Books Read in 2025

January

Cover of Comeback: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 17)
Comeback: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 17) — Richard Stark
Cover of Backflash: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 18)
Backflash: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 18) — Richard Stark
Cover of On the Calculation of Volume (Book I)
On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) — Solvej Balle
Cover of Flashfire: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 19)
Flashfire: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 19) — Richard Stark
Cover of Breakout: A Parker Novel (The Parker Novels)
Breakout: A Parker Novel (The Parker Novels) — Richard Stark
Cover of Nobody Runs Forever: A Parker Novel (The Parker Novels)
Nobody Runs Forever: A Parker Novel (The Parker Novels) — Richard Stark
Cover of Ask the Parrot: A Parker Novel (The Parker Novels)
Ask the Parrot: A Parker Novel (The Parker Novels) — Richard Stark
Cover of Dirty Money: A Parker Novel (The Parker Novels)
Dirty Money: A Parker Novel (The Parker Novels) — Richard Stark
Cover of How the Railways Will Fix the Future
How the Railways Will Fix the Future — Gareth Dennis

February

Cover of Free Love: A Captivating British Literary Novel of 1960s Married Life, Family, and Betrayal
Free Love: A Captivating British Literary Novel of 1960s Married Life, Family, and Betrayal — Tessa Hadley
Cover of To after That (TOAF)
To after That (TOAF) — Renee Gladman
Cover of On the Calculation of Volume (Book II)
On the Calculation of Volume (Book II) — Solvej Balle
Cover of Single & Single
Single & Single — John le Carre
Cover of We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle — Shirley Jackson
Cover of The Children's Bach: A Novel
The Children's Bach: A Novel — Helen Garner

March

Cover of No Room at the Morgue
No Room at the Morgue — Jean-Patrick Manchette
Cover of The Damsel: An Alan Grofield Novel (The Alan Grofield Novels Book 1)
The Damsel: An Alan Grofield Novel (The Alan Grofield Novels Book 1) — Richard Stark
Cover of Treacle Walker
Treacle Walker — Alan Garner
Cover of The drowned world
The drowned world — J. G. Ballard
Cover of Oh Crap! Potty Training
Oh Crap! Potty Training — Jamie Glowacki

April

Cover of The Past: Siblings Confront Family Secrets at Their English Country House – A Windham Campbell Prize-Winning Family Drama
The Past: Siblings Confront Family Secrets at Their English Country House – A Windham Campbell Prize-Winning Family Drama — Tessa Hadley
Cover of Ex-Wife
Ex-Wife — Ursula Parrot
Cover of A Fragment of Life
A Fragment of Life — Arthur Machen
Cover of The Dame: An Alan Grofield Novel (The Alan Grofield Novels Book 2)
The Dame: An Alan Grofield Novel (The Alan Grofield Novels Book 2) — Richard Stark
Cover of The Wood at Midwinter
The Wood at Midwinter — Susanna Clarke
Cover of M. John Harrison
M. John Harrison — Rhys Williams

May

Cover of Labyrinth House Murders
Labyrinth House Murders — Yukito Ayatsuji
Cover of Hemingway's Chair: A Novel
Hemingway's Chair: A Novel — Michael Palin
Cover of The Blackbird: An Alan Grofield Novel (The Alan Grofield Novels Book 3)
The Blackbird: An Alan Grofield Novel (The Alan Grofield Novels Book 3) — Richard Stark
Cover of MANIAC
MANIAC — Benjamín Labatut
Cover of Monkey Grip
Monkey Grip — Helen Garner
Cover of The London train
The London train — Tessa Hadley
Cover of Accidents in the Home
Accidents in the Home — Tessa Hadley

June

Cover of Lemons Never Lie: An Alan Grofield Novel (The Alan Grofield Novels Book 4)
Lemons Never Lie: An Alan Grofield Novel (The Alan Grofield Novels Book 4) — Richard Stark
Cover of Mr Lonely
Mr Lonely — Eric Morecambe
Cover of Killing Time
Killing Time — Alan Bennett
Cover of Hello America: A Novel
Hello America: A Novel — J. G. Ballard
Cover of Missing Person: Alice: a twisty, pathological thriller beginning the Finder Mysteries
Missing Person: Alice: a twisty, pathological thriller beginning the Finder Mysteries — Simon Mason
Cover of The Prone Gunman
The Prone Gunman — Jean-Patrick Manchette
Cover of The Master Bedroom: A Novel
The Master Bedroom: A Novel — Tessa Hadley
Cover of The Case of the Lonely Accountant: the second installment of the sharply-plotted and tense Finder Mysteries (The Finder Mysteries)
The Case of the Lonely Accountant: the second installment of the sharply-plotted and tense Finder Mysteries (The Finder Mysteries) — Simon Mason

July

Cover of Rebel rebel
Rebel rebel — O'Leary, Chris (Blogger)
Cover of A Delicate Truth: A Novel
A Delicate Truth: A Novel — John le Carré
Cover of The Woman Who Laughed: a brand new installment in the critically acclaimed Finder Mysteries (The Finder Mysteries)
The Woman Who Laughed: a brand new installment in the critically acclaimed Finder Mysteries (The Finder Mysteries) — Simon Mason
Cover of Transit
Transit — Rachel Cusk
Cover of The Bezzle: A Martin Hench Novel (The Martin Hench Novels)
The Bezzle: A Martin Hench Novel (The Martin Hench Novels) — Cory Doctorow
Cover of Picks and Shovels
Picks and Shovels — Cory Doctorow

August

Cover of Jack Carter's Law (Jack Carter Trilogy Book 2)
Jack Carter's Law (Jack Carter Trilogy Book 2) — Ted Lewis
Cover of Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy: A Tor Original (The Murderbot Diaries)
Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy: A Tor Original (The Murderbot Diaries) — Martha Wells
Cover of Billy Rags
Billy Rags — Ted Lewis
Cover of Jack Carter and the Mafia Pigeon (Jack Carter Trilogy Book 3)
Jack Carter and the Mafia Pigeon (Jack Carter Trilogy Book 3) — Ted Lewis
Cover of Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right (Forerunners: Ideas First)
Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right (Forerunners: Ideas First) — Jordan S. Carroll
Cover of Love for Lydia
Love for Lydia — H. E. Bates
Cover of Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie, 1976-2016
Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie, 1976-2016 — Chris O'Leary
Cover of Black Flame
Black Flame — Gretchen Felker-Martin
Cover of Plender
Plender — Ted Lewis

September

Cover of Absolute Friends (Le Carre, John)
Absolute Friends (Le Carre, John) — John le Carré
Cover of Engines Beneath Us
Engines Beneath Us — Malcolm Devlin
Cover of Three to kill
Three to kill — Jean-Patrick Manchette
Cover of Clown Town: Slough House, Book 9
Clown Town: Slough House, Book 9 — Mick Herron
Cover of Terrible Changes
Terrible Changes — Joel Lane
Cover of GBH
GBH — Ted Lewis

October

Cover of Kudos
Kudos — Rachel Cusk
Cover of Bad Dreams and Other Stories: Edge Hill Prize Winner – Illuminating the Extraordinary Within Ordinary Life
Bad Dreams and Other Stories: Edge Hill Prize Winner – Illuminating the Extraordinary Within Ordinary Life — Tessa Hadley
Cover of Getting Carter
Getting Carter — Nick Triplow
Cover of He Died with His Eyes Open
He Died with His Eyes Open — Derek Raymond
Cover of The Devil's Home on Leave (Factory 2)
The Devil's Home on Leave (Factory 2) — Derek Raymond
Cover of Bad Dreams and Other Stories: Edge Hill Prize Winner – Illuminating the Extraordinary Within Ordinary Life
Bad Dreams and Other Stories: Edge Hill Prize Winner – Illuminating the Extraordinary Within Ordinary Life — Tessa Hadley
Cover of How the Dead Live
How the Dead Live — Derek Raymond

November

Cover of Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes
Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes — Ella Cheever Thayer
Cover of Crust on Its Uppers (A Five Star Title)
Crust on Its Uppers (A Five Star Title) — Derek Raymond
Cover of Dark Tales
Dark Tales — Shirley Jackson
Cover of On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
On the Calculation of Volume (Book III) — Solvej Balle
Cover of Skeletons in the Closet
Skeletons in the Closet — Jean-Patrick Manchette
Cover of Nineteen Seventy-four: The Red Riding Quartet, Book One
Nineteen Seventy-four: The Red Riding Quartet, Book One — David Peace
Cover of Nineteen Seventy-seven: The Red Riding Quartet, Book Two
Nineteen Seventy-seven: The Red Riding Quartet, Book Two — David Peace
Cover of Nineteen Eighty (Red Riding Quartet Book 3)
Nineteen Eighty (Red Riding Quartet Book 3) — David Peace

December

Cover of Nineteen Eighty-Three: The Red Riding Quartet, Book Four
Nineteen Eighty-Three: The Red Riding Quartet, Book Four — David Peace
Cover of The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser Book 1)
The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser Book 1) — Robert B. Parker
Cover of The Land in Winter
The Land in Winter — Andrew Miller
Cover of Claimed: Sci-Fi Classic
Claimed: Sci-Fi Classic — Francis Stevens
Cover of The Party
The Party — Tessa Hadley
Cover of Down Cemetery Road: Zoë Boehm Thriller
Down Cemetery Road: Zoë Boehm Thriller — Mick Herron
Cover of The Last Voice You Hear (Zoe Boehm Thrillers Book 2)
The Last Voice You Hear (Zoe Boehm Thrillers Book 2) — Mick Herron