The books that make the best holiday gifts this year
Thinking of buying yourself a little treat this Black Friday? Struggling to find a gift for a friend or family member who has already read every book? We’re here to help.
Below you’ll find a veritable bounty of book recommendations ranging from sci-fi, to fantasy, to mysteries, to cook books, and just about everything in between. Each title listed was published this year (or in 2022) — so they’re still hot off the press — and have been carefully curated so that every kind of reader, whether you like romance or robots or both, can find something to their liking. If it happens that you’ve already read the first book listed or it doesn’t appeal to you (or you want more than one), never fear! Each category has a few extra books listed, just in case.
If you’re in the mood for a mystery that perfectly balances Golden Age camp and a thrilling who-dun-it that will keep you guessing who the killer is until its final pages, look no further than Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson.
As the title suggests, everyone in Ernest Cunningham’s dysfunctional family has killed someone. Some have killed by accident, some on purpose, and some more than once. To make matters worse, Ernest finds himself trapped with them (ex-wife included) when a blizzard, in true Agatha Christie fashion, strands the Cunninghams at a remote ski resort. Unfortunately, not everyone will be lucky enough to survive their reunion. As a faceless killer begins wreaking havoc at the resort, it falls to Ernest, who also happens to make a living writing how-to books for murder mystery writers, to put the pieces together before someone else dies.
If you enjoy Ernest’s quick wit and undeniable charm, then you’ll be pleased to hear that he’ll
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