General Chat

I have just read Relentless by Simon Kernick, it was recommended by someone on here and I ordered it last year and only took me a few days, may order some more now.
I will check out the other titles on Amazon.

Rosalind

P eter James, scary but its a safe way of being scared.! HOST very scary.!! you will definately not sleep.

Sue

Chrissie - I have that book in my 'to read pile' . Will look for the prequal when I go for 'Call the Midwife'.
Krystina - I have read many by the authors you have mentioned
Julia in Derbyshire

Hubby says he has just read a book by Samuel Beckett about a doctor who does forensic work. It was called 'Written in Bone' but it is a sequel and he hasn't read the first one yet. It was full of twists and excellent.

He is also a big fan of Val McDermid.

Chrissie

Tess Gerritson, James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell and Peter james are my current faves at the moment. If you haven't tried them yet, then do. They are good.

Krystyna x

I have been an ardent reader for most of my life. I was bought up in an era when only the ruler of the Scottish island where I lived had televsion (well I am presuming he had one) because no one else did.
Sometimes at night, a knock would come at the back door, with the words "Any boooks", and you would exchange paper backs, (the adults that was). But I can remember being a library member from the time I started school at 41/2.
These days I really enjoy the American crime writers eg. Patricia Cornwall, Karin Slaughter, Kathy Reichs etc. I am hoping to get a copy of Call the Midwife, for a change of genre, when I go to Tesco at the weekend.

Agree chic lit is absolutely not for me either. Something really absorbing Is what I love. Maybe this will give us all some ideas for new reading which I am always on the lookout for.

Sue

I like fiction, and auto/biographies too. Sometimes I just need escapism stuff and other times can cope with more reality. I've read some good ones recently, will add the titles later as they are upstairs and I don't want to disturb Mr Blobby while he is sleeping lol

You didn't get much sleep Susan? Last night was a laugh.
Lizxxx

I loved the C.J.Sansom series of crime novels set in Tudor times - 'Dissolution', 'Dark Fire' and 'Sovereign'. I read lots of non-fiction, true crime, history, science, anything that 'grabs' me - not keen on biographies unless it's someone really interesting who's actually older than 30 and has DONE something other than been a 'celeb' or had a hard childhood!! I read some fiction but am fairly choosy and don't like 'chick lit' or anything too light, prefer something I can get my teeth into!

there at two books which in my lifetime I have practically read in one go because I couldn't put them down.

One years ago was called "Harvest Home" by Tom Tryon

the other "Falling for a Dancer" by Deirdre Purcell. She;s an Irish writer and there were several sequels to it. All her books are brilliant

just my view on them anyway

I read the sad true life books, they're so upsetting though. Just read Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth. An eye opener!! Recently read Urban Grimshaw by Bernard Hare, too.

I'm into crime/thriller novels and most things except for romance and have just read the new Val McDermid book. It was excellent, with good plots and characterisation. For all you peeps out there unable to sleep, why not do what I do and read. At least the time passes very quickly!!!

Sue