Books Read in 2026

Books are listed in the order I read them. The links in this list are to my reviews – some ‘reviews’ are mini reviews/notes or as parts of composite posts (not all books will be reviewed).

Key:

  • F = Fiction
  • K = Kindle
  • CF = Crime Fiction
  • HF = Historical Fiction
  • LB = library book
  • N = novella
  • S = short story/short stories
  • TBR = book acquired before 1 Jan 2026
  • PR = Prime Reading (borrowed books)
  • RB = a review book from author/publisher/NetGalley
  • RR = re-read
  • B = book borrowed from family/friends
  • NF = non-fiction
  • AB = Audiobook
  1. The Feast of Artemis by Anne Zouroudi 4* CF, F, LB
  2. The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson 3* CF, F, K, N
  3. The Living and the Dead by Christoffer Carlsson 4* CF, F, K, RB, TBR
  4. Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles 4* CF, F, LB
  5. Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra 4* CF, F, K, RB, TBR
  6. Keep Laughing: the Autobiography by Chris McCausland 5* NF, K
  7. Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear by Gyles Brandreth 5* NF, K
  8. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai 3* F, TBR
  9. Love Untold by Ruth Jones 5* F, K
  10. The Keeper by Tana French 5* F, K, RB, TBR
  11. A Glass of Blessings by Barbara Pym 4* F K
  12. Call for the Dead by John Le Carré 4* CF, F, K, TBR
  13. The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch 4* F, TBR
  14. The Borders: A History of the Borders from Earliest Times by Alistair Moffat 4* NF, K, TBR
  15. The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak 4*, F, K
  16. Like a Cat Loves a Bird by James Bailey 5* NF, K, RB
  17. Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry 5* CF. F, HF, K, LB
  18. Want You Dead by Peter James 3* CF, F, K, TBR
  19. Love Lane by Patrick Gale 5* F, K, RB
  20. The Gardener by Salley Vickers 4.5* F, LB
  21. Maigret and the Old People by Georges Simenon 4* CF, F, K
  22. The Children Act by Ian McEwan 4* F, TBR
  23. Inconceivable by Rebecca Coxon 5* K, NF
  24. Quite Ugly One Evening by Chris Brookmyre 4* CF, F, K, RB, TBR
  25. Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm by Jeremy Clarkson 4* K, NF
  26. Sycamore Gap by L J Ross 3* CF, F, K, TBR
  27. Where the Sea Lavender Grows by Kitty Johnson 3* F, HF, K
  28. Killing the Lawyers by Reginald Hill 5* CF, F, TBR
  29. Heavenfield by L J Ross 4* CF, F, K, TBR