Nearly 90 books read in 2022 - here are some of my new favourites
I READ 80+ BOOKS IN 2022 – HERE ARE MY TOP 5
Tag: thriller
HEATWAVE – VICTOR JESTIN
A very short novella to occupy you for a couple of hours. Translated from French, it follows young Leonard dealing with his actions over the course of a super hot weekend and young Oscar's life - and he did nothing to help him.
A STRANGER IN THE HOUSE – SHARI LAPENA
Another encounter with Lapena's Detective Rasbach who investigates a woman suffering amnesia after a crash near a murder scene. A somewhat predictable telling by the author, yet she continues to throw in the occasional curveball
THE CHALET – CATHERINE COOPER
I LOVE skiing. This book brought back all the memories of the annual ski trips I would go on. However, this novels explains why I prefer mine without a murder...
THE PARTY – ELIZABETH DAY
Elizabeth Day's Sunday Times bestselling novel delving into aristocracy and the lives of Martin and Ben, and why they are forever entwined...
THE END OF HER – SHARI LAPENA
A mega change from The Couple Next Door which I read earlier this year... a big YAY from me, great for thriller seekers where you will be kept guessing until the end!
WHO THEY WAS – GABRIEL KRAUZE
A gripping piece of autofiction from the very first page. Prepare to squirm in your seat as Krauze details his own experiences from being in a London gang, and how he got out (just)...
SUSPECTS – LESLEY PEARSE
A safe crime-thriller novel (how can those words be in the same sentence?!) that's quick and easy to read, set in the communal Willow Close in Gloucestershire
MAGPIE – ELIZABETH DAY
A creepy and compelling novel by author and journalist Elizabeth Day. I loved her memoir, so what is it like to read one of her novels? A dark, psychological thrillers that deals issues of mental health and infertility.
TRUST ME – T.M. LOGAN
#LizzieReads T.M. Logan continues to impress me. Trust Me is a compelling thriller that follows female protagonist Ellen Devlin on a train to Marylebone, where she meets Kathryn and baby Mia. From the off, something seems strange when Kathryn asks Ellen to look over Mia shortly – would you let someone you just met on [...]
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