
Hours
Mon. 9 am - 5 pm
Tue. Noon - 7 pm
Wed. 9 am - 5 pm
Thurs. Noon - 7 pm
Fri. 9 am - 5 pm
Sat. 9 am - 12 pm
Sun. Closed
Best Reads 2021
2022 Best Reads
Each year, Colby Community Library Director Vicky Calmes compiles a list of favorite books.
The list for 2022 contains her top fiction reads, from 40th favorite counting down to #1 best choice.
40. The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham
39. The Blame Game by Sandie Jones
38. Horse by Geraldine Brooks
37. Mean Streak by Sandra Brown
36. An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher
35. The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan
34. French Braid by Anne Tyler
33. The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
32. City of the Dead by Jonathan Kellerman
31. The Maid by Nita Prose
30. Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay
29. The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore
28. The Ursulina by Brian Freeman
27. Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell
26. The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris
25. The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis
24. Remember Me by Mario Escobar
23. The Ones We Leave Behind by Deanna Lynn Sletten
22. Find Me by Alafair Burke
21. Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeny
20. The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks
19. The Tobacco Wives by Alele Myers
18. A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans
17. The Housekeeper by Joy Fielding
16. The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker
15. Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman
14. The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer
13. The Good Son by Jacquelyn Mitchard
12. The Match by Harlan Coben (Read “The Boy From the Woods” first.)
11. Debra Webb Trilogy
(1) Trust No One by Debra Webb
(2) Gone Too Far by Debra Webb
(3) Can’t Go Back by Debra Webb
10. The Librarian of Saint-Malo by Mario Escobar
9. The Second Husband by Kate White
8. Dovetails in the Tall Grass by Samantha Specks
7. The Life She was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman
6. The Detective Max Rupert Series (Books 1-5) by Allen Eskens
(1) The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
(2) The Guise of Another by Allen Eskens
(3) The Heavens May Fall by Allen Eskens
(4) The Deep Dark Descending by Allen Eskens
(5) Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens
5. Nothing More Dangerous, The Stolen Hours, Forsaken Country by Allen Eskens (stand-alones)
4. The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
3. One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner
2. What Happened to the Bennetts? by Lisa Scottoline
1. The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
Lists From Past Years
Colby Community Library
505 West Spence Street
Colby, WI 54421
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 318
Colby, WI 54421-0318
PHONE: 715-223-2000
FAX: 715-223-8178
Hours
Mon. 9 am - 5 pm
Tue. Noon - 7 pm
Wed. 9 am - 5 pm
Thurs. Noon - 7 pm
Fri. 9 am - 5 pm
Sat. 9 am - 12 pm
Sun. Closed