Currently reading: ‘Ordinary Grace’ by William Kent Kreuger. All of his books are terrific.
My Mom has gotten me hooked on ‘Women’s Murder Club’ books by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro - entertaining murder mysteries, good group of characters. ‘1st to Die’ starts the series of 23 now, I think?
I read a minimum of one book a week, so SOME of the books I’ve read in the recent past and have enjoyed:
‘Tom Lake’ by Anne Patchett
‘Once Upon a River’ by Diane Setterfield
‘The Lost Apothecary’ by Sarah Penner
‘Whiskey When We’re Dry’ by John Larison
‘The Snow Child’ by Eowyn Ivey
Anything by Dennis Le Hane and/or James Lee Burke and I really enjoyed the last three from Blake Crouch. I usually don’t like ‘fantasy’ type books but ‘Dark Matter’ ‘Recursion’ and ‘Upgrade’ were all really interesting and thought-provoking. :)
If you’ve never read the ‘Travis McGee’ series by John D. MacDonald, treat yourself. They’re awesome. I recommend them to anyone that will listen. :)
Start with ‘The Deep Blue Good-By.’
John D. McDonald was one of the greats. He wrote a lot of books other than the Travis McGee series, and I think I have them all. It’s good to read the Travis McGee books in order, but not essential.
If you like Florida fiction, Tim Dorsey’s series about Serge Storms are hilarious. Probably not for kids, though. Carl Hiassen has written a lot of Florida fiction, too, including young-adult stuff.