The best books of 2024

This list is part of the best books of 2024.

Join 325 readers and share your 3 favorite reads of the year.

My favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of The Kraken Project

J L Wilson I ❀️ loved this book because...

One of the main characters is an AI program that escapes into the Internet ... with odd consequences.

  • Loved Most

    πŸ₯‡ Originality πŸ₯ˆ Character(s)
  • Writing style

    πŸ‘ Liked it
  • Pace

    πŸ‡ I couldn't put it down
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My 2nd favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Hangman

J L Wilson I ❀️ loved this book because...

One of the characters should be unlikeable, but he was understandable and while violent, he was oddly sympathetic

  • Loved Most

    πŸ₯‡ Character(s) πŸ₯ˆ Originality
  • Writing style

    πŸ‘ Liked it
  • Pace

    πŸ• Good, steady pace

By Faye Kellerman,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Hangman as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.


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My 3rd favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Naked in Death

J L Wilson I πŸ‘ liked this book because...

I've wanted to read this series for a long time and I finally got started on it. And I was hooked from Book 1.

  • Loved Most

    πŸ₯‡ Writing πŸ₯ˆ Character(s)
  • Writing style

    πŸ‘ Liked it
  • Pace

    πŸ• Good, steady pace

By J.D. Robb,

Why should I read it?

7 authors picked Naked in Death as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Crime and punishment is Lieutenant Eve Dallas's business. Murder her speciality. Named by the social worker who found her when she was a mere child roaming that city's streets, Eve Dallas is a New York police detective who lives for her job. In over ten years on the force, she's seen it all - and knows her survival depends on her instincts. But she's going against every warning telling her not to get involved with Roarke, a charismatic Irish billionaire - and a suspect in Eve's latest murder investigation. But passion and seduction have rules of their own, and it's…


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Shoed

By J L Wilson,

Book cover of Shoed

What is my book about?

Ashley Schone is a widow with a charity wildlife rescue business to run while a developer wants to gobble up her farm. Aden Kingsley is the developer who claims he'll listen to her concerns, but she's suspicious. Then two people associated with the development project are murdered and her beloved father-in-law is injured.

Aden jumps in to help her and she has to decide if she'll trust him. She almost loses her chance, though, when the killer comes after her family. Can she save her future and her land? Or will a long-standing hatred stop her from finding a new life with a new love?