the dark.
- Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar. This one is written like a true crime book, with the author as the main character, but it is, in fact, a novel. I liked this a lot, liked the hybrid feel of it.
That was a good bunch - I rather liked most of them. What have you all been reading?
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