I read quite a few books this year, although not all of them were published in 2014.

Here are a few of my favorites, in no particular order:

• “Strange Shores” by Arnaldur Indriðason
• “The Magician’s Land” by Lev Grossman
• “Lamentation” by Joe Clifford
  • Read my Interview with Joe Clifford
• “Summer of the Big Bachi” by Naomi Hirahara
• “Saints of the Shadow Bible” by Ian Rankin
• “Tussinland” by Mike Monson
  • Read my Interview with Mike Monson
• “The Son” by Jo Nesbo
• “Outsider in Amsterdam” by Janwillem Van De Wetering
• “The Devotion of Suspect X” by Keigo Higashino
• “Hustle” by Tom Pitts
• “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel
• “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt
• “Keeping The Record” by Travis Richardson
  • Read my Interview with Travis Richardson
• “I Am Pilgrim” by Terry Hayes
• “Hard Bite” by Anonymous 9
• “Last of the Independents” by Sam Wiebe
• “The Last Policeman” by Ben Winters