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Books To Get Lost In

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I've literally read thousands of books. Here are some of my favourites, I hope you get chance to read some of them. When I've really enjoyed something that's part of a series I've often gone on to buy the rest of the series - so they're in the ‘love ...
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Legal Thrillers

 
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Eddie Flynn is a conman turned lawyer who you can't help but love.
The Defence: Win the Trial or Lose His Life
 
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Jenny Cooper seems an unlikely Coroner, she has panic attacks and mental health struggles but she exposes cover-ups and corruption and her investigations make for a fascinating series.
The Coroner (Coroner Jenny Cooper series)
 
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I read the first 3 in this series years ago and Philip Pullman has just released the final in the series - so around 30 years in the writing. It's sort of fantasy mixed with adventure, science fiction and philosophy. They're very clever and you'll lo...
His Dark Materials Series Audiobooks
 
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A trained ‘black ops’ assassin using his terrifying skills to protect desperate people.
Orphan X Series Audiobooks
 
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The first in the series by Robert Galbraith - who's actually J K Rowling of Harry Potter fame and as good as you'd expect from her.
The Cuckoo's Calling Audiobook | Free with trial
 
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If you've never read any Harry Potter - it's time to start - my Dad was in his 80's when he first started to read them and loved them all.
Harry Potter | The Full-Cast Editions
 
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There are 30 Jack Reacher books so far and you can read them in any order. Ex Military Police Major who never looks for trouble but it always seems to find him and there's always someone who needs his help.
Jack Reacher Series Audiobooks
 
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Crime Thriller series set in a small town in Colorado, lots of murders, conspiracies, action and a bit of romance thrown in.
David Wolf Series Audiobooks
 
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I think this was the first David Baldacci book and he's written lots more since - all absolutely brilliant thrillers.
Absolute Power Audiobook | Free with trial
 
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A husband and wife team write these gripping crime novels featuring psychotherapist Frieda Klein
Blue Monday Audiobook | Free with trial
 
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Fabulous storyline, one of many written by Linwood Barclay, love them all.
No Time For Goodbye Audiobook | Free with trial
 
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Great Swedish mystery thriller series a bit graphic in places but gripping plot.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Audiobook | Free with trial

Unforgettable

 
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Wow! I didn't realise how many prizes this book had won. It's a ‘retelling of David Copperfield’ but set in Appalachia in the middle of the opoid crisis. Epic tale :)
Demon Copperhead Audiobook | Free with trial
 
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About women who served in the Vietnam War - not the sort of book I usually go for but amazingly well researched and written.
The Women Audiobook | Free with trial
 
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Just lovely, a real ‘feelgood’ book.
Pay it Forward: A Life-Affirming Novel
 
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By the author of the Twilight Series, fabulous sci-fi story.
The Host Audiobook | Free with trial
 
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Fabulous and unusual story, won lots of Book of the Year awards in 2017.
A Gentleman in Moscow Audiobook | Free with trial
 
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Told in the form of letters from the start you know what Kevin has done but what made him do it?
We Need to Talk About Kevin
 
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Funny, nice easy listening but if you don't like bad language it won't be for you.
Why Mummy Drinks Audiobook | Free with trial