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Really smart reads
The OutcastThe Outcast by Sadie Jones
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £1.22
A truly great debut novel
No Time For GoodbyeNo Time For Goodbye by Linwood Barclay
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £0.97
One of the finest crime novels of recent times
The Book With No NameThe Book With No Name by Anonymous
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £3.04
The book that causes the death of anyone who reads it....
East of the SunEast of the Sun by Julia Gregson
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.84
A great depiction of India in the 1920's
World without EndWorld without End by Ken Follett
Buy new: £12.50 / Used from: £5.00
A great follow up to Pillars of the Earth
The ResurrectionistThe Resurrectionist by James Bradley
Buy new: £0.48 / Used from: £0.01
A great gothic thriller
Half of a Yellow SunHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Buy new: £4.35 / Used from: £0.50
Unlike anything I had previously read. Very enlightening, and surprisingly subtle.
The Private Lives of Pippa LeeThe Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller
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A fascinating bit of female literature
Suite FrancaiseSuite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
Buy new: £4.90 / Used from: £0.49
Set in France during the war, I wouldn't normally have bought this but it was recommended several times.
Toll the Hounds (Malazan Book of the Fallen)Toll the Hounds (Malazan Book of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £12.36
Eriksson is always good. A master of his craft.
A Thousand Splendid SunsA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Buy new: £11.89 / Used from: £2.64
This has been selling well for sometime, simply because its a great story.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt KidThe Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
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Extremely funny. Razor sharp wit as ever from Bryson.
The WoodsThe Woods by Harlan Coben
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Another gripping thriller from Harlen Coben
The Road HomeThe Road Home by Rose Tremain
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Well rounded characters in a wonderful novel
Blood Beast (The Demonata)Blood Beast (The Demonata) by Darren Shan
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Another Shan classic.
FracturedFractured by Karin Slaughter
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A classic from one of the most consistent authors around
Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 by Max Hastings
Buy new: £13.11 / Used from: £16.10
A good thick volume and value for money
Eating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at TableEating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at Table by Nigel Slater
Buy new: £8.51 / Used from: £1.73
Fantastic - and great pictures
FacesFaces by Martina Cole
Buy new: £11.14 / Used from: £0.01
Another gripping thriller from the most popular crime writer in the UK
Guinness World Records 2008 (Guinness)Guinness World Records 2008 (Guinness) by Guinness World Records 2008
Buy used from: £20.00
An ideal Xmas gift
The Pillars of the EarthThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Buy new: £5.39 / Used from: £2.27
Read this before World Without End
Down RiverDown River by John Hart
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Decent crime thriller from an author I hadn't previously heard of
The Siege of KrishnapurThe Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £3.73
Great historical yarn
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Persephone Classics)Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Persephone Classics) by Winifred Watson
Buy new: £6.25 / Used from: £5.62
An adult fairytale
From Fatigued to Fantastic: A Clinically Proven Program to Regain Vibrant Health and Overcome Chronic Fatigue and FibromyalgiaFrom Fatigued to Fantastic: A Clinically Proven Program to Regain Vibrant Health and Overcome Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia by Jacob Teitelbaum
Buy new: £5.90 / Used from: £2.59
A useful book if you always feel knackered