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SquadPod 2024 Favourites

It’s become a tradition to share a post featuring the SquadPod’s favourite books of the year and find out what our favourite reads are collectively. In 2024 we’ve been fortunate to read some amazing books both individually and as a team, so I’ve loved looking at these lists.

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Read to the end to find out our book of the year…

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Emma at Emma’s Biblio Treasures
  • Frank and Red – Matt Coyne
  • The List of Suspicious Things – Jennie Godfrey
  • The Silence in Between – Josie Ferguson
  • The Betrayal of Thomas True – A. J. West
  • The Nightingale – Kristin Hannah
  • One of the Good Guys – Araminta Hall
  • Clytemnestra – Costanza Casati
  • The Women – Kristin Hannah
  • Small Hours – Bobby Palmer
  • Prima Facie – Suzie Miller
  • The Household – Stacey Halls
  • The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers – Samuel Burr
  • The Theatre of Glass and Shadow – Anne Corlett
  • The Maiden – Kate Foster
  • Spoilt Creatures – Amy Twigg
  • Redemption – Jack Jordan
  • The House of Fever – Polly Crosby
  • The House in the Cerulean Sea – TJ Klune
  • The Examiner – Janice Hallett
  • Circus of Mirrors – Julie Owen Moylan
  • The Burial Plot – Elizabeth Macneal
  • The Book of Witching – C. J. Cooke
  • The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne – Freya North
  • Black Woods, Blue Sky -Eowyn Ivey
  • The Marriage Portrait – Maggie O’Farrell

Book of the Year: Frank and Red – Matt Coyne

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Sue at Brown Flopsy’s Book Burrow
  • All I Want For Christmas – Karen Swan
  • Because She Looked Away – Alison Bruce
  • Circus of Mirrors – Julie Owen Moylan
  • Dark as Night – Lilja Sigurdardottir
  • First Lie Wins – Ashley Elston
  • Frank and Red – Matt Coyne
  • Geneva – Richard Armitage
  • How To Solve Murders Like a Lady – Hannah Dolby
  • In Bloom – Eva Verde
  • In the Blink of an Eye – Jo Callaghan
  • Leaving – Roxana Robinson
  • Living is a Problem – Doug Johnstone
  • Love Game – Emma Rae
  • Nightbloom – Peace Adzo Medie
  • Nothing Without Me – Helen Monks Takhar
  • Original Sins – Erin Young
  • Palisade – Lou Gilmond
  • Prima Facie – Suzie Miller
  • Second Chances at the Board Game Cafe – Jennifer Page
  • The Bedlam Cleaver – Robert J. Lloyd
  • The Betrayal of Thomas True – A. J. West
  • The Comeback – Ella Berman
  • The Enigma Girl – Henry Porter
  • The Final Act of Juliette Whilouby – Ellery Lloyd
  • The Last Summer – Karen Swan
  • The Maiden – Kate Foster
  • The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne – Freya North
  • The Wreckage of Us – Dan Malakin
  • Theatre of Glass and Shadows – Anne Corlett
  • Victim – Jorn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger

Book of the Year: Frank and Red – Matt Coyne

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Vik at Vik’s Book Haven
  • Frank and Red – Matt Coyne
  • Clickbait – LC North
  • MILF – Paloma Faith
  • Breaking the Dark – Lisa Jewell
  • Mercy Chair – M. W. Craven
  • Death Watcher – Chris Carter
  • The Ice Retreat – Ruth Kelly
  • Don’t You Want Me Baby – Rachel Dove
  • After the Storm – G. D. Wright
  • The Clique – Rhiannon Barnsley
  • The Guests – Nikki Smith
  • My Daughter’s Revenge – Natali Simmonds
  • Date With Destiny – Lucy Vine
  • Someone in the Attic – Andrea Mara
  • A Good Place to Hide a Body – Laura Marshall
  • Message Deleted – K. L. Slater
  • The Night She Dies – Sarah Clarke
  • The Intruders – Louise Jensen
  • Darling Girls – Sally Hepworth
  • The Trade Off – Sandie Jones
  • The Familly Manda – Sue Heller
  • What Stays Unsaid – Sophie Flynn
  • How To Kill A Guy in Ten Ways – Eve Kellerman
  • Lights Out – Louise Swanson
  • The Phantom Child – A. J. Willis

Books of the Year: Frank and Red – Matt Coyne & Clickbait – L. C. North

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Jen at Travels Along My Bookshelf
  • The List Of Suspicious Things – Jennie Godfrey
  • The Glassmaker – Tracy Chevalier
  • Circus Of Mirrors – Julie Owen Moylan
  • In All Weathers – Matt Gaw
  • A Silent Tsunami – Anthea Rowan
  • Clear – Carys Davies
  • The Unfinished Business Of Eadie Browne – Freya North
  • Frank and Red – Matt Coyne
  • The Final Act Of Juliet Willoughby – Ellery Lloyd
  • The Betrayal Of Thomas True – AJ West
  • The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst – Katie Lumsden
  • Miss Austen Investigates – Jessica Bull
  • A Lively Midwinter Murder – Katy Watson
  • Someone At A Distance – Dorothy Whipple
  • Five Little Pigs – Agatha Christie
  • Diary Of A Provincial Lady – EM Delafield
  • Jane and Prudence – Barbara Pym
  • Mistletoe Magic In The Highlands – Bella Osborne
  • Wolf Hall – Hilary Mantel
  • The Kings Mother – Annie Garthwaite

Book of the Year: The List of Suspicious Things – Jennie Godfrey

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Kate at Rutherford Reads
  • The Search Party – Hannah Richell
  • Knock Knock – Michelle Tehan
  • Ice Town – Will Dean
  • Leaving – Roxana Robinson
  • Home Again For Christmas – Emily Stone
  • The Guests – Nikki Smith
  • The Negotiator – Brooke Robinson
  • A Good Place to Hide a Body – Laura Marshall
  • Talking at Night – Claire Daverley
  • Frank and Red – Matt Coyne
  • The Summer Party – Kate Gray
  • The Wrong Hands – Mark Billingham
  • The Chamber – Will Dean
  • The Comeback – Ella Berman
  • Darling Girls – Sally Hepworth
  • Seven Days – Robert Rutherford
  • Five Bad Deeds – Caz Frear
  • Finding Sophie – Imran Mahmood
  • The School Run – Ali Lowe
  • In the Blink of an Eye – Jo Callaghan
  • The Memory of Us – Dani Atkins
  • The Christmas Appeal – Janice Hallett
  • The Perfect Guests – Ruth Irons
  • Redemption – Jack Jordan

Book of the Year: Frank and Red – Matt Coyne

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Elizabeth at Lib C Reads
  • Frank & Red – Matt Coyne
  • The List of Suspicious Things – Jennie Godfrey
  • All The Colours of the Dark – Chris Whitaker
  • Leaving – Roxana Robinson
  • The Silence In Between – Josie Ferguson
  • The Wedding People – Alison Espach
  • The Glassmaker – Tracy Chevalier
  • Circus of Mirrors – Julie Owen Moylan
  • The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne – Freya North
  • This Motherless Land – Nikki May
  • The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby – Ellery Lloyd
  • True Love – Paddy Crewe
  • The Women – Kristin Hannah
  • Talking at Night – Claire Daverley
  • How to Age Disgracefully – Claire Pooley
  • Sandwich – Catherine Newman
  • Leave No Trace – Jo Callaghan
  • The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers – Samuel Burr
  • Prima Facie – Suzie Miller
  • The God of the Woods – Liz Moore
  • First Lie Wins – Ashley Elston
  • You Are Here – David Nicholls
  • Adelaide – Genevieve Wheeler
  • The Spy Coast – Tess Gerritsen

Book of the Year: Frank and Red – Matt Coyne

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Hayley at Lotus Readers
  • The Divorce – Moa Herngren
  • The Instrumentalist – Harriet Constable 
  • The Midnight Hour – Eve Chase 
  • One of the Good Guys – Araminta Hall 
  • The Women – Kristin Hannah
  • Profile K – Helen Fields 
  • Toxic – Helga Flatland 
  • The Silence In Between – Josie Ferguson
  • The Circus of Mirrors – Julie Owen Moylan 
  • This Motherless Land – Nikki May 
  • Living Is A Problem – Doug Johnstone 
  • The Black Loch – Peter May
  • Ice Town – Will Dean
  • The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst – Kate Lumsden
  • Dark As Night – Lilja Sigurdottir 
  • The Glassmaker – Tracey Chevalier 
  • By Any Other Name – Jodi Picoult 
  • Night Watching – Tracy Sierra
  • The Salt Flats – Rachel Atalla
  • Home Truths – Charity Norman

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Ellie at Elspells
  • The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 
  • In Memoriam by Alice Winn
  • The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Micheal
  • Tiananmen Square by Lai Wen
  • Ghost Mountain by Ronan Hession
  • Birding by Rose Ruane
  • The Moon Represents My Heart by Pim Wangtechawat
  • The Last Princess by Ellen Alpsten 
  • Nesting by Roisin O’ Donnell
  • Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey 
  • May All Your Skies Be Blue by Fíona Scarlett 
  • Green Dot by Madeleine Gray

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Karen at Book Blogging Bureau
  • The List of Suspicious Things – Jennie Godfrey 
  • Prima Facie – Suzie Miller 
  • The Midnight Feast -Lucy Foley 
  • Frank and Red – Matt Coyne 
  • The Fellowship of the Puzzlemakers – Samuel Burr 
  • A Lesson in Cruelty – Harriet Tyce 
  • The Curse of Penryn Hall – Jess Armstrong
  • The Knowing -Emma Hinds 
  • The Guests -Agnes Ravatn 
  • The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year –   Ally Carter 

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Becca at Becca Kate Blogs
  • Murder on Lake Garda – Tom Hindle
  • The Mystery Guest – Nita Prose
  • Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead – Jenny Hollander 
  • The Story Collector – Iris Costello
  • The Last Party – Clare Mackintosh
  • Funny Story – Emily Henry
  • The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers – Samuel Burr
  • Redemption – Jack Jordan
  • The Midnight Feast – Lucy Foley
  • For Such a Time as This – Shani Akilah
  • Probably Nothing – Lauren Bravo
  • One of the Good Guys – Araminta Hall
  • Circus of Mirrors – Julie Owen Moylan
  • Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty

Book of the Year: Funny Story – Emily Henry

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Ceri at Ceri’s Lil’ Blog
  • Love Betty – Laura Kemp
  • The Lamplighters – Emma Stonex
  • Ten Years – Pernille Hughes
  • Contacts – Mark Watson
  • Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens
  • The Mystery Guest – Nita Prose
  • The Lucky Escape by Laura Jane Williams 
  • The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood
  • The Phone Box at the Edge of the World – Laura Imai Messina
  • A Train to Moscow – Elena Gorokhova
  • Yours Truly – Abby Jiminez
  • The Honeymoon – Kate Gray
  • The Party Season – S J I Holliday
  • The Hiding Place – Simon Lelic
  • Home Stretch – Graham Norton 
  • The Housewarming – S E Lynes 
  • Her Lonely Bones – Wendy Dranfield
  • Don’t You Want Me Baby? -Rachel Dove
  • The Sentence – Christina Dalcher
  • A Recipe for Christmas – Jo Thomas

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Zoe at Crazed Redhead Blog
  • Cover the Bones by Chris Hammer
  • Miss Austen Investigates – Jessica Bull
  • Here in the Dark –  Alexis Solokis 
  • Helle & Death – Oskar Jensen
  • The Pumpkin Spice Cafe – Laurie Gilmore
  • The Fury – Alex Michaelides
  • The Knowing – Emma Hinds
  • The Poisons We Drink – Bethany Baptiste
  • Days at the Morisaki Bookshop – Satoshi Yagisawa
  • Marigold Mind Laudnry – Jungeun Yun
  • None of This Is True – Lisa Jewell
  • Bright Young Women – Jessica Knoll
  • Critical Incidents – Luci Whitehouse
  • ASAP – Axie Oh
  • Every Smile You Fake – Dorothy Koomson
  • The Summer of Broken Rules – K. L. Walther
  • Beating Heart – Laura Pavlov
  • Things We Never Got Over – Lucy Score
  • Night Road – Kristin Hannah
  • Funny Feelings – Tarah DeWitt
  • The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore – Laruie Gilmore
  • The Christmas Tree Farm – Laurie Gilmore
  • Silent Evidence – Clea Koff
  • So Let Them Burn –  Kamilah Cole

Book of the Year: Marigold Mind Laudnry – Jungeun Yun

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So what were our favourites?

In alphabetical order, our top five books this year were:

  • Circus of Mirrors by Julie Owen Moylan
  • Frank and Red by Matt Coyne
  • The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
  • The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey
  • The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne by Freya North

And our overall favourite was…

Frank and Red! Which was our Feburary Book Club pick.

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Thanks for reading, Bibliophiles. And thank you for all your support in 2024 xxx