In the rough order of completion, here are the books I read in Q4 2024:

1. All Souls Lost, by Dan Moren

2. Worst Case Scenario, by T. J. Newman

3. The Lesser Dead, by Christopher Buehlman

4. The Night Guest, by Hildur Knútsdóttir

5. Coup de Grâce, by Sofia Ajram

6. The Whisper Man, by Alex North

7. Privilege, by Mary Adkins

8. The Sequel, by Jean Hanff Korelitz

9. I’ll be Waiting, by Kelley Armstrong

10. Bitter is the Heart, by Mina Hardy

11. A Mask of Flies, by Matthew Lyons

12. The Ballad of Black Tom, by Victor LaValle

13. Rest Stop, by Nat Cassidy

14. American Rapture, C. J. Leede

15. The Salt Grows Heavy, by Cassandra Khaw

16. Let the Right One In, by John Ajvide Lindqvist

17. And Then I Woke Up, by Malcolm Devlin

18. Dearest, by Jacquie Walters

19. Walking Practice, by Dolki Min

20. Look Closer, by David Ellis

21. Helpmeet, by Nathan Ruthnum

22. The Hellbound Heart, by Clive Barker

23. The Book of Lamps and Banners, by Elizabeth Hand

24. Come with Me, by Ronald Malfi

25. Final Girls, by Mira Grant

26. Queenpin, by Megan Abbott

27. Nothing but the Rain, by Naomi Salman

28. Graveyard Shift, by M. L. Rio

29. Bluebird, Bluebird, by Attica Locke

30. Lure, by Tim McGregor

31. Rolling in the Deep, by Mira Grant

32. The Boundaries We Cross, by Brad Parks

33. It Lasts Forever and then It’s Over, by Anne de Marcken

34. My Ex-Life, by Stephen McCauley

35. Come Closer, by Sara Gran

36. NOS4A2, by Joe Hill

37. Brother, by Ania Ahlborn

38. I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman

39. Blood of Mine, by Stuart Neville

40. The Unmothers, by Leslie J. Anderson

41. Dead of Winter, by Darcy Coates

42. Even Though I Knew the End, by C. L. Polk

43. Guillotine, by Delilah S. Dawson

44. Falling Angel, by William Hjortsberg

45. Hollow Kingdom, by Kira Jane Buxton

46. The Outlier, Elizabeth Eaves

47. Bury Me Deep, by Megan Abbott

48. Bloom, by Delilah S. Dawson

49. Jar of Hearts, by Jennifer Hillier

50. Here One Moment, by Liane Moriarty

51. Remedy, by J. S. Breukelaar

52. Woodworm, by Layla Martinez

53. The Getaway, by Mina Hardy

54. Havoc, by Christopher Bollen

55. Sister Snake, by Amanda Lee Koh

56. Murder Most Actual, by Alexis Hall

57. Interesting Facts about Space, by Emily Austin

58. The Most, by Jessica Anthony

59. Definitely Better Now, Ava Robinson

60. Sour Candy, by Kealan Patrick Burke

As always, I have bolded my particular favorites. I loved many others on the list, though, so don’t assume I didn’t if one you loved (or want to read) isn’t in bold.

To see my reading lists for the other quarters of 2024, follow these links:

• My reading list for Q1 2024

• My reading list for Q2 2024

• My reading list for Q3 2024

And stay tuned! My best of the best list for the entire year will come after I’ve percolated on the possibilities just a little bit longer.

If you’d like to see what my 2023 reading year looked like, you can take a look at my 2023 best of the best list and follow the links there to each quarter’s full set of reads and favorites.