2024 favorite reads by Eric Beetner

 My TBR pile is embarrassing. I read quite a bit of vintage novels, so not relevant to an end-of-year list. And, as always I didn't get to as many books as I wanted. But, as I hide from the judgmental stare of my TBR pile, I'll share some of my favorite reads from this year:

Steve Hockensmith has long been a favorite since I first read his Holmes On The Range series. He put out not one but TWO straight-up westerns this year and both are top notch. In Hired Guns and then No Hallowed Ground, Hocken...