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Greg’s 2025 Year in Books
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The Best Literary Crime Fiction of 2022
It has been just over three years since I published my definitive list of The 112 Best Literary Mysteries and Crime Novels. Obviously, more great literary crime titles are published every year, and 2022 was no exception. So here is the best literary crime fiction of the year based on curated lists from The New York Times, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly and more, suggestions from readers on Goodre
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“I decided to write Parabellum because I was personally baffled by the frequency of mass shootings in the United States. The Sandy Hook school shooting was the once that really got the wheels turning. I just couldn't understand why anyone would do such a thing, and I felt compelled to grapple with all the issues at play.”
― Parabellum
― Parabellum
“These are composed of logic symbols. If you were to read each chapter title in sequence, it would spell out the steps in a logical proof. The letter symbols are explained at the very beginning of the book. The other symbols are logical operators. So for example, the chapter title “S(t2) <—> C(t2)” means both 1) if there is a brain State at time t2, then there is a corresponding Choice made at time t2 (e.g. if you think you prefer chocolate ice cream to vanilla, then you will order chocolate instead of vanilla), and 2) if there is a Choice made at time t2, then there must have been a corresponding brain State at time t2.” - Author Greg Hickey on the symbols in the chapter titles of The Friar’s Lantern”
― The Friar's Lantern
― The Friar's Lantern
“A lot of the psychological insights [in Parabellum] stemmed from my personal experiences. For example, I was a college athlete, so I could imagine what the ex-athlete was going through when her sports career ended. I'm a little emotionally detached (which helps in a field like forensics where I can see some unpleasant things), so I could identify with the detachment of the programmer. I tried to take my experiences and push them a little farther to develop characters with more serious psychological issues. And I read several memoirs to get a sense of what it feels like to live with depression, PTSD, brain trauma, etc.”
― Parabellum
― Parabellum
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What would you like to read for a discussion opening May 1st? (Please only vote if you will follow-up if your choice wins.)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
2014, 432 pages, 4.03 stars
Kindle $9.99, used print $4.50 and up
2014, 432 pages, 4.03 stars
Kindle $9.99, used print $4.50 and up
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
1990, 430 pages, 4.26 stars
Kindle $6.83, used print $2.18 and up
1990, 430 pages, 4.26 stars
Kindle $6.83, used print $2.18 and up
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
2011, 352 pages, 3.83 stars
Kindle $10.99, used print $2.04 and up
2011, 352 pages, 3.83 stars
Kindle $10.99, used print $2.04 and up
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