The Accursed Huntsman, by Douglas Hoover

Title: The Accursed Huntsman

Author: Douglas Hoover

Borrowed from Audible

Started: 4/29/2026

Finished: 4/30/2026

First of these Hoover books I didn't enjoy.  I wanted to like it, but it was a struggle to finish.

Monumental, by Adam Nevill

Title: Monumental 

Author: Adam Nevill 

Purchased from Amazon Kindle edition 

Started: 4/20/2026

Finished: 4/29/2026

Disturbing folk horror by Nevill, I've enjoyed most of his work and this was no exception.  

The North Woods, by Douglas Hoover

Title: The North Woods

Author: Douglas Hoover

Borrowed from Audible

Started: 4/27/2026

Finished: 4/28/2026

I enjoyed this book immensely.  It's not as ambitious as the other Hoover book I read (The Saravan), but I loved it all the same.  A hard-to-believe happy ending in the epilogue -- impossibly  hard to believe.  But that didn't detract from my overall enjoyment of this one.  Fun to discover an author I wasn't aware of with back-to-back enjoyable reads.

The Tainted Cup, by Robert Jackson Bennett

Title: The Tainted Cup

Author: Robert Jackson Bennett

Borrowed from DC Public Library Audiobook

Started: 4/21/2026

Finished: 4/28/2026

I listened to this one in between other reads because I wasn't really into it.  I kept at it because it was just good enough, but I'm not a big fan of fantasy so that kept me from any real enjoyment.  

The Impossible Fortune, by Richard Osman

Title: The Impossible Fortune 

Author: Richard Osman 

Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook 

Started: 4/24/2026

Finished: 4/26/2026

Another Thursday Murder Club book.  Charming like the others

The Saravan, by Douglas Hoover

Title: The Saravan

Author: Douglas Hoover 

Borrowed from Audible 

Started: 4/21/2026

Finished: 4/23/2026

A rare Audible plus offering worth reading.  Enjoyed this folk horror novel. 

The Labyrinth House Murders, by Yukito Ayatsuji

Title: The Labyrinth House Murders 

Author: Yukito Ayatsuji 

Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook 

Started: 4/18/2026

Finished: 4/21/2026

Similar to Decagon house, I didn't love this one.  

Gone by Midnight, by Candice Fox

Title: Gone by Midnight

Author: Candice Fox

Borrowed from DC Public Library Audiobook

Started: 4/19/2026

Finished: 4/21/2026

Third in the Crimson Lake series, noticeable drop in quality.  Keeping Ted & Amanda separate most of the book when their repartee is part of the reason the series is so enjoyable (and when they were separated for most of book 2 already).  Also Ted making the stupidest decisions available for the first time his kid is visiting.  A somewhat frustrating read with the dumb decisions everyone was making.

Redemption Point, by Candice Fox

Title: Redemption Point 

Author: Candice Fox 

Purchased from Audible 

Started: 4/18/2026

Finished: 4/19/2026

Second in the Crimson Lake series and really finishes off the main story.  Very enjoyable. 

World of Trouble, by Ben H Winters

Title: World of Trouble 

Author: Ben H Winters 

Borrowed from DC Public Library Kindle edition 

Started: 4/18/2026

Finished: 4/19/2026

Final entry in The Last Policeman series.  Really enjoyed this trilogy.  

Countdown City, by Ben H Winters

Title: Countdown City 

Author: Ben H Winters 

Borrowed from DC Public Library Kindle edition 

Started: 4/14/2026

Finished: 4/18/2026

Second in the Last Policeman trilogy.  Pretty damn entertaining.  

Crimson Lake, by Candice Fox

Title: Crimson Lake 

Author: Candice Fox 

Purchased from Audible 

Started: 4/13/2026

Finished: 4/15/2026

A recommendation from Reddit that I absolutely loved -- a rare feat these days.  Reddit used to be pretty reliable for recs but not so much lately.  

This book was simply fantastic, enjoyed it immensely. 

The Keeper, by Tana French

Title: The Keeper

Author: Tana French

Purchased from Audible

Started: 4/9/2026

Finished: 4/13/2026

These Tana French books are probably my favorite, or tied for favorite with a couple of others for the top spot.  I hate when these books end, want to continue to exist in the world they're describing.  Up there with the Jackson Brodie series by Kate Atkinson, the man who is just trying to do the right thing.  Though at least in these Tana French books, Cal is recognized for all he does.  Loved this one as much as the previous two and I'm sorry it's over.

The Last Policeman, by Ben H Winters

Title: The Last Policeman 

Author: Ben H Winters 

Borrowed from DC Public Library Kindle edition 

Started:  4/3/2028

Finished: 4/8/2026

I loved this one -- captured me immediately from the start.  Hope the rest of the series lives up to the promise of this first novel.  

About a Place in the Kinki Region, by Sesuji

Title: About a Place in the Kinki Region

Author: Sesuji

Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library

Started: 4/3/2026

Finished: 4/8/2026

I liked this one but it probably would have worked better in print than as an audiobook.  I suspect images and page layout/font in the book would have added something.

Also interesting how this book and the one I just posted (Ghost that Ate Us) were both just released but have a similar narrative.  SPOILERS -- the book is what is propagating the ghost.

The Ghost That Ate Us, by Daniel Kraus

Title: The Ghost That Ate Us

Author: Daniel Kraus 

Purchased from Audible 

Started: 4/1/2026

Finished: 4/8/2026

I wantes to like this one more than I did.  I enjoy this type of horror and applaud the attempt, but it didn't quite land with me.  

The Hard Line, by Mark Greaney

Title: The Hard Line 

Author: Mark Greaney 

Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Kindle edition 

Started: 3/30/2026

Finished: 4/4/2026

Latest Grey Man novel, entertaining as ever.  Also interesting how much of this one too place in DC and named places we dine at or visit regularly, and also the Northern Ireland connection since we were just there over New Year's.  

Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, and Tyrant, by JFC Fuller

Title: Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, and Tyrant 

Author: JFC Fuller 

Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library Audiobook 

Started: 3/31/3/2026

Finished: 4/3/2026

Pretty enjoyable history of Caesar.  Narrated by someone in usually love (Frederick Davidson/Davis Case) but he didn't shine here.  I normally read fiction and Davidson/Case is fantastic narrating those books (Flashman series is a great example), but here he lacked all personality.