Slipping in Under the Wire

So there are a couple of very-late-comers to add to our “best books of 2022” round-up. First, Mary Picken, author of the Live and Deadly blog, weighs in with her 13 preferred reads of the year, mostly from the crime and mystery stacks (including C.S. Robertson’s The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill and Alan Parks’ May God Forgive). Second, listeners to Shane Whaley’s excellent Spybrary podcast have submitted the lists of favorite espionage novels enjoyed over the last year, pretty evenly split between new books and re-read works.

Let it be known, too, that I shall post the last of The Rap Sheet’s own “bests” lists at noon today, this one from yours truly. I hope you’ve enjoyed the whole series, and will let us know if there are other superior titles you would like to recommend.