Winning Books

[Cath Staincliffe]

The long-lists are out now for the Dagger Awards in the UK. 

http://thedaggers.co.uk/entries/list.php?dagger=2

What titles from all the books you've read this last year would you pick as your winners?   I'll kick off with my top five 

Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty

The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence

The Cry by Helen FitzGerald

Norwegian by Night by Derek B Miller

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

[Michelle]

That is a long longlist! I saw Apple Tree Yard mentioned a lot on twitter, and I've seen The Universe Versus Alex Woods on the audible website a lot. I may have to look into them a bit more. 

[Cath Staincliffe]

They are very different reads, take you into totally different worlds but each completely gripping.  Apple Tree Yard suspenseful and intelligent and at times shocking while The Universe Versus Alex Woods is funny and poignant and uplifting.

[saintmark]

Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch (Orion Publishing Group)

Harbour Street by Ann Cleeves (Pan Macmillan)

How The Light Gets In by Louise Penny (Little, Brown Book Group)

I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (Transworld Publishers)  

The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly (Orion Publishing Group)  

 

This one I look forwars to in big anticipation:

The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly (Hodder & Stoughton)

[Raven]

No nominations for Robert Galbraith?

[tunn300]

I picked up Apple Tree yard recently and have The Universe v Alex Woods on my TBR pile too.

[Cath Staincliffe]

Hope you like them as much as I did.

[SamHayes]

Loved Apple Tree Yard. And The Cry is on my TBR. I read the sample and it had me gripped, so can't wait to get to it. Also, I thought The Silent Wife was brilliant... excruciating at times (just wanted to shake her!) but loved it. Great ending.

[Cath Staincliffe]

I was gripped by the book though often found it/her annoying but I wasn't so sure about the ending though it was a clever twist.