book recommendations

[Carlg]

hi all,

so I am now five and a half weeks since post surgery(X 3cabg) and I am now finding myself a lot more able to concentrate and a lot less tired.

i also think I need a break from Netflix and homes under the hammer!!

I have also ran out of books to read.

Any one got any good recommendations?

i often like a good thriller or mystery I also don't mind a good biography.

Thanks in advance.

[Rose54]

Hi I am a Wilbur Smith fan

Read all his books again in order over the last two years .

I purchased on Amazon for my Kindle paid 99p each.

African adventure books

[Blackcatsooty]

Dear Carig

I struggle with reading, due to slightly dodgy eyesight.

I have however, purchased all of Flora Thompsons books. I skip her poetry books, not my scene, but I get lost in her novels of life in the countryside around 1850. Fiction, but based on real places and events.

Lark rise to Candleford is the best known.

Takes me out of real life. Especially during a long long recovery period after a stroke.

When I was due to go to hospital for AVR plus the prelim tests, I took my new IPad and a dummies book.

I also determined to read Revelations from start to finish. Which I did and I still don’t understand a word of it.

Or perhaps you might write your own novel. I have written three and it is a lot of fun.

Best wishes

Sooty

[080311]

Morning,

I have read Richard Osman Thursday Club books, he as 2 out third one due in the next 10 days. Already pre ordered on Amazon. Light reading laugh out loud. Also just read Bob Mortimers biography And Away. That’s a good read.

Pauline

[Carlg in reply to 080311]

I've just finished Bob book away. Agree great read 👍

[Heyjude31]

Hello Carlg, if you like a thriller or murder mystery I would recommend The Word Is Murder by Anthony Harowitz. It’s a bit different, a very enjoyable read. He has written 3 I think in the series so far, if you like the first one. Take care, Judi

[BridBoy]

Try And Away by Bob Mortimer, great read and his story of how he faced his heart attack, the bypass and recovery is very interesting.

[MrsSuzuki]

I love reading murder/mystery books by Angela Marsons.

Lily

[ahcm in reply to MrsSuzuki]

Me too, I'm they're a great read. Have you tried M.J.Arlidges DI Helen Grace? Really good too.

[MrsSuzuki in reply to ahcm]

No I haven't read those, I will have a look. Thanks.

Lily

[devonian186]

Can I recommend the Shardlake series by C J Sampson. They are set at the time of the Dissolution and are great mysteries and thrillers. Start at the beginning-Dissolution-and work your way through the series of around 6. They are big books so will keep you occupied. Also anything by Robert Harris

[Judithdalston in reply to devonian186]

Snap…loved all the Shardlake books, and just reading Robert Harris’s Dictator. Would recommend both authors if you love history…tend to have jeopardy rather than romance. You can often pick them up cheaply from charity shops!

[devonian186 in reply to Judithdalston]

All but one of my Shardlake books came from local Charity shops. I also like Bernard Cornwell-his Sharpe and Viking books-which tend to be a bit bloody- plus some interesting one offs to do with the Hundred years war. I should have liked the Hilary Mansel books but found them very boring.

[Judithdalston in reply to devonian186]

Yes read Bernard C. too, I think Agincourt is my favourite…the Viking ones deteriorated when a trilogy turned into a long series! But I must disagree about Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy as amongst my top 10 of all time…slow but beautifully written.

[devonian186 in reply to Judithdalston]

I don't think it was Wolf Hall but it was VERY long and tedious! If I see Wolf Hall I will try it.

[Villagelife]

David Baldacci writes some great books.

[Hidden in reply to Villagelife]

I agree with Villagelife, I read a lot of Baldacci books during my CABG recovery, enjoyed all of them!

[Zac11]

William Shaw and Damien Boyd are both excellent crime/detective writers.

[Ealing2022]

I have found the Slough House series by Nick Heron to be uniformly excellent with his band of MI5 rejects providing hours of entertainment. If you fancy something different try Dave Hutchinson’s Fractured Europe series which mixes Le’ Carre with Raymond Chandler to great effect.

[Leonardo1]

If you fancy a wonderful journey - still life by Sarah Winsome . I read this while recovering from surgery and it transported me to Florence coupled with wonderful characters can’t recommend it highly enough .

[Writerman]

I can suggest quite a few thriller writers viz David Baldacci, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Mason Cross and Chris Carter. If you like a thriller with a dash of the (believable ?) supernatural, try John Connelly's adult books. I find he is excellent I would add to those Anthony Horowitz and for adventure Wilbur Smith. Finally. if you prefer 'Scandinavian noir', Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo

[Max1019]

hi, you may have been told this already but you could sign up to Book Bud for free books, which help you find new authors.

[Breesha]

if you like a good thriller , try Thomas Perry , better tha Lee Child ,he writes in Two Genres , I only like the thrillers .

[Maisie2014]

The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart. A rollercoaster of a read. Couldn’t put it down. Also A Time for Mercy by John Grisham. It’s five years on from A Time to Kill.

[Carlg]

thank you for all your recommendations. Quite a list to work through