Books I Read in 2023

Matt’s Books Completed* in 2023:
1. Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers [Lord Peter turned 100 this year!]2. Running with the Horses by Eugene Peterson3. Smart Brevity by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz4. The Sea Mystery by Freeman Wills Crofts5. Golden Ashes by Freeman Wills Crofts6. Bully Pulpit by Michael J. Kruger [See the EFCA Blog review I coordinated.]7. The Pit-Prop Syndicate by Freeman Wills Crofts8. The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers [Lord Peter turned 100 this year!]9. The Message of Jeremiah (The Bible Speaks Today) by Christopher J.H. Wright10. Jeremiah (Kidner Classic Commentaries) by Derek Kidner11. Jeremiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) by R.K. Harrison12. Jeremiah (Understanding the Bible Commentary Series) by Tremper Longman III 13. Jeremiah: From Sorrow to Hope (Preaching the Word) by Philip Graham Ryken14. Jeremiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries: 21) by Hetty Lalleman15. Jeremiah (Focus on the Bible) by Michael Wilcock16. The Book of Jeremiah (New International Commentary on the Old Testament) by J.A. Thompson17. The Book of Jeremiah (New International Commentary on the Old Testament) by John Goldingay18. The Leavenworth Case by Anna K. Green19. On Getting Out of Bed by Alan Noble [See the EFCA Blog review I coordinated. One of my 2023 Top Books!]20. The Flourishing Pastor by Tom Nelson21. The Winners by Fredrik Backman
During my sabbatical :
22. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman23. The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman24. The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman25. The Loss of the Jane Vosper by Freeman Wills Crofts26. How It Went by Wendell Berry27. Crime at Guildford by Freeman Wills Crofts28. The Last Call by Ann Cleeves29. The Seat of the Scornful by John Dickson Carr30. Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley31. Trinitarian Dogmatics by D. Glenn Butner, Jr. [One of my 2023 Top Books!]32. The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: 1899-1936 edited by Barbara Reynolds [While visiting Oxford!!]33. Death of a Train by Freeman Wills Crofts34. The Cornish Coast Murder by John Bude35. Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers [While visiting Oxford!!] [Lord Peter turned 100 this year!]36. Murder by the Seaside edited by Cecily Gayford37. Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy by Freeman Wills Crofts38. The Black Spectacles by John Dickson Carr39. The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers (1937-1943) edited by Barbara Reynolds [While in London!]40. Till Death Do Us Part by John Dickson Carr41. Communion with God by John Owen, abridged by RJK Law42. Called Back by Hugh Conway43. Here Lies My Wife by Edmund McGirr
After my sabbatical ended:
44. Is Hell Real? by Dane Ortlund45. The 39 Steps by John Buchan46. You Have Arrived At Your Destination by Amor Towles47. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri48. Mr. Bowling Buys a Newspaper by Donald Henderson49. Losing Our Religion by Russell Moore [One of my 2023 Top Books!]50. The Rasp by Philip Macdonald51. Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers [Lord Peter turned 100 this year!]52. Barder’s Murder by Edmund McGirr53. A Murderous Journey: Piron’s Last Case by Edmund McGirr54. The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman55. Sir John Magill’s Last Journey by Freeman Wills Crofts56. The Prophets and the Apostolic Witness: Reading Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel as Christian Scripture edited by Andrew T. Abernethy, William R. Osborne, and Paul D. Wegner57. Your Brain’s Not Broken by Tamara Rosier58. Pastoring Small Towns by Ronnie Martin & Donnie Griggs [One of my 2023 Top Books!]59. Inspector French and the Box Office Murders by Freeman Wills Crofts60. Final Acts: Theatrical Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards61. Embracing Complementarianism by Graham Beynon and Jane Tooher [One of my 2023 Top Books!]62. The Floating Admiral by the Members of the Detection Club63. Intentional Interruptions by Jonathan Thomas [This one is out of order as I read it before my sabbatical in pre-pub form but didn't get my own physical copy until I returned. See my endorsement at Christian Focus!]64. The Christian Standard Bible, M’Cheyne Reading Plan 
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* As I say every year--these are books I finished reading this year, not the ones I started or the ones I didn't get done. That list would be a lot longer (and kind of depressing)! I read a bunch of them for escapist fun, a few for/with my family, and a lot of them just to learn and grow. They aren't listed (perfectly) in the order I read them. Some of them I am reading for a second or third time (or more!).

And as I also say each and every year--I'm not endorsing these books just because they are listed here. Some of them are really good and some are really bad. Most are somewhere in between. Read with discernment.

Here's the article where I explain why I post these.

Lists from previous years:

2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008 (first half, second half)
2007 (first half, second half)
2006 (first half, second half)
2005 (first half, second half)