Every year, Marine resident and library volunteer Bill Simpson, who is also a voracious reader, releases his “best of the year” list of books. This year’s list features all books that are available from the Marine Community Library. View the list, below, or download the list here.
Bill’s Picks- From the Marine Community Library for 2024
Fiction:
- James Percival Everett (2024, 400p) National Book Award, A new take on Huckleberry Finn
- North Woods Daniel Mason (2023, 370p)
- The Wealth of Shadows Graham Moore (2024, 360p) Economic sabotage against the Nazis
- Long Island Colm Torbin (2024, 275p)
- The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich (2024, 370p)
- The Heart in Winter Kevin Barry (2024, 240p) Irish adventure in Butte, MT
- The Ministry of Time Kaliane Bradley (2024,325p) Sci-fi meets the Franklin Expedition of 1845
- The Blue Hour Paula Hawkins (2024, 300p) Author of Girl on a Train
Non-fiction:
- Fire Weather John Valliant (2023, 360p) Climate-induced megafire destroys Fort McMurray
- The Wide, Wide Sea Hampton Sides (2024, 360p) Captain James Cook’s last and fatal voyage
- A Fever in the Heartland Timothy Egan (2023, 350p) Con-man sparks the rise of KKK in Indiana
- The Demon of Unrest Erik Larson (2024, 425p) The fall of Ft. Sumter at the dawn of the Civil War
- The Last Entry Point Joe Friedrichs (2024, 200p) Stories of survival and death in the BWCA
- A Walk in the Park Kevin Fedarko (2024, 450p) A brazen attempt to hike the Grand Canyon
Crime and Espionage:
- Resurrection Walk Michael Connelly (2024, 400p) “Lincoln Lawyer” novel
- Toxic Prey John Sandford (2024, 325p) Letty Davenport thwarts end of the world plot
- City in Ruins Don Winslow (2024, 385p) Third in his “city” crime trilogy
- Moscow X David McCloskey (2024, 450p) “David McCloskey is the new John Le Carre.” NYT
- Phantom Orbit David Ignatius (2024, 370p) This year’s best espionage thriller
- Hero Thomas Perry (2024, 275p)
- Farewell, Amethystine Walter Mosely (2024, 325p) Welcome back, Easy Rawlins
- A Death in Cornwall Daniel Silva (2024, 400p)
- The Waiting Michael Connelly (2024, 400p)
Audio: Recently acquired, CD format
- The Grey Wolf Louise Penny (2024)
- Spirit Crossing William Kent Krueger (2024, 10 hrs.)
- In Too Deep Lee Child (2024, 10 hrs.)
- You Like It Darker Stephen King (2024, 17 hrs.) Short stories read by Will Patton