Lovereading.co.uk Top 10

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Blueeyedboy Blueeyedboy Joanne Harris April 2010 Book of the Month. A brilliantly plotted thriller from the author of Chocolat. This tale of a highly dysfunctional family is gripping, humorous and ever so slightly chilling. Joanne Harris lures the reader in from the opening lines and ... Download free opening extract
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The Anniversary Man The Anniversary Man R.J. Ellory This man is incapable of writing a mediocre book.  All are, without doubt, first class.  Here a serial killer in New York is copy-catting past killings.  One man, a crime researcher for a newspaper, knows an awful lot about the ... Download free opening extract
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The Crimson Rooms The Crimson Rooms Katharine McMahon This is her first new one since the Richard and Judy chosen book, The Rose of Sebastopol.  Although there have been several published over here since, they have all been titles written sometime ago, so this has her back on ... Download free opening extract
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Instruments of Darkness Instruments of Darkness Imogen Robertson April 2010 Debut of the Month. A rich historical novel, full of mystery, secrets and hidden identities which involve family inheritance, murder and some intriguing characters.  It romps along at a good pace, gaining speed and complexity as it goes.  Atmospheric ... Download free opening extract
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Katy Carter Wants a Hero Katy Carter Wants a Hero Ruth Saberton A wonderfully funny, fresh debut. Katy Carter is a lovable character suffering the ups and downs of relationship drama and making some interesting discoveries along the way. You will be routing for her all the way as she realises perhaps ... Download free opening extract
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The Solitude of Prime Numbers The Solitude of Prime Numbers Paolo Giordano A bestseller in Italy this book won the Italian equivalent of the Man Booker Prize and it is easy to see why. Beautiful prose and a haunting story about loss, love, growing up and finding yourself, make for a mesmerising ... Download free opening extract
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Dark Touch - Shadows Dark Touch - Shadows Amy Meredith Combining the supernatural romance of Twilight with a feisty, appealing heroine more reminiscent of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this is the first in an exciting new series for girls.  Eve is 15, she’s sassy, cute and enjoying a busy social ... Download free opening extract
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson August 2008 Book of the Month. Winner of the Galaxy Crime Thriller of the Year 2009. A forty year old mystery all mixed up with family feuds, fraud and corruption this is the first of a trilogy. There is plenty to keep ... Download free opening extract
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The Weight of Silence The Weight of Silence Heather Gudenkauf April 2010 Debut of the Month. A tense tale of two 7-year old girls disappearing, it is believed together ….. but each, suffering terribly, has been taken separately for different reasons.  The girls are best friends and one, Callie, has selective ... Download free opening extract
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The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ Philip Pullman Pullman’s re-telling of the life of Christ. Controversial before it was even published Pullman’s book gives his view on the life of Jesus. He is not trying to shock or provoke but simply giving a different viewpoint on the life ... Download free opening extract