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So bored of the ‘Girl on a Train’Genre! HELP!

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Sar53 Sat 18-Sept-21 08:31:38

Have you tried Lynda La Plante ? Her Jane Tennison series is well worth a read.

I also like political thrillers. The President is Missing and The President's Daughter by James Patterson and Bill Clinton were both good.

Tom Bradby, the ITV news anchor, writes very good thrillers.

So many books, so little time.

jroberts1 Sat 18-Sept-21 08:21:52

I enjoyed The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. I learned about the blue skinned people of Kentucky which I had never heard of

NotAGran55 Sat 18-Sept-21 08:08:47

Have you read Susan Hill’s Simon Serrailler books ?

Good gentle detective stories ,set in a cathedral city, entwined with Simon’s family and relationships .

I’m looking forward to the next one on October 7th .

NannyJan53 Sat 18-Sept-21 07:58:32

Another vote here for Jo Jo Moyes.

Also. Jenny Eclair books. I particularly liked, Life, Death and Vanilla Slices.

SpringyChicken Sat 18-Sept-21 07:46:18

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. An excellent tale.

MayBeMaw Sat 18-Sept-21 07:41:52

Lots of scope- Lucinda Riley’s books are well researched, well written and entertaining. Sadly she died recently but left a lot of really enjoyable books.
Have you tried Kate Atkinson or Kate Morton?
Victoria Hislop is massively popular (and prolific) too.
So many to choose from but I can’t think of any books written in the second person (you) ) - do you mean third (he/she) ?

NanKate Sat 18-Sept-21 03:22:04

I’ve just seen ‘The trapped wife* on Amazon Kindle for 99p the description really intrigued me. I have no idea if it is any good but I shall buy it tomorrow.

I started reading the Jojo Moyes trilogy last year, I was blown away by them and can remember all the characters now. Get ready for an emotional rollercoaster. ‘Me before you’ is book 1.

Teacheranne Sat 18-Sept-21 02:43:00

My friend is a published author, she now has three books and a fourth is on the way. Her books are not to my taste but they are well written and sound like the sort you are looking for. Her name is Lesley Eames and I have seen them on Amazon and in my local library.

Lizzie72 Sat 18-Sept-21 00:32:12

Ann Cleeves?

Sophiasnana Sat 18-Sept-21 00:00:29

I have enjoyed Amanda Brookfield and Judith Lennox in the past.

Sophiasnana Fri 17-Sept-21 23:58:12

MarinaL, have never tried Jojo Moyes. Will give one a try, and going to delete half the rubbish books on my kindle.

Sophiasnana Fri 17-Sept-21 23:56:44

Merlotgran, exactly. Its advertised as having ‘a shocking twist you didnt see coming’
GRRRRR. Yet another bad Richard and Judy recommendation.

MarinaL Fri 17-Sept-21 23:55:11

If you haven't read them I recommend Jojo Moyes.....Me before you, After you and Still me. It's a trilogy. Like you I needed something different and they certainly fitted the bill. I loved them and am going to re-read them shortly.

merlotgran Fri 17-Sept-21 23:48:07

Don't read 'The Wife Between Us' then.

Very good twist at the end but the jumping backwards and forwards was so distracting I gave up caring about whichever wife I was supposed to care about.

Sophiasnana Fri 17-Sept-21 23:40:56

There is nothing better than a great book you dont want to put down….and I havent read one of them for ages! The market is completely flooded with what I call Chick Thrillers. Gone Girl , Girl on a Train, every book that has the blurb ‘an unbelievable thriller with a twist you didnt see coming’. Yawn.
I yearn for a book written like they used to be. In the past tense, second person, but not too Mills and Boon. A bit of romance, a bit of a thriller….is that too much to ask for? Suggestions please.