Books I Read in 2008

There is a fair amount of them, and I'm still choosing mostly mysteries.

I just totalled the titles up, and discovered that I read 80 books for fun in 2008. I believe that's my personal best. I didn't include books I read as a judge for various entities or for my blog interviews.

I found some new-to-me mystery writers in 2008. I learned during the course of the year that I really, really could stop reading a book if I wasn't impressed with it/enjoying it. It took me a lot of tries to learn that. I'm hoping I'm not so OCD about finishing non-enjoyable books in 2009.

1. 1st to Die - James Patterson
2. Lawrence Block Collection - Lawrence Block
3. Dragon - Clive Cussler
4. The Lake House - James Patterson
5. Hour Game - David Baldacci
6. Total Control - David Baldacci
7. Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians - Brandon Sanderson
8. The Winner - David Baldacci
9. My Funny Valentine - Debbie Macomber
10. My Hero - Debbie Macomber
11. Hot Springs - Stephen Hunter
12. Desert Death Song - Louis L'Amour
13. Trap of Gold - Louis L'Amour
14. The Virginian - Owen Wister
15. Pistolero - Bill Brooks
16. Frontier Stories - Jack London
17. The Old West - Jim Williams
18. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
19. On the Street Where You Live - Mary Higgins Clark
20. The Day Before Midnight - Stephen Hunter
21. Diagnosis Dead-13 Crimes Stories - ed. Jonathan Kellerman
22. The Swiss Account - Paul Erdman
23. Nighttime is My Time - Mary Higgins Clark
24. The 5th Horseman - James Patterson
25. Hide Yourself Away - Mary Jane Clark
26. Dead Aim - Iris Johansen
27. The 13th Juror - John Lescroart
28. And Then You Die - Iris Johansen
29. The President's Daughter - Jack Higgins
30. The Conspiracy Club - Jonathan Kellerman
31. 4th of July - James Patterson/Maxine Paetro
32. S is for Silence - Sue Grafton
33. The Crayon Messages - Christine Thackeray
34. Stalking the Angel - Robert Crais
35. Honeymoon - James Patterson/Howard Raughan
36. Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters
37. Black Friday - James Patterson
38. Violets are Blue - James Patterson
39. Now & Then - Robert B. Parker
40. The Watchman - Robert Crais
41. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
42. Season of Sacrifice - Tristi Pinkston
43. Heaven Scent - Rebecca Talley
44. You've Been Warned - James Patterson/Howard Raughan
45. Sam's Letters to Jennifer - James Patterson
46. The 6th Target - James Patterson
47. Dance Upon the Air - Nora Roberts
48. Heaven and Earth - Nora Roberts
49. The Summons - John Grisham
50. The Monkey's Raincoat - Robert Crais
51. Stranger in Paradise - Robert B. Parker
52. Servant to a King - Sariah S. Wilson
53. Don't Look Down - Jennifer Crusie/Bob Mayer
54. The Quickie - James Patterson/Michael Ledwidge
55. The Prince of Beverly Hills - Stuart Woods
56. Heat - Stuart Woods
57. Moon Silver - Ellen Gray Massey
58. The Wolf and the Dove - Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
59. Grass Roots - Stuart Woods
60. Dead Eyes - Stuart Woods
61. Swimming to Catalina - Stuart Woods
62. Cold Paradise - Stuart Woods
63. Murder Shoots the Bull - Anne George
64. The Run - Stuart Woods
65. Choke - Stuart Woods
66. Cross - James Patterson
67. The Short Forever - Stuart Woods
68. Double Cross - James Patterson
69. The Jester - James Patterson/Andrew Gross
70. Murder Makes Waves - Anne George
71. The Cat Who Tailed a Thief - Lilian Jackson Braun
72. Tripwire - Jay Brandon
73. Murder Runs in the Family - Anne George
74. The Oath - John Lescroart
75. The Hearing - John Lescroart
76. Nothing But the Truth - John Lescroart
77. Blood Orchid - Stuart Woods
78. The First Law - John Lescroart
79. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John Le Carre
80. The Vig - John Lescroart