I’m not sure how it’s possible, but I finished more books over the last twelve months than ever before: 166 (that has to be a typo). As I did last year, in this post I am including several good books that I’ve recommended to others, but which didn’t quite make the final list of best books of 2022.
Aging with Grace: what the Nun Study teaches us about leading longer, healthier, and more meaningful lives by David Snowdon. A fascinating look at a research study with Catholic Nuns, primarily in the upper Midwest, over a long term period.
Down a Dark River (An Inspector Corravan Mystery) by Karen Odden. A new historical mystery set in Victorian London featuring an ex-boxer turned Scotland Yard detective.
Line of Darkness (A Colleen Hayes Mystery Book 4) by Max Tomlinson. The latest about late 1970s female PI in San Francisco. Fans of Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone series will like this series, though it is a bit grittier than its SoCal counterpart.
The Arctic Fury: A Historical Novel of Fierce Women Explorers by Greer Macallister. A legal and adventure page-turner set in 1854 Massachusetts and Canada with lots of twists.
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present by Paul McCartney. Tons of BTS photos and stories about all the songs.
The Billionaire Who Wasn’t: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune by Conor O’Clery. Great biography about duty-free shop entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Premeditated Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery 1) by Elizabeth Bunce. Three book juvenile mystery series about witty and curious eleven-year-old girl in southern England in 1890s.
I will be publishing short reviews of the five titles that did make the cut over the next few days and there are now over 100 options from my previous “books of the year” lists on my dedicated page.
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