Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Readings 2025 - Fiction

The novels I read in 2025. These are 40 of the 60 books I read for the year. Lots of crime/detective novels and some science fiction. A few historical novels too.

I read Dune for the 3rd time along with a few other old classics that have been on my to-read list for many years. Explored some new (to me) crime novel writers.


  1. Murder in Pitigliano - Camilla Trinchieri, 2025
  2. The Drowned - John Banville, 2024
  3. The Lock-Up - John Banville, 2023
  4. The God of the Woods - Liz Moore, 2024
  5. Creation Lake - Rachel Kushner, 2024
  6. Wolves of Winter - Dan Jones, 2023
  7. Essex Dogs - Dan Jones, 2022
  8. The Poison Machine - Robert Lloyd, 2022
  9. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, 2021
  10. The Girl in the Eagle's Talons - Karin Smirnoff, 2022
  11. The Girl Who Lived Twice - David Lagercrantz, 2019
  12. The Ministry for the Future - Kim Stanley Robinson, 2020
  13. The Detective Up Late - Adrian McKinty, 2018
  14. Codename Villanelle - Luke Jennings, 2017
  15. Murder On The Quai - Cara Black, 2016
  16. Murder on the Champ de Mars - Cara Black, 2015
  17. Murder in Pigalle - Cara Black, 2014
  18. Murder Below Montparnasse - Cara Black, 2013
  19. The Patriarch - Martin Walker, 2015
  20. The Children Return - Martin Walker, 2014
  21. Death's End - Cixin Liu, 2010
  22. Buffalo Lockjaw - Greg Ames, 2009
  23. When Will There Be Good News? - Kate Atkinson, 2008
  24. One Good Turn - Kate Atkinson, 2006
  25. Case Histories - Kate Atkinson, 2004
  26. Murder on Washington Square - Victoria Thompson, 2002
  27. Havana Bay - Martin Cruz Smith, 1999
  28. Red Square - Martin Cruz Smith, 1992
  29. Polar Star - Martin Cruz Smith, 1989
  30. Gorky Park - Martin Cruz Smith, 1981
  31. Bloodhounds - Peter Lovesey, 1996
  32. The Summons - Peter Lovesey, 1995
  33. Diamond Solitaire - Peter Lovesey, 1992
  34. The Last Detective - Peter Lovesey, 1991
  35. Killing Orders - Sara Paretsky, 1985
  36. Babel-17 - Samuel R. Delaney, 1966
  37. Dune - Frank Herbert, 1965 (3x)
  38. The Chrysalids - John Wyndham, 1955
  39. The Lost Continent - Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1916
  40. Taras Bulba - Nikolai Gogol, 1835

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