{"id":8413,"date":"2025-12-16T20:24:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/?p=8413"},"modified":"2025-12-16T20:24:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:24:55","slug":"kn-p-341-2025-book-drawings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/2025\/12\/kn-p-341-2025-book-drawings\/","title":{"rendered":"KN, p. 341 “2025 Book Drawings”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2025 was a great year for the Kerrian\u2019s Notebook<\/em> subscribers to win books. Winners were chosen randomly during quarterly drawings using random.org. The winners were then notified through Facebook and\/or the email addresses they had provided. A list of at least ten books was sent to the winners, from which they picked their prize(s). The 14th Anniversary Drawing was first-come-first-serve, with fourteen books posted on Facebook. When people saw something they liked and picked it first, he\/she won the book. Everyone on FB was eligible to win in that event.<\/span><\/p>\n

The majority of the books continue to be mysteries, thrillers, and novels of suspense, in keeping with the Kerrian\u2019s Notebook<\/em> theme. My mission has always been to provide titles that readers might not otherwise have access to, or have an interest in trying. They were purchased at indie bookstores, brick & mortar chain bookstores, and a delightful gently-used-hardcover bookstore about 40 miles from here. Many of the books were stay-awake reads, many were bestsellers, some were passed along to other readers, and a couple became the focus of book clubs. Because of the participation of our Kerrian<\/em> subscribers, we were able to give away 149 books in 2025, a record!<\/span><\/p>\n

Tell your friends! If they subscribe, and let us know that you referred them, you<\/em> get a free book (from a 2026 list). Looking for a great read? Take a look at the terrific books the Kerrian\u2019s Notebook<\/em> subscribers chose in 2025:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ellery Adams \u201cLittle Lost Library\u201d
\nCarmen Amato \u201cAwakening Macbeth\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tace Baker \u201cBluffing is Murder\u201d
\n<\/span>David Baldacci \u201cA Calamity of Souls\u201d
\n<\/span>David Baldacci\u00a0 \u201cThe Edge\u201d<\/span>
\nSarah Bewley \u201cFrozen Eden\u201d
\n<\/span>CJ Box \u201cBattle Mountain\u201d
\n<\/span>Larry Brooks\u00a0 \u201cStory Engineering\u201d
\n<\/span>Dan Brown\u00a0 \u201cThe Secret of Secrets\u201d<\/span>
\nRita Brown \u201cCat of the Century\u201d<\/span>
\nSandra Brown \u201cBlood Moon\u201d <\/span>
\nV.W. Burns\u00a0 \u201cThe Plot is Murder\u201d<\/span>
\nEdgar Rice Burroughs \u201cJohn Carter of Mars\u201d<\/span>
\nEllen Byron \u201cA Very Woodsy Murder\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Robyn Carr \u201cThe Friendship Club\u201d
\n<\/span>Vanessa Chan \u201cThe Storm We Made\u201d
\n<\/span>Julie Chase \u201cCat Got Your Diamonds\u201d
\n<\/span>Tracy Chevalier \u201cThe Glassmaker\u201d
\nLee & Andrew Child \u201cIn Too Deep\u201d
\nHope Clark\u00a0 \u201cEdisto Storm\u201d
\nHope Clark \u201cLake Murray Money\u201d
\nHarlan Coben \u201cThink Twice\u201d
\nMegan Collins \u201cCross My Heart\u201d
\nMichael Connelly \u201cThe Waiting\u201d\u00a0 (2)
\nSheila Connolly\u00a0 \u201cDead End Street\u201d
\nCate Conte \u201cCat About Town\u201d
\nCate Conte \u201cNine Lives and Alibis\u201d (2)
\n<\/span>Patricia Cornwell \u201cIdentity Unknown\u201d<\/span>
\nPatricia Cornwell \u201cUnnatural Death\u201d
\nRobert Crais \u201cThe Big Empty\u201d<\/span>
\nSarah Crouch\u00a0 \u201cMiddletide\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Maddie Day \u201cMurder at the Lobstah Shack\u201d
\nMaddie Day\u00a0 \u201cMurder on Cape Cod\u201d
\n<\/span>Maddie Day \u201cMurder in a Cape Cottage\u201d<\/span>
\nJeffery Deaver \u201cThe Final Twist\u201d<\/span>
\nJeffery Deaver \u201cThe Goodbye Man\u201d<\/span>
\nJeffery Deaver \u201cThe Never Game\u201d<\/span>
\nJeffery Deaver \u201cSouth of Nowhere\u201d\u00a0 (2)<\/span>
\nJeffery Deaver \u201cThe Watchmaker\u2019s Hand\u201d<\/span>
\nLaurie Dove \u201cMask of the Deer Woman\u201d<\/span>
\nRobert Dugoni \u201cThe Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell\u201d<\/span>
\nRobert Dugoni \u201cOne Last Kill\u201d<\/span>
\nRobert Dugoni \u201cThe World Played Chess\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jessica Ellicott \u201cMurder at a London Finishing School\u201d
\nJessica Ellicott \u201cMurder Flies the Coop\u201d
\nLauren Elliott \u201cEpilogue of a Christmas Murder\u201d<\/span>
\nAshley Elston \u201cFirst Lie Wins\u201d<\/span>
\nJanet Evanovich \u201cNow or Never- 31\u201d<\/span>
\nPercival Everett \u201cJames\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Alice Feeney \u201cRock Paper Scissors\u201d
\nJoe Finder \u201cThe Oligarch\u2019s Daughter\u201d
\nAlex Finlay \u201cIf Something Happens to Me\u201d
\nA.J. Finn \u201cEnd of Story\u201d
\nAmanda Flower \u201cBlueberry Blunder\u201d
\nAmanda Flower \u201cMarriage Can Be Mischief\u201d
\nAmanda Flower \u201cProse and Cons\u201d
\nJoanne Fluke \u201cChristmas Cupcake Murder\u201d
\nVince Flynn & Kyle Mills \u201cCode Red\u201d
\nBrian Freeman \u201cBourne Vendetta\u201d
\nSusan Furlong\u00a0 \u201cSplintered Silence\u201d
\nSusan Furlong \u201cWhat They Don\u2019t Know\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Diana Gabaldon \u201cOutlander\u201d
\nMeg Gardiner \u201cUnsub\u201d<\/span>
\nEva Gates \u201cDeath by Beach Read\u201d<\/span>
\nEva Gates \u201cRead and Buried\u201d<\/span>
\nEva Gates \u201cThe Spook in the Stacks\u201d<\/span>
\nLaurie Gilmore \u201cChristmas Tree Farm\u201d<\/span>
\nLee Goldberg \u201cMovieland\u201d<\/span>
\nScott Graham \u201cDeath Valley Duel\u201d<\/span>
\nSarah Graves \u201cDead Cat Bounce\u201d<\/span>
\nMark Greaney \u201cChaos Agent\u201d<\/span>
\nMark Greaney \u201cSentinel\u201d<\/span>
\nJohn Grisham\/Jim McCloskey \u201cFramed\u201d<\/span>
\nJohn Grisham \u201cThe Exchange\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Steve Hadden \u201cVictim of the System\u201d
\nSteve Hamilton \u201cExit Strategy\u201d
\nTom Hanks \u201cThe Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece\u201d
\nDarci Hannah \u201cMurder at the Beacon Bakeshop\u201d<\/span>
\nSherry Harris \u201cThe Gun Also Rises\u201d
\nPrince Harry\u00a0 \u201cSpare\u201d<\/span>
\nCarolyn Hart \u201cSugarplum Dead\u201d<\/span>
\nRuth Logan Herne \u201cA Light in the Darkness\u201d
\nMick Herron \u201cThis Is What Happened\u201d
\nMick Herron \u201cSlow Horses\u201d
\nJoan Hess \u201cDeader Homes and Gardens\u201d<\/span>
\nElin Hilderbrand \u201cSwan Song\u201d
\nTony Hillerman \u201cThe Wailing Wind\u201d
\nTami Hoag \u201cDust to Dust\u201d
\nColleen Hoover \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d<\/span>
\nGregg Hurwitz \u201cThe Last Orphan\u201d
\nTiffany Jackson \u201cWhite Smoke\u201d<\/span>
\nMiranda James \u201cSix Cats A\u2019Slayin\u2019 \u201c<\/span>
\nCraig Johnson \u201cThe Longmire Defense\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonathan Kellerman\u00a0 \u201cObsession\u201d
\nKaren Kingsbury \u201cWhen We Were Young\u201d<\/span>
\nDean Koontz \u201cDevoted\u201d<\/span>
\nWilliam Kent Krueger \u201cFox Creek\u201d
\nWilliam Kent Krueger \u201cLightning Strike\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gerri Lewis \u201cThe Last Word\u201d
\nPitticus Lore\u00a0 \u201cI Am Four\u201d
\nPitticus Lore \u201cPower of Six\u201d
\nCJ Lyons\u00a0 \u201cHollow Bones\u201d
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Susan Mallery \u201cHappiness Plan\u201d
\nPhillip Margolin\u00a0 \u201cSleeping Beauty\u201d
\nJenn McKinlay \u201cRead It and Weep\u201d
\nKaren McManus \u201cOne of Us is Lying\u201d
\n<\/span>Alex Michaelides \u201cThe Silent Patient\u201d<\/span>
\nFern Michaels \u201cFear Thy Neighbor\u201d<\/span>
\nLiane Moriarty \u201cApples Never Fall\u201d<\/span>
\nJojo Moyes \u201cThe Giver of Stars\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Richard Osman \u201cThursday Murder Club\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Christopher Paolini \u201cBrisinger\u201d
\nPatterson\/DuBois \u201cCrossdown\u201d
\nSara Paretsky \u201cCritical Mass\u201d
\nB.A. Paris \u201cThe Guest\u201d
\nJoanna Pearson \u201cBright and Tender Dark\u201d
\nLouise Penny \u201cAll the Devils Are Here\u201d<\/span>
\nLouise Penny \u201cMadness of Crowds\u201d<\/span>
\nSarah Perry \u201cEnlightenment\u201d
\nAmy Pershing \u201cAn Eggnog to Die For\u201d<\/span>
\nPicoult & Boylan \u201cMad Honey\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Doug & Sheryl Riley \u201cKiller Lead\u201d<\/span>
\nBarbara Ross\u00a0 \u201cDeath of an Ambitious Woman\u201d
\n<\/span>Barbara Ross \u201cTorn Asunder\u201d
\n<\/span>Maurice Carlos Ruffin \u201cThe American Daughters\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Riley Sager \u201cHome Before Dark\u201d<\/span>
\nLisa Scottoline \u201cBetrayed\u201d
\n<\/span>Connie Shelton \u201cDiamonds Aren\u2019t Forever\u201d
\n<\/span>Tracy Sierra\u00a0 \u201cNight Watching\u201d
\n<\/span>Daniel Silva \u201cThe English Assassin\u201d
\n<\/span>Daniel Silva \u201cMarching Season\u201d<\/span>
\nDaniel Silva \u201cMoscow Rules\u201d<\/span>
\nDaniel Silva \u201cThe Other Woman\u201d<\/span>
\nDanielle Steel \u201cBeautiful\u201d<\/span>
\nDanielle Steel \u201cTriangle\u201d<\/span>
\nMark Stevens \u201cNo Lie Lasts Forever\u201d\u00a0 (2)<\/span>
\nBenjamin Stevenson \u201cEveryone in My Family Has Killed Someone\u201d<\/span>
\nJack Stewart \u201cOutlaw\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Brad Taylor \u201cDead Man\u2019s Hand\u201d
\nBrad Thor \u201cShadow of Doubt\u201d
\nRuth Ware \u201cOne Perfect Couple\u201d
\n<\/span>Bob Woodward\u00a0 \u201cWar\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cookbooks
\n<\/strong>First Watch Restaurant \u201cBreakfast, Brunch & Lunch\u201d<\/span>
\nJoanne Fluke\u2019s \u201cLake Eden Cookbook\u201d
\n<\/span>NBC \u201cSunday Night Football Cookbook\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n

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