Barry Ergang: Books I read in 2024

 

Those who have been around these parts awhile know that Barry used to review a lot of books here. While he is not doing that—his choice and absolutely not mine--- he is still reading. He sent the below list of his reading last year. Also, check out the reads he wrote and published here. 

 

72 titles altogether. If you're curious as to how I felt about some of them, have a look at my Bookbub page (https://www.bookbub.com/profile/barry-ergang?list=reviews&review_step=search) and click on the cover of a title to access my rating and reaction. Bookbub only allows users to post "reviews" about books available in digital formats from sellers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and others. If a title you're curious about isn't shown, it's because the book is not available digitally--e.g., Peter Gunn, which was a paperback original published in 1960.

 

Acevedo, Elizabeth—The Poet X

Albert, Kevin—Chat GPT for Authors (very short ebook)

Anderson, Laurie Halse--Speak

Ballinger, Bill S.—Portrait in Smoke

Blake, Nicholas—The Widow’s Cruise

Block, Lawrence—The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons

Block, Lawrence—When the Sacred Ginmill Closes

Boswell, Len—A Grave Misunderstanding

Carr, John Dickson—Scandal at High Chimneys

Chbosky, Stephen—The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Cheney, Liz—Oath and Honor

Coben, Harlan—Found (Mickey Bolitar #3)

Coben, Harlan—Seconds Away (Mickey Bolitar #2)

Coben, Harlan—Shelter (Mickey Bolitar #1)

Collier, Brad—California Living: A Raymond Chandler Tribute Novel

Deaver, Jeffery--Twisted

De Palma, Brian & Susan Lehman—Are Snakes Necessary?

Dewey, Thomas B.—Hue and Cry

Dick, Philip K.—I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon

Dzemianowicz, Stefan R., Robert Weinberg, Martin H. Greenberg, eds.—Hard-Boiled Detectives

Estleman, Loren D.—Downriver

Garber, Joseph R.—Vertical Run (2^nd reading)

Gardner, Erle Stanley—The Adventures of Paul Pry

Gaspard, John—The Ambitious Card

George, Kaye--Choke

Goldberg, Lee—Mr. Monk Gets Even

Goodis, David—The Wounded and the Slain

Gratz, Alan—Ban This Book

Haddish, Tiffany—The Last Black Unicorn

Hale, Bruce—The Hamster of the Baskervilles

Hallinan, Timothy—Crashed

Hay, A.D.—The Locked Room

Healy, Jeremiah—Foursome

Hess, Joan—Mortal Remains in Maggody

Hess, Joan—O Little Town of Maggody

Hiaasen, Carl—Squeeze Me

Hiney, Tom—Raymond Chandler: A Biography

Hogan, Robert J.—The Secret 6 #1: The Red Shadow

Jackson, Colby—Shooter’s Cross {Rancho Diablo Book 1}

Johnson, Craig—The Cold Dish

Kane, Henry—Peter Gunn

Kistler, Bonnie—The Cage

Levine, Paul—Solomon vs. Lord

Lowry, Lois—The Giver

Macdonald, Ross—The Chill (2^nd reading)

McBain, Ed—Fiddlers

McKinnon, Hannah Mary—The Revenge List

McNulty, Brandon—Entry Wounds: A Supernatural Thriller

Marks, Jeffrey—How to Write a Murder Mystery: Seven Steps to Success

Mead, Tom—Death and the Conjuror

Milchman, Jenny—The Usual Silence

Millar, Margaret—Ask For Me Tomorrow

Morris, Mary—The Jazz Palace

Muller, Marcia & Bill Pronzini—The Spook Lights Affair

Nolan, Tom—Ross Macdonald: A Biography

Oppedisano, Tony with Mary Jane Ross—Sinatra and Me In the Wee Small Hours

Palumbo, Dennis—City Wars

Penny, Louise—Still Life

Pilkey, Dav—The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Queen, Ellery—The Four of Hearts

Rice, Craig—Murder, Mystery, and Malone (Jeffrey A. Marks, Editor)

Ronson, Jon—The Psychopath Test

Setoodeh, Ramin—Apprentice in Wonderland

Spicer, Bart—Blues For The Prince

Swartwood, Robert, ed.—Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories 25 Words or Fewer

Thomas, Robert J. et al—Wanted: A Western Story Collection

Thompson, Jim—Bad Boy

Vachss, Andrew—Shella

Wirt, Tony—Pike Island

Woolrich, Cornell—Vampire’s Honeymoon

Wright, Steven—Harold

Wrobel, Stephanie—The Hitchcock Hotel