I consumed over 50 books in 2014 (I say consumed because some I read, others I listened to, but honestly, it's all the same). While I enjoyed much of what I consumed, the following is what I really enjoyed and would recommend. In no particular order other than in which it was consumed (plus how it was consumed): Novels:
- OUT OF THE BLACK by John Rector (ebook)
- THE BREACH by Patrick Lee (ebook)
- GHOST COUNTRY by Patrick Lee (ebook)
- THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE by George V. Higgins (paperback)
- DEEP SKY by Patrick Lee (ebook)
- GALVESTON by Nic Pizzolatto (ebook)
- RUNNER by Patrick Lee (ebook)
- MISSING YOU by Harlan Coben (ARC paperback)
- AN UNTAMED STATE by Roxane Gay (ebook)
- SAN MIGUEL by T. C. Boyle (ebook)
- THIRD RAIL by Rory Flynn (ebook)
- THE MARSHAL OF THE BORGO by Joseph D’Agnese (ebook)
- THE LAST TOWN by Blake Crouch (ebook)
- LEXICON by Max Barry (ebook)
- BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY by Jay McInerney (ebook)
- NEVERLAND by Douglas Clegg (ebook)
Short Stories:
- INTERPRETER OF MALADIES by Jhumpa Lahiri (ebook)
- THE KHMER KILL: A DOX SHORT STORY by Barry Eisler (ebook)
Audiobooks:
Fiction:
- THE BLACK ECHO by Michael Connelly, read by Dick Hill
- LESS THAN ZERO by Bret Easton Ellis, read by Christian Rummel
- MR. MERCEDES by Stephen King, read by Will Patton
- RED DRAGON by Thomas Harris, read by Alan Sklar
- ECHO BURNING by Lee Child, read by Dick Hill
Nonfiction:
- FLASH BOYS by Michael Lewis, read by Dylan Baker
- SPY THE LIE: THREE FORMER CIA OFFICERS REVEAL THEIR SECRETS TO UNCLOAKING DECEPTION by Philip Houston, Susan Carnicero, Don Tennant and Michael Floyd, read by Fred Berman
- NO PLACE TO HIDE: EDWARD SNOWDEN, THE NSA, AND THE U.S. SURVEILLANCE STATE by Glenn Greenwald, read by L. J. Ganser
- STEVE JOBS by Walter Isaacson, read by Dylan Baker
- PAY ANY PRICE by James Risen, read by Christopher Lane
Graphic Novels:
- LOCKE & KEY, VOLUME 2: HEAD GAMES by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez
It should be noted that I didn't read nearly as many graphic novels this year as I would have liked. In fact, I just read the one Locke & Key. I hope to fix that mistake in the coming year. Standouts include Patrick Lee, whose books I devoured as quickly as possible and whose books I will now read as soon as they come out, as well as PAY ANY PRICE by James Risen, which should be required reading for everybody.
So those were some books I enjoyed. How about you?