Josh Stallings Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Library Journal named TRICKY one of the best Crime Fiction books of 2021. CRIMEREADS calls it “A moral tour-de-force.”

Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
Neil Price
@JordanAdeline Neil Gaiman’s "Norse Mythology" and “Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings” by Neil S. Price are both fresh amazing and accurate resources about the Norse world.
Paperback, 2022
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Suicide Souls
Penni Jones
Suicide Souls by Penni Jones is literary crack. It’s a coming of age feminist novel hidden inside an afterlife thriller, and it’s funny — like a ghost story told by Tim Burton or the Coen brothers funny. #fridayreads @pjoneswriter @pandamoonpub
Paperback, 2021
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman
@JordanAdeline Neil Gaiman’s "Norse Mythology" and “Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings” by Neil S. Price are both fresh amazing and accurate resources about the Norse world.
Paperback, 2018
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Three Graves Full
Jamie Mason
"Guilt wears track shoes. Sprint, marathon, or cross-country, it doesn’t matter. It runs tireless to catch you, and it carries a sledgehammer." - Jamie Mason (@JamieMason_), Three Graves Full. Damn years later that line still knockes me back.
Paperback, 2013
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Devil Takes You Home
Gabino Iglesias
@Gabino_Iglesias In fact, if you don’t buy a copy of The Devil Takes You Home, Putin wins.
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Creative Quest
Questlove
Following a suggestion from @questlove ’s Creative Quest, before falling asleep I set an intention to see the back 3rd of my new WIP. Had a dream that over dinner I told @JamieMason_ the novels entire structure. I woke and made detailed notes. Damn, freaky but cool. #iamwriting
Paperback, 2019
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All the Pretty Horses: Border Trilogy 1 (National Book Award Winner)
Cormac McCarthy
“Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real.” ― Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses With his words Cormac McCarthy mentored all of us who lived through pain and choose to write about. RIP sir, you’ve earned a peaceful rest.
Paperback, 1993
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Death at Greenway
Lori Rader-Day
The amazing @HollyWest and @LoriRaderDay are talking about DEATH AT GREENWAY. A fantastic deep dive into writing a historical novel. Damn entertaining to boot. https://youtu.be/so4x1MqIuUo via @YouTube #WritingCommunity
Paperback, 2021
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Everybody Knows
Jordan Harper
. jordan_harper ’s Everybody Knows is a thrilling look into wealthiest nastiest sides of LA’s power elite. Want to know how to write dialogue? Read this book. Harper’s dialogue is up there with Elmore Leonard and the Coen Brothers. Damn. It's that good.
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tricky
Josh Stallings
RT @UCPL_Librarians: "Tricky" by @Josh_Stallings is a "fantastic police procedural with a twist" that manages to "confront a lot of biases…
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