 | The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £2.44 I bought this book, and then didn't read it for ages because I thought it was probably overhyped, but when I finally did read it - wow! I thought it was absolutely brilliant. Very cleverly crafted.
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 | I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Buy new: £4.53 / Used from: £3.71 I bought this because I loved The Book Thief so much. It's very different but equally as brilliant in my opinion.
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 | A Quiet Belief in Angels by R.J. Ellory
Buy new: £3.47 / Used from: £0.01 I thought I would love this book (great title) but I felt let down. Not that good really.
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 | Engleby by Sebastian Faulks
Buy new: £3.81 / Used from: £1.94 Quite dark and disturbing, but very readable, if a little confusing.
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 | Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £1.23 Loved the TV programme, in fact (dare I say it) I loved the TV programme more than the book.
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 | The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No1 Ladies Detective Agency 9) by Alexander McCall Smith
Buy new: £8.94 / Used from: £6.10 There's something comforting and uplifting about Mma Ramotswe, the gentle heroine of The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency books.
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 | Two Doors Down by Annie McCartney
Buy new: £0.46 / Used from: £0.01 Set in my hometown of Belfast, this book is similar to the Alexander McCall Smith Edinburgh Street series.
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 | When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
Buy used from: £0.01 Surreal mystery novel set in Shanghai.
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 | The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £0.01 Gripping book, but I would have liked it to be longer.
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 | Coastliners by Joanne Harris
Buy new: £3.80 / Used from: £0.01 I listened to this as an audio book in the car, and I kept volunteering to drive places so that I could listen to some more.
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