Books Read in 2024

January

The Halt During the Chase — Rosemary Tonks
Warhawk (The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra Book 6) — Chris Wraight
Echoes Of Eternity (The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra Book 7) — Aaron Dembski-Bowden
I Am the Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future — Michael Molcher
The End And The Death: Volume I (The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra Book 8) — Dan Abnett
The End and the Death: Volume II (The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra, Book 8, Part 2) — Dan Abnett
The End And The Death: Volume III (The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra, Book 8, Part 3) — Dan Abnett
Valdor: Birth of the Imperium (The Horus Heresy) — Chris Wraight
Super-Cannes: A Novel — J. G. Ballard
A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories — M. R. James

February

Very Naughty Boys [EBK] — Robert Sellers
The Bloater — Rosemary Tonks
Inverted World (New York Review Books Classics) — Christopher PriestJohn Clute
The Snow Ball: The Dazzling Christmas Classic — Brigid BrophyEley Williams
The Mill House Murders: The Classic Japanese Locked Room Mystery (The Bizarre House Mysteries Book 2) — Yukito AyatsujiHo-Ling Wong
Where the Money Is: True Tales from the Bank Robbery Capital of the World — Gordon DillowWilliam J. Rehder

March

A Dream of Wessex (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) — Christopher Priest
Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment — Susannah Breslin
The Great God Pan and Other Horror Stories: Horror Stories Collection — Arthur Machen
Call for the Dead: A George Smiley Novel (George Smiley Novels Book 1) — John le Carré
Rose/House — Arkady Martine

April

Generation Loss: a novel (Cass Neary Book 1) — Elizabeth Hand
Available Dark: a novel (Cass Neary Book 2) — Elizabeth Hand
Hard Light: a novel (Cass Neary Book 3) — Elizabeth Hand
Cocaine Nights: As seen on Write Around the World with Richard E Grant — J. G. BallardJames Lever
A Murder of Quality: A George Smiley Novel (George Smiley Novels Book 2) — John le Carré
Kingdom Come: A Novel — J. G. Ballard
The Mad and the Bad (New York Review Books Classics) — Jean-Patrick ManchetteJames SallisDonald Nicholson-Smith
The Book of Lamps and Banners (Cass Neary 4) — Elizabeth Hand

May

The State of the Art (Culture) — Iain M. Banks
Cute Accelerationism — Amy IrelandMaya B. Kronic
The Unaccountability Machine: Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions - and How The World Lost its Mind — Dan Davies
Phobic: Modern Horror Stories (Comma Modern Horror Book 3) — Ramsey CampbellJeremy DysonRobert ShearmanFrank Cottrell-BoyceChristine PoulsonAndy Murray
Burning Chrome — William Gibson
Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses: Roger Corman — Chris Nashawaty

June

Diaries 1969–1979: The Python Years (Michael Palin Diaries Book 1) — Michael Palin
Halfway To Hollywood: Diaries 1980-1988 (Volume Two) — Michael Palin
The Mission Song: A Novel — John le Carré
Sunstroke and Other Stories — Tessa Hadley
Walking the Streets/Walking the Projects: Adventures in Social Democracy in NYC and DC — Owen Hatherley

July

Outline: A Novel (Outline Trilogy Book 1) — Rachel Cusk
The Hole — Hiroko OyamadaDavid Boyd
High-Rise: A Novel — J. G. Ballard
361 (Hard Case Crime Book 9) — Donald E. Westlake
Travelling to Work: Diaries 1988–1998 (Volume 3) — Michael Palin

August

The Hot Rock: A Dortmunder Novel (Book One) (The Dortmunder Novels) — Donald E. Westlake
When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s — John Ganz
The N'Gustro Affair — Jean-Patrick ManchetteDonald Nicholson-Smith
A Year with Swollen Appendices: Brian Eno's Diary — Brian Eno
Jimmy the Kid (The Dortmunder Novels Book 3) — Donald E. Westlake

September

Why Me? (The Dortmunder Novels) — Donald E. Westlake
Nobody's Perfect: A Dortmunder Novel (Book Four) (The Dortmunder Novels) — Donald E. Westlake
Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good: The dazzling new short story collection from the Granta Best Young British Novelist — Eley Williams
My Lesbian Novel — Renee Gladman

October

There and Back: Diaries 1999-2009: The brand new volume from the beloved author, TV icon and Monty Python star — Michael Palin
Munichs: A Novel — David Peace
Intervals of Darkness — Ray Newman
The Factory — Hiroko OyamadaDavid Boyd
Firebreak: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 20) — Richard StarkTerry Teachout
Karla's Choice: A John le Carré Novel — Nick Harkaway
When We Cease to Understand the World — Benjamín LabatutAdrian Nathan West

November

The Hunter: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 1) — Richard Stark
Weasels in the Attic — Hiroko OyamadaDavid Boyd
Cut and Come Again — H.E. Bates
Bank Shot (The Dortmunder Novels) — Donald E. Westlake
She's Always Hungry: Stories — Eliza Clark
Our Game: A Novel — John le Carré
The Jugger: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 6) — Richard StarkJohn Banville
The Seventh: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 7) — Richard StarkLuc Sante
Good Behavior: A Dortmunder Novel (Book Six) (The Dortmunder Novels) — Donald E. Westlake

December

The Black Ice Score: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 11) — Richard StarkDennis Lehane
The Outfit: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 3) — Richard Stark
The Handle: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 8) — Richard StarkLuc Sante
The Man with Getaway Face: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 2) — Richard Stark
The Mourner: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 4) — Richard StarkJohn Banville
The Score: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 5) — Richard StarkJohn Banville
The Rare Coin Score: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 9) — Richard StarkLuc Sante
The Sour Lemon Score: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 12) — Richard StarkDennis Lehane
Deadly Edge: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 13) — Richard StarkCharles Ardai
Slayground: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 14) — Richard Stark
Plunder Squad: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 15) — Richard Stark
Butcher's Moon: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 16) — Richard Stark
Clever Girl — Tessa Hadley