Hi, Friday Fiction Friends! 2024 was a great year full of wonderful books. I took time this summer to re-read my collection of thirty Inspector Alleyn mysteries by Ngaio Marsh, a writer from the Golden Age of Detective fiction. If you love mysteries, I think you’ll enjoy them. I ordered them “used” with three novels in each book. Ngaio Marsh books.

The blog contributors and I have reviewed many interesting books this year and hopefully, you’ve had time to read a few of them. We love reading and writing reviews.

Here were the most popular posts by each of the team:

You may have noticed that we don’t share negative reviews. Long ago, I decided there were enough blogs that shared what “not to read.” Time is precious when it comes to reading and we want you to savor books the same way we do. So, we write about our favorites.

Is there anything different you’d like to see next year? More YA, Middle-Grade, or Picture books? More science fiction? Just leave a comment and we’ll see what we can do.

As always, we appreciate all the shares and comments. You make life better for us all…

So, join us in 2025 as we pass along more great novels, novellas, chapter books, and picture books. There is something for everyone on Friday Fiction.

“If a book is well written, I always find it too short.” ― Jane Austen

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  • Jennifer Hallmark

    Jennifer Hallmark writes Southern fiction with a twist. Her website and newsletter focus on her books, love of the South, and favorite fiction. She creates stories with unforgettable characters—her stories are a little eerie and otherworldly but with a positive turn. Jessie’s Hope, her first novel, was a Selah Award nominee for First Novel. Her latest novel, Smoking Flax, was released on January 16th, 2024. When she isn’t babysitting, gardening, or exploring the beautiful state of Alabama, you can find her at her desk penning fiction or studying the craft of writing. She also loves reading and streaming fantasy, supernatural stories, and detective fiction from the Golden Age or her favorite subject—time travel.

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