Books I’ve Read in 2008

On par with previous years, I’ve read over 46 books in 2008. However, I’ve noticed that this year I’ve gravitated away from traditional mysteries.  Instead, I’ve been impressed with a number of books that could be labeled simply as “Crime Fiction.”  Most of these novels are from fairly new authors, including Marcus Sakey, Duane Swierczynski, John Hart, and Dave Zeltserman.  All in all, 2008 was a good year, and I can’t wait to read more from these authors in 2009.

Please remember: I only review books on this blog that I can highly recommend to others, and those titles are in BOLD.

The Cleaner - Brett Battles	Killing Rain – Barry Eisler	A Drink Before the War – Dennis Lehane
Relative Danger – Charles Benoit	The Last Assassin – Barry Eisler	No Country For Old Men – Cormac McCarthy
The Big Sleep – Raymond Chandler*	High Crimes – Joseph Finder	Looking for Rachel Wallace – Robert B. Parker
Farewell, My Lovely – Raymond Chandler	Power Play – Joseph Finder	Appaloosa – Robert B. Parker
Big City, Bad Blood – Sean Chercover	Immoral – Brain Freeman	Cold Pursuit – T. Jefferson Parker
Bad Luck and Trouble – Lee Child	A is for Alibi – Sue Grafton	An Unquiet Grave – P.J. Parrish
Deal Breaker – Harlan Coben	Down River – John Hart*	No Colder Place – S.J. Rozan
The James Deans – Reed Farrel Coleman	Falling Angel – William Hjorstberg	Reflecting the Sky – S.J. Rozan
Angel’s Flight – Michael Connelly	Already Dead – Charlie Huston	The Blade Itself – Marcus Sakey
Black Ice – Michael Connelly	No Dominion – Charlie Huston	Blindsighted – Karin Slaughter
The Unquiet – John Connolly	Half the Blood of Brooklyn – Charlie Huston	The Blonde – Duane Swierczynski
Every Dead Thing – John Connolly	The Shotgun Rule – Charlie Huston	Small Crimes – Dave Zeltserman
The Watchman – Robert Crais	Caught Stealing – Charlie Huston	The Brass Verdict – Michael Connelly
Indigo Slam – Robert Crais	A Welcome Grave – Michael Koryta	The Guards – Ken Bruen
The Last Good Kiss – James Crumley*	Falls the Shadow – William Lashner	Chasing the Darkness – Robert Crais

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* Review coming soon