20 June 2016-16 July 2016:
1. Paula Hawkins – The Girl on the Train Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. 'Jess and Jason', she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she's only watched from afar. Now they'll see: she's much more than just the girl on the train
2. Lee Child – Make Me Jack Reacher has no place to go, and all the time in the world to get there, so a remote railroad stop with the curious name of Mother's Rest seems perfect for an aimless one-day stopover. He expects to find a lonely tombstone in a sea of nearly-ripe wheat, but instead there is a woman waiting for a missing private investigator, a cryptic note about 200 deaths, and a small town full of silent, watchful people. His one-day stopover looks about to turn into something more complicated
3. Sally Grindley – Shadows Under the Sea
Two children accompany their parents as they travel the world helping animals on the verge of extinction. As their parents work alongside international agencies, the children have their own thrilling adventures.
4. Peter James – Love You Dead
5. Jeffrey Archer – Cometh the Hour
6. David Baldacci – The Last Mile
7. Harlan Coben – Fool Me Once
8. James Patterson – The Games
9. Mark Billingham – Die of Shame
10. James Patterson – 15th Affair
As a nation, we do love a good thriller, don’t we!
Not too many surprises in this list apart from Sally Grindley’s book, Shadows Under the Sea. I have to confess I find it intriguing how a children’s book published four years ago, in 2012 should suddenly find itself at number 3 in the top 10 list of books borrowed from libraries in the UK. Suggestions on a postcard please, or maybe in the comments box below.
Data provided by Nielsen Book Research.
I highly recommend reading the book The Girl on the Train: A Novel.
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading it today, and my conclusion is that its a really good book.
I brought mine off Amazon and I got it in only 2 days.
Here is a link for the book on Amazon:
The Girl on the Train: A Novel
Or alternatively borrow it for free from your local library!
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