Matt Casamassina's 3 favorite reads in 2024

'A great storyteller hitting his stride' - Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher novelsWhen a man's name is read out to be killed, he must do everything to survive. Run is a relentless thriller from Blake Crouch, the bestselling author of Dark Matter and Upgrade.

You only have time to . . . run.

FIVE DAYS AGO: a rash of bizarre murders swept the country.

FOUR DAYS AGO: the murders increased tenfold.

THREE DAYS AGO: the President addressed the nation and begged for calm and peace.

TWO DAYS AGO: the killers began to mobilize.

YESTERDAY: all the power… show more.

An epic First Contact story on a galactic scale.Humans have reached the stars, but there is no evidence any other species survived its own sentience long enough to do the same.Until now, when the Magellanix deep-space scout Accipiter discovers the Artifact, a million-year-old alien construct resting in a dormant volcano on a faraway world.Now TransGalactic has sent the Carpathia to steal it.Two ships; two rival corporations; and a race only one of them can win.But the stakes are greater than they seem. The Artifact is more than just a technological marvel. It holds the key to humanity’s survival, and -… show more.

A riveting novel of suspense and terror from the Bram Stoker award-winning author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts.

When it happens, it happens quickly.

New England is locked down, a strict curfew the only way to stem the wildfire spread of a rabies-like virus. The hospitals cannot cope with the infected, as the pathogen's ferociously quick incubation period overwhelms the state. The veneer of civilisation is breaking down as people live in fear of everyone around them. Staying inside is the only way to keep safe.

But paediatrician Ramola Sherman… show more.