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Just started reading Lucy Moore's 'Anything Goes'- a biography of the Roaring Twenties. Great readable style- think I'm gonna enjoy this...

Pretty much in agreement with Michelle on this one. I had to read this for a publisher and once I got over the obvious comparisons to Linwood Barclay/ Harlan Coben this was a pretty good read. Plenty of twists and turns and a good pacey plot...

As part of my job I read my way through many many proofs but there's been three stand-out novels this year.... Serena by Ron Rash- a dark Shakespearean-esque tale set in a logging camp in 1920's America. Go With Me by Castle Freeman- a writer who is fit to shine Cormac McCarthy's shoes and whose use of quickfire dialogue is just stunning... All The Living by C. E. Morgan- a beautifully paced and poignant debut from a debut novelist whose description and characterisation will leave you breathless...

Hello and welcome to the forum:D

Hello and welcome to the forum:D

A big hello and welcome to the forum:D

Greetings my friend and welcome:D

I've read four of the Roman ones- 'The Last Legion', 'The Lost Army', 'The Tower' and 'The Ides of March' and it's not imperative to read any of these in order as they all work as stand-alones. Great writer with brilliant attention to historical detail- can highly recommend!

Just finished 'Tethered' by Amy McKinnon- kind of like 'Six Feet Under' without the laughs! Read the first couple of chapters of 'The Holy Thief' by William Ryan- a murder mystery set in Russia in 1936 at the start of Stalin's 'Great Terror'...

Yep- agree completely, it would have been tons better with everyone doing the Charleston and as much as I love Natalie for her gung-ho attitude and sheer enthusiasm her time was up. Was hoping for a few more collisions in the Viennese Waltz but you can't have everything:lol:

Just watched the last ever episode of the truly superb 'The Shield'- am now bereft...As a complete contrast and although one of my pet hates is 'Golden Age' cosy crime I've just bought 'The Mrs Bradley Mysteries' for a song. Seem to remember that this was really good with the wonderful Diana Rigg..hope it's as good as I remember! Will unleash my hidden flapper:lol:

Thanks Anika- happy to help! And yes, 'The Glass of Time' is a great read as well:D

Finished 'The Missing' by Jane Casey- a hybrid of Sophie Hannah and Kate Atkinson which although not bad needs a bit of editing. Gonna start the new Henning Mankell 'The Man From Beijing'-whoopee:D

In no particular order as they are all purely brilliant... Denis Johnson Cormac McCarthy Ron Rash Dennis Lehane James Lee Burke Willy Valutin Mark Poirier Leif Enger

You could try.... 'The Incendiary's Tale'-James McCreet 'The Alchemy of Murder'- Carol McCleary 'Walking In Pimlico'- Ann Featherstone 'The Secrets of the Lazarus Club'- Tony Pollard 'Lady Audley's Secret'- Mary Elizabeth Braddon 'Wylder's Hand' - Sheridan Le Fanu Andrew Pepper's Pyke mystery series David Pirie's series featuring Arthur Conan Doyle Any by Lee or L.M Jackson who also has the finest Victorian website on the web... Also can highly recommend two 'fiction' books in a similar vein to 'Kept'- Michel Faber's 'The Crimson Petal and The White' and Michael Cox' 'The Meaning of Night' both brilliantly written with elements of mystery and intrigue... Enjoy!

218- eek!

Just got round to watching 'The Illusionist'- well- half watching! Gave up half way through as it was mindnumbingly inane with wooden acting. a dodgy script and pretty shonky SFX. Life is full of disappointments. Might have to go and watch 'The Prestige' again to make up for it and which was infinitely better (apart from the David Bowie bits!)

Yep I read it and loved it. A witty, sassy well-conceived thriller in the spirit of Carl Hiaasen/Tim Dorsey and a plot that carries you along...Careful to give nothing away here...Enjoy!

Sorry I forgot that 'grown-ups' read HP- I always view it as an averagely written kid's book so would question the inclusion of it on this list like 'Twilight' and 'The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night Time' which are also teenage books....

An eclectic and strange list! Like you I was slightly perturbed by some of the utter drivel that made this list e.g. 'Twilight', 'Da Vinci Code', 'Harry Potter', 'Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night Time' etc but glad to see that they did mix it up a bit with fiction, non-fiction, poetry etc and even more glad that for the first time I have read at least half of them- woohoo! Also there's a few that I've never heard of but am curious about so another visit to the bookstore beckons...hurrah!

You could give the following a try; Nick Stone 'Mr Clarinet' and 'King of Swords', Richard Montanari's series starting with 'The Rosary Girls' and the brilliant Michael Morley with 'Spider' and 'Viper'. Also Natsuo Kirino's 'Out', Steven Martin Cohen's 'Becker's Ring' and Craig Russell's books are worth a try as well- all of these are very dark and guaranteed to give you the heebie-jeebies on these cold winter nights....enjoy...

Absolutely! Probably about 60% of what I read, either for pleasure or reviewing, comprises of 'unknown' or 'first-time' authors and I love it when you uncover some little gem to start raving about....

'The Bible'- discovered Darwin at an early age and never looked back!!

Never have a break between books as I read for pleasure, book reviewing, my job and a bookgroup. Besides I would feel slightly disorientated without a book within my reach- that's just not natural...

Just started a blooming brilliant book, called 'The Passage' by Justin Cronin- out next year and Ridley Scott has already bought the film rights...