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My Books of 2007
The Devil's StarThe Devil's Star by Jo Nesbo
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £2.37
Another excellent into the burgeoning scandinavian crime genre. Pity its not in sequence.
Promise MePromise Me by Harlan Coben
Buy new: £4.84 / Used from: £0.01
More escapades of Myron Bolitar. For me this one lacked the edge of earlier books.
The Three EvangelistsThe Three Evangelists by Fred Vargas
Buy new: £2.36 / Used from: £1.24
Different, literate crime story with a curious mixture of 'detectives'
Number9dreamNumber9dream by David Mitchell
Buy used from: £1.19
Quirky, amusing tale of a Japanese teenager's search for his 'real' father. Expect Mitchell's typically episodic style.
The SculptressThe Sculptress by Minette Walters
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01
Powerful and gripping tale from Ms Walters. Wouldn't mind seeing the old BBC serialisation now!
Ice MoonIce Moon by Jan Costin Wagner
Buy new: £2.36 / Used from: £1.40
Eerie, atmospheric thriller written by a German by set in Finland!
RestlessRestless by William Boyd
Buy new: £1.20 / Used from: £0.01
Excellent and entertaining war time spy yarn.
SnowSnow by Orhan Pamuk
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
Interesting, allegorical tale from the Nobel laureate. More readable than some of his previous books.
Frankie and StankieFrankie and Stankie by Barbara Trapido
Buy new: £0.02 / Used from: £0.01
Interesting drama set in South Africa against the backdrop of the introduction of Apartheid in the 50s.
The Man Who WalksThe Man Who Walks by Alan Warner
Buy new: £6.39 / Used from: £0.01
Hilarious and moving romp around the Highlands of Scotland looking for the eponymous man.
The Tenderness of WolvesThe Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
Buy new: £4.94 / Used from: £0.01
Fantastic first novel. Exciting and atmospheric in turns. The journey across the wilderness is incredible.
A Suitable BoyA Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
Buy new: £6.94 / Used from: £0.01
Incredible saga which should be a must read for everyone. Don't let the length put you off.
The WoodsThe Woods by Harlan Coben
Buy new: £12.59 / Used from: £0.32
Yet another did he or didn't he do it type of thriller from Harlan. As readable as ever.
Mystic RiverMystic River by Dennis Lehane
Buy used from: £0.01
Cracking read and a great film
The Water RoomThe Water Room by Christopher Fowler
Buy new: £9.09 / Used from: £2.19
Bryant and May make a great team and this story gives an interesting history of the culverted rivers under London's streets
Redemption Ark (Gollancz S.F.)Redemption Ark (Gollancz S.F.) by Alastair Reynolds
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01
Part 2 in the trilogy is as good as anything else Mr Reynolds has written.
The Black EchoThe Black Echo by Michael Connelly
Buy new: £3.00 / Used from: £0.01
First thriller in the Harry Bosch sequence is well plotted and the antihero, Bosch is likeable.
The ReturnThe Return by Hakan Nesser
Buy new: £9.09 / Used from: £5.66
I think Nesser is Swedish but the story seems like its set in Holland. Anyway, its still very good
A Thousand Splendid SunsA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Buy new: £11.89 / Used from: £3.70
Moving, hearbreaking story set in the trouble country of Afghanistan. Buy it now
The Steep Approach to GarbadaleThe Steep Approach to Garbadale by Iain Banks
Buy new: £13.21 / Used from: £18.58
A return to from for Iain Banks. Keep it up! I look forward to the new sci-fi book!
The Bullet TrickThe Bullet Trick by Louise Welsh
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £0.01
Gothic crime story set in the world of cabaret and magic. It has a similar feel to the Cutting Room
Brick LaneBrick Lane by Monica Ali
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Well written if a little dour tale of a Bangladeshi immigrant marring and living in London.
GhostwrittenGhostwritten by David Mitchell
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.50
The debut book from Mitchells was the most recent I read but just as good as the others.