The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Boys Who Hurt

Rebecca Frost ❤️ loved this book because...

I love this whole series - each book has its own crime with the twists and turns set in the author's hometown in Iceland, and the characters develop over the series and add in complications of their own.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Story/Plot 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, Victoria Cribb (translator),

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

Fresh from maternity leave, Detective Elma investigates complex case of a man murdered in a holiday cottage, while Saevar discovers something in a discarded box that could help crack the case. The multi-award-winning, NUMBER ONE bestselling Forbidden Iceland series continues...

'She uses complex plots to explore how monsters are made and demonstrate that "evil can lurk behind the most attractive of smiles". Her many characters are people not puppets and she delights in pulling the rug from under their -and our - feet. If you have never read Aegisdottir, now is the time to start' Mark Sanderson, The Times

'Meticulously…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of One of the Good Guys

Rebecca Frost ❤️ loved this book because...

This is one where you wonder if everything will actually be tied up in the end - can a twist be that twisty?

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Araminta Hall,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked One of the Good Guys as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'Every single woman out there needs to read this, because you either know this man, or you know a woman who knows this man.' - @bookwormescapes

'Razor-sharp, spine-tinglingly convincing and unputdownable.' - Lisa Jewell, author of None of This is True

'One of the most daring and intriguing writers working today' - Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl

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Cole is the perfect husband: a romantic, supportive of his wife, Mel's career, keen to be a hands-on dad, not a big drinker. A good guy.

So when Mel leaves him, he's floored. She was lucky to be with…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of You'd Look Better as a Ghost

Rebecca Frost ❤️ loved this book because...

For fans of dark humor - you'll keep turning pages to figure out if she gets away with it ... even if you're not entirely sure you want her to.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Joanna Wallace,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked You'd Look Better as a Ghost as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'An absolute roller-coaster of a read' - DAILY MAIL
'The most fun you're ever likely to have with a hammer-wielding maniac' - DAILY EXPRESS
'Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny' - CLARE MACKINTOSH

I have a gift. I see people as ghosts before they die.
Of course, it helps that I'm the one killing them.

The night after her father's funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn't know it, but it's not a chance meeting. One thoughtless mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put-out serial killer. But even before they make eye contact, before…


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The Ripper Inside Us: What Interpretations of Jack Reveal About Ourselves

By Rebecca Frost,

Book cover of The Ripper Inside Us: What Interpretations of Jack Reveal About Ourselves

What is my book about?

The story of Jack the Ripper has had continual interest since he stalked the streets of Whitechapel during the Autumn of Terror in 1888. During this time, the murders of the Canonical Five made headlines all over the world while in the modern day, the Ripper story continues to permeate all forms of media on the page, screen, in podcasts, and in fiction. We continue to search for something we will likely never, and perhaps do not even wish to discover: Jack’s true name.

This book looks at the lasting intrigue of Jack the Ripper and how his story, and the stories of the Canonical Five victims, are brought back to life through modern lenses. As psychological approaches and scientific techniques advance, the Ripper’s narrative evolves, opening a more diverse means of storytelling and storytellers. How these storytellers attempt to construct a full tale around the facts, including the burning questions of motive and identity, says more about us than the Ripper.

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