10 books the whole world is reading in 2022. One was written by a Russian

Apparently, the time spent in quarantine isolation gave writers from all over the world enough time, strength and inspiration – in 2022 a lot of worthy fiction was published for every taste and color. There were cool sci-fi novels about space travel, aliens and battles with them, a lot of detective stories with great stories and breathtaking events. A treat for the eyes of reading fans who are ready to spend their evenings and nights with a paper or e-book. But I tried to choose a dozen of the most valuable and important from this gigantic ocean of new products so that you do not miss the best of the best.

Owls hunt at night, Anthony Horowitz

“Detective in a detective” – ​​this is how you can characterize this work. The story revolves around a female editor who briefly worked for the cult writer Conway, and now, by chance, is barely surviving as she tries to rein in a new business. Fortunately, fate gives her the opportunity to return to the familiar world – you just need to complete the task of finding the missing girl, who found the clue to the terrible murder committed eight years ago on the pages of the detective of that same Conway. The editor turns into a real detective, wielding her knowledge and experience, but now she herself is in mortal danger. Sounds good, right?

The Mist, Ragnar Jonasson

You can easily distinguish Scandinavian detectives from American or European ones – they are literally saturated with cold, icy horror and difficult-to-pronounce names. In The Mist, all this is elevated to the absolute – there is the northern sea, and the famous fjords, and harsh landscapes, and a complex, complicated murder that no one wants to investigate. No one except Hulda Hermanssdouttir, who decided to get to the bottom of the truth, no matter what it cost her. After all, if you take on the last thing in your career, then you definitely need to bring it to the end – otherwise why waste your energy? And yes, this is the first book in the trilogy, so if it comes in, at least two more cool detective stories are provided to you.

A month beyond the Rubicon, Sergei Lukyanenko

In fact, one could not say anything about this book – it was written by Sergey Lukyanenko, the king of science fiction, so you can safely take it and you will not lose. If in doubt, then the story of the apocalypse, in which the moon exploded, and humanity is fighting for survival, being in the grip between two alien races with different superpowers, should please you. It is written very pleasantly and clearly, the idea itself is unique in its kind and reveals a completely new post-apocalyptic format, and the topic of space has recently been in high demand against the backdrop of NASA promises to land on the moon again.

Plague Nights, Orhan Pamuk

If you are a Nobel Prize winner in Literature and an insanely famous Turkish writer, then literally any of your books will be raked up like hot cakes at lunchtime. This is exactly what happened with the book “Plague Nights”, which will open the eyes of many to the colossal difference between East and West, raises the theme of love, complex issues of politics and religion, demonstrates all the horrors of the plague and at the same time manages to sprinkle all this with the atmosphere of oriental fairy tales and the romance of a detective story with admixture of the historical novel. The combination is extremely extraordinary, the style of narration is also. Unusual and sometimes morally complex reading, which simply cannot be passed by.

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Readers have long been accustomed to seeing in the role of a detective an experienced policeman or a warrior, a woman with a penetrating eye or a team of specialists using fancy technologies. But what if, instead of the usual heroes, a quartet of old people will investigate the murders, and even with a share of humor, an interesting plot, diamonds and an unusual approach to investigating the next most difficult case? The first book in the series made a real sensation, so the author gathered his strength and wrote the second part, which, judging by the reviews, is twice as good as the original in all respects. Fans of detectives who are tired of harsh novels and gloomy heroes will definitely like it.

Into the open sky, Antonio Iturbe

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery is a classic of fiction, but few people know that the world-famous author plied the sky before his career as a writer, becoming the discoverer of postal aviation. And although today this profession is not fraught with risks, at that time the pilots had to deal with risks, dangers and anxieties every day. And the point is not only in flights, but also in the fact that while the aces delivered letters to the addressees, the world was torn apart by wars, devastation and other troubles. The author of the book decided to tell the amazing story of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, revealing to the whole world a story worthy of Hollywood cinema.

Mrs. March, Virginia Feito

The wife of an incredibly successful writer, whose novels are read by literally everyone, suddenly discovers that the main character of her husband’s latest book is almost entirely written from herself. But the key here is “practically”. In an attempt to make sense of the situation, which, of course, gives free rein to the imagination and reveals unpleasant secrets of the couple’s past, the woman asks too difficult questions about her life, the answers to which can not be sustained. It turned out to be an extremely fascinating story about the world of New York, but not the one that is customary to see on the blockbuster screen, but much less gray and paranoid. However, if you are too lazy to read (although what are you doing here then?), then a film adaptation should come out soon.

Consultant, Im Sung-soon

How to come up with an ideal crime that is impossible to solve and find the perpetrators? It is enough to find a really talented author of detective novels, give him the appropriate task, and then just repeat what he wrote. It was this task that was set before the protagonist of the book – he was paid (and a lot) for writing a series of novels about ideal crimes. The problems began when the stories he invented began to be translated into reality – then the author realized that he himself was in danger, because he was the only one who knew the goal, means and end result.

Bridge to Heaven Jenine Cummins

The story is, to put it mildly, not for the faint of heart. At the center of the story is a horrifying story about how four men attacked the company of two sisters and their brother on an April night, killing the girls and seriously injuring the guy. But for him, this story had only just begun, because the local police decided that it was not worth looking for the guilty – instead, the surviving brother was made a villain, accusing him of killing two sisters. And the worst thing is that the book is not an invented story, but quite an autobiographical one (so, in any case, the author claims). So it will be difficult for people with a good imagination to master such a stream of realistic horror, betrayal and lies. But it’s clearly worth it.

Sea of ​​Tranquility, Emily St. John Mandel

The main characters, who are separated by decades and even centuries, hear the same violin sounds. A boy from 1912, a girl from 1994, her elder brother is a composer in 2020 and a writer from the distant future, traveling between lunar colonies and Earth with her book tour. What unites them all and how do they hear sounds through the ages? To do this, a detective from the future will have to resort to time travel, immerse himself in simulations and more. But what if all of reality is a simulation? The questions are complex, the characters are interesting, the plot is incomprehensible. Sounds like perfect science fiction!