The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of The Murders of Lillian Ross

Rebecka Vigus I ❤️ loved this book because...

I was hooked from the start. This woman kept quiet and was sentenced for two murders. The main character has been chosen by Lillian Ross to tell her story. It is a first novel for the author. The story was so compelling I found it hard to put down. It is billed as a masterpiece of psychological suspense. It fills the bill The characters are so believable. Lillian Ross is on death row. Allison McKinnon is a true crime author. Lillian Ross was born into a family of wealth and high society. Yet, she ends up sentenced to murder and would not speak at her own trial. It was an outstanding read.

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    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Sirena Van Schaik,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Murders of Lillian Ross as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

When true crime author Allison McKinnon is offered the chance to capture the untold story of Lillian Ross, a convicted double murderer, she is sure it’s the story of her career. Little does she know that Lillian’s story mirrors traumatic events from her own life and she is left wondering if her path will lead to the same inevitable conclusion. Lillian Ross, a woman born into a wealthy family, is on Death Row, sentenced to death for murder. After years of silence, she has chosen Allison to write her story. Together, the women explore Lillian’s troubled past to reveal the…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Gravy, Grits, and Graves

Rebecka Vigus I ❤️ loved this book because...

It takes place in a small town in Kentucky. The town is run by the 'old boys' network. When a local housewife decides to run for mayor neither she nor the mayor have any idea what a hornets nest is stirred up in town. Tuesday Club members are all the sudden dying. A local trooper moves back to town and is given the task of looking into the deaths. He picks up his relationship with his long time love. As the investigation moves forward a feisty FBI agent comes to town and Trooper Daniel Brooks has to reassess his relationship. He soon learns that small town justice is served with gravy, grits, and graves.

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    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Vicki Blair,

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

Underneath the squeaky clean surface of the town of McWhorter, Kentucky, lies a secret club. Controlled by Jock, the town's mayor, this club decides the fate of McWhorter over servings of sausage gravy and cathead biscuits during Tuesday morning breakfast meetings. No one who dares cross Jock survives long. So when a Baptist housewife decides to run against Mayor Ledford in the May primary, neither she nor the mayor have any idea of the hornet's nest being stirred up. When hometown basketball hero Trooper Daniel Brooks returns to McWhorter, he's assigned to investigate the mysterious deaths of many of the…


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My 3rd favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of The Investigator

Rebecka Vigus I ❤️ loved this book because...

This is a new book in what I hope will become a series for John Sandford. Lettie Davenport, adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport has become a police officer. While Lucas had hoped she would change her mind about law enforcement, Lettie has embraced it. She finds herself entangled in her first case. Schooled in martial arts and the best shot in her graduating class, she is prepared for most situations. The book is fast paced and keeps you turning the pages. I finished this one well into the wee hours of the morning. I am looking to see Lettie appear in many more books.

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    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By John Sandford,

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

Letty Davenport, the brilliant and tenacious adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, takes the investigative reins in the newest thriller from #1 bestselling author John Sandford.

By twenty-four, Letty Davenport has seen more action than most law enforcement professionals. Working a desk job for US Senator Christopher Colles, she's bored and ready to quit. But when her skills catch Colles' attention, she is offered a lifeline: real investigative work.

Texas oil companies are reporting thefts of crude. Rumour has it that a sinister militia is involved. Who is selling the oil? And what are they doing with the profits?

Letty is…


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Rescue Mountain

By Rebecka Vigus,

Book cover of Rescue Mountain

What is my book about?

When Rusty Allen, an Iraqi War veteran suffering from PTSD, moves to the mountains of North Carolina to find peace and quiet, he becomes a suspect in a local kidnapping case. Unsure if he is the kidnapper, the police want to use his tracking skills to help find the missing woman. Is Rusty innocent, or will this search and rescue mission be his last? Can they find the woman before she is lost to them forever?