The Chequer Board by Nevil Shute.
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. Frank Drum, son of a Methodist minister, looks back on his thirteenth summer in Bremen, Minnesota where he and his brother Jake experienced death, secrets, false accusations, prejudice and growing up.
The Ringed Castle by Dorothy DUnnett.
Checkmate by Dorothy Dunnett. These are the final two books in the Lymond series about a ne’er do well younger brother to a Scottish lord. Lymond ranges across Europe and the Middle East in these books, set during the sixteenth century, as he pursues adventure and romance.
Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini. Pirates!
Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon. Dooley and Lace finally get married, not without comic mishaps and a few misunderstandings.
Ross Poldark by Winston Graham. Half of the first Poldark season is contained in this first novel in the series.
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber.
Talking to Strange Men by Ruth Rendell.
To round this list off to twelve, I’ll add a book that has been on my TBR list for a while, but that I have not yet read. However, Computer Guru Son says that one of the best books he read in 2016 was The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. It’s just been moved up to the top of my 2017 TBR list.
Links are to my reviews here at Semicolon.