BOOKS READ - 2010

THE BROKEN TEAGLASS by Emily Arsenault

BRYANT AND MAY ON THE LOOSE by Christopher Fowler

A RULE AGAINST MURDER by Louise Penny

SHADES OF GREY by Jasper Fforde

SHADOWS RETURN by Lynn Flewelling

BELLA TUSCANY by Frances Mayes / non-fiction

AGENT ZIGZAG by Ben MacIntyre / non-fiction

ENCORE PROVENCE by Peter Mayle / non-fiction

THE HILLS OF TUSCANY by Ferenc Mate / non-fiction

A THOUSAND DAYS IN VENICE by Marlena de Blasi / non-fiction

THE LADY IN THE PALAZZO by Marlena de Blasi / non-fiction

THEREBY HANGS A TAIL by Spencer Quinn

BLACKOUT by Connie Willis

THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE by Alan Bradley

IN THE SHADOW OF GOTHAM by Stephanie Pintoff

THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette Walls / non-fiction

SKELETON HILL by Peter Diamond

BLESSED IS THE BUSYBODY by Emilie Richards

LET THERE BE SUSPECTS by Emilie Richards

A LIE FOR A LIE by Emilie Richards

THE DEVIL AND SHERLOCK HOLMES by David Grann / non-fiction

THE WEED THAT STRINGS THE HANGMAN'S BAG by Alan Bradley

BREATHLESS by Dean Koontz

THE FIRST WAVE by James R. Benn

DEATH OF A COZY WRITER by G.M. Malliet

THE SPELLMANS STRIKE AGAIN by Lisa Lutz

GRAVE GOODS by Ariana Franklin

THE BLACK CAT by Martha Grimes

SERPENT ON THE CROWN by Elizabeth Peters

A MURDEROUS PROCESSION by Ariana Franklin

MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND by Helen Simonson

GUARDIAN OF THE HORIZON by Elizabeth Peters

THE TEMPTATION OF THE NIGHT JASMINE by Lauren Willig

THE TOMB OF THE GOLDEN BIRD by Elizabeth Peters

THE LOST CITY OF Z by David Grann / non-fiction

THE BETRAYAL OF THE BLOOD LILY by Lauren Willig

A RIVER IN THE SKY by Elizabeth Peters

AFTERIMAGE by Kathleen George

A SHILLING FOR CANDLES by Josephine Tey

THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR by Josephine Tey

TIME AND AGAIN by Jack Finney

VEGAS NERVE by Susan Rogers Cooper

RUDE AWAKENING by Susan Rogers Cooper

A SHORTCUT IN TIME by Charles Dickinson

DO THE WINDOWS OPEN? by Julie Hecht

DAMNATION FALLS by Edward Wright

THIS BODY OF DEATH by Elizabeth George

ONE GOOD DOG by Susan Wilson

THE CITY AND THE CITY by China Mieville

THE GOD OF THE HIVE by Laurie R. King

A BLUNT INSTRUMENT by Georgette Heyer

DUPLICATE DEATH by Georgette Heyer

DETECTION UNLIMITED by Georgette Heyer

DEATH IN WHITE TIE by Ngaio Marsh

A MAN LAY DEAD by Ngaio Marsh

OVERTURE TO DEATH by Ngaio Marsh

DEATH OF A PEER by Ngaio Marsh

DIED IN THE WOOL by Ngaio Marsh

NIGHT AT THE VULCAN by Ngaio Marsh

HAND IN GLOVE by Ngaio Marsh

TIED IN TINSEL by Ngaio Marsh

A CLUTCH OF CONSTABLES by Ngaio Marsh

DEATH OF A FOOL by Ngaio Marsh

PHOTO FINISH by Ngaio Marsh

VINTAGE MURDER by Ngaio Marsh

SCALES OF JUSTICE by Ngaio Marsh

LIGHT THICKENS by Ngaio Marsh

LAST DITCH by Ngaio Marsh

SPINSTERS IN JEOPARDY by Ngaio Marsh

SINGING IN THE SHROUDS by Ngaio Marsh

KILLER DOLPHIN by Ngaio Marsh

BLACK AS HE'S PAINTED by Ngaio Marsh

ENTER A MURDERER by Ngaio Marsh

ARTISTS IN CRIME by Ngaio Marsh

WHEN IN ROME by Ngaio Marsh

FALSE SCENT by Ngaio Marsh

FINAL CURTAIN by Ngaio Marsh

FINGER LICKIN' FIFTEEN by Janet Evanovich

61 HOURS by Lee Child

THE LION by Nelson DeMille

THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN by Simon Winchester / non-fiction

THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson / non-fiction

OPERATION MINCEMEAT by Ben MacIntyre / non-fiction

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEED by E.J. Copperman

THE ZERO TRAP by Paula Gosling

CRYPTONOMICON by Neal Stephenson

ENVIOUS CASCA by Georgette Heyer

DEATH AND THE LIT CHICK by G.M. Malliet

THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

THOU SHELL OF DEATH by Nicholas Blake

MURDERS IN VOLUME 2 by Elizabeth Daly

BRUNO CHIEF OF POLICE by Martin Walker

TICKET TO RIDE by Ed Gorman

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE by Peter Abrahams

CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS by Agatha Christie - reread

MISS HARGREAVES by Frank Baker

BRITTEN AND BRULIGHTLY by Hannah Berry / graphic novel

TIME TRAVELERS NEVER DIE by Jack McDevitt

WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead

ON THE LINE by S.J. Rozan

THE MURDERS OF RICHARD III by Elizabeth Peters

THE SECRET VANGUARD by Michael Innes

MURDER AT MANSFIELD PARK by Lynn Shepherd

CHARLIE CHAN The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendevous with American History by Yunte Huang / non-fiction

SEVEN SUSPECTS by Michael Innes

BRYANT AND MAY OFF THE RAILS by Christopher Fowler

NO TRACE by Barry Maitland

TO FETCH A THIEF by Spencer Quinn

HAMLET, REVENGE by Michael Innes

THE WOODEN LEG OF INSPECTOR ANDERS by Marshall Browne - reread

WORTH DYING FOR by Lee Child

COMEDY OF TERRORS by Michael Innes

DESTINATION UNKNOWN by Agatha Christie - reread

PERSUASION by Jane Austen - reread

RED HERRING by Archer Mayor

SHOOT TO THRILL by P.J. Tracy

THE FIRST RULE by Robert Crais (I read this much earlier in the year but for whatever reason forgot to make note of it on this page. It is a fabulous book and my forgetfullness cost R.C. a spot on my 10 Best of the Year. Apologies to Robert Crais, one of my all time favorite writers.)

THE MISCHIEF OF THE MISTLETOE A Pink Carnation Christmas by Lauren Willig

THE CRABTREE AFFAIR by Michael Innes

CLEOPATRA Last Queen of Egypt by Joyce Tyledesley - non-fiction

BUTTERFLY IN FLAME by Nicholas Kilmer

Grand total for 2010: 121 books.