No Dick Francis?
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don't need fiction all are true stories
Just finished Outsider by Stephen King. A 350 page novel crammed into 475.
Used to like his books, but not so sure about this one.
Now on Many Rivers To Cross by Peter Robinson. :cheers:
Somehow missed it, last year. Thanks for the heads up, Tris.
I've had a copy of it on my bookshelf for nigh on 40 years! Still haven't read it. Will add it to the pile next to my bedside table.
Just a matter of time, methinks. :) Perhaps you could do the honours?
Admittedly, it's a while since I read AP, but at the time I thought it was the most disturbing and depressing book I'd ever come across.
Fiction
I'll take any of the Stuart McBride books. Murder, gangsters and laugh-out-loud black humour.
Henning Mankell's Wallander books are also a good read. I've only read one Rebus, which I enjoyed, and hopefully will read a few more soon.
Aside from crime novels, I really love the James Herriot books.
I was a massive fan of the Alienist by Caleb Carr when I was in my early teens, it was one of the first proper 'grown up' books I ever purchased. One where by judging the book by its cover was an unqualified success. The TV dramatisation on Netflix caught the essence of the writing rather well.
Non-fiction
May I recommend Do No Harm by Henry Marsh. It's a book about the rials and tribulations of being a brain surgeon.
Defending the Guilty: Truth and Lies in the Criminal Courtroom by Alex McBride is also an eye-opener.
Non-fiction:
The Ascent of Man - Jacob Browski
Guns, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond
The Doors of Perception - Aldous Huxley
Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell
The Kon-Tiki Expedition - Thor Heyerdahl
London: The Biography - Peter Ackroyd
Nairn's London - Ian Nairn
The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell
Fiction:
The Beach - Alex Garland
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
The Hitchhiker's Guide(s) to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
The Honorary Consul - Graham Greene
The Mayor of Casterbridge - Thomas Hardy
Reunion - Fred Uhlman
The Thirty-Nine Steps - John Buchan
Typhoon - Joseph Conrad