The Balancing Kiwi: Book Collections & Books Read since 2010

Book Collections and Books Read.

I have been reading since I was very young. At one stage I wouldn't read so Mum and Dad got rid of our

television and a prolific reader was born! The highlight of the week would be to go to Glenfield Library

with my Dad while my Mum did the grocery shopping. Another thing I remember is the scholastic book
club,and I have fond memories of pouring over the catalogue and choosing a special (but small) selection
of books which would then be delivered and handed out several weeks later at school. Many of these
books I still have. Oh the excitement when they arrived! One of the ones I remember is 'Spook, The
Witch's Dog.' I remember one year at school we had to keep a record of all the books we read that year.
I read the most in the class! It is from that idea that my recording books read in 2010 and subsequent
years was born.

Authors I enjoy:

Derek Tangye - I have read most of his books and am just starting to try and collect them as and when I

A Cornish Summer
The Winding Lane
The World of Minack - read
A Drake at the Door - read
A Cat Affair - read
A Cat in the Window - read

Daniel Silva - I have read all of his books to date but don't have them all in my collection yet.

The Defector
The Secret Servant
The English Assassin
The Messenger
The Mark of the Assassin
The Unlikely Spy
The Marching Season
The Kill Artist
Prince of Fire
The English Girl
Moscow Rules

Sebastian Faulks

The Girl at Lion D'Or
Charlotte Gray
A Fool's Alphabet
Engleby
Human Traces
Bird Song
A Week in December
Devil May Care
The Fatal Englishman
On Green Dolphin Street
Where my Heart Used to Beat
A Possible Life

In later years I have been collecting 'older' books. A few of my collections are books by the following

authors:

G A Henty

The Reign of Terror
Captain Bayley's Heir
In the Hands of the Malays
In the Hands of the Cave Dweller
Redskin and Cowboy
Sheer Pluck
The Treasures of the Incas
In Freedoms Cause
Maori and Settler
The Lion of the North
With Wolfe in Canada
A Final Reckoning
A March on London
The Lion of St. Mark
Both Sides of the Border
By England's Aid

Bessie Marchant

A Courageous Girl
Three Girls on a Ranch
Sally Makes Good
Two of a Kind
Diana Carries On
Waifs of Woollamoo
A Girl of the Northland

H E Marshall

Our Island Story
Our Scotland Story
Our Empire Story

Phillis Garrard - New Zealand author who wrote the earliest school story in New Zealand, about a young

girl called Hilda who attended a day state school in Taihape.

New Zealand School Girl - Hilda at School, Hilda Fifteen, The Doings of Hilda

Clare Mallory - No books yet, but hope to find some one day!

Miss Read

Village Diary (Penguin) & (Orion Books)
Celebrations at Thrush Green (Penguin)
At Home in Thrush Green (Penguin) & (Orion Books)
Tales from a Village School (Penguin)
Miss Claire Remembers (Penguin)
Thrush Green (Penguin)
Return to Thrush Green (Penguin)
Winter in Thrush Green (Penguin) & (Orion Books)
Changes at Fairacre (Hardback)
The Year at Thrush Green (Hardback)
Fairwell to Fairacre (Hardback)
The Market Square (Hardback)
Summer at Fairacre (Hardback)
Early Days (Orion Books)
Village School (Orion Books)
Christmas at Fairacre (Orion Books)
Over the Gate (Orion Books)
News from Thrush Green (Orion Books)
Storm in the Village & Tylers Row (Orion Books)
The World of Thrush Green

BOOKS I'VE READ 2010 - 68 BOOKS

Die Trying by Lee Child
Derailed by James Siegel
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
The Marching Season by Daniel Silva
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton
Persuader by Lee Child
Killing Floor by Lee Child
The Fate of Katherine Carr by Thomas H. Cook
61 Hours by Lee Child
The Tenth Chamber by Glenn Cooper
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
The Medici Secret by Michael White
Bad Luck & Trouble by Lee Child
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
The Hard Way by Lee Child
Prince of Fire by Daniel Silva
Without Fail by Lee Child
Death of a Perfect Wife by M.C. Beaton
The Sound of One Hand Clapping by Richard Flanagan
The Visitor by Lee Child
Book of Souls by Glenn Cooper
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The English Assassin by Daniel Silva
Death of a Hussy by M.C. Beaton
One Shot by Lee Child
The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
Nothing to Lose by Lee Child
The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith
La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith
Love over Scotland by Alexander McCall Smith
Death of a Witch by M.C. Beaton
Death of an Outsider by M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Curious Curate by M.C. Beaton
News from Thrush Green by Miss Read
Farewell to the East End by Jennifer Worth
Tyler's Row by Miss Read
A Peaceful Retirement by Miss Read
Fairwell to Fairacre by Miss Read
Changes at Fairacre by Miss Read
There goes the Bride by M.C. Beaton
44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith
The Fairacre Festival by Miss Read
Over the Gate by Miss Read
The Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall Smith
The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
Death of a Gentle Lady by M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye by M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton
Storm in the Village by Miss Read
Village School by Miss Read
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton
All the Things We Didn't Say by Sara Shepard
Industry of Souls by Martin Booth
Village Diary by Miss Read
The Girl at Lion d'Or by Sebastian Faulks
When I Found You by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Last seen wearing by Colin Dexter
The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter
Death is now my neighbour by Colin Dexter
Don't Forget to Write by Pam Hobbs
Wife in the North by Judith O'Reilly
Morse's Greatest Mystery & Other Stories by Colin Dexter
On Green Dolphin Street by Sebastian Faulks
Christmas at Fairacre by Miss Read

BOOKS I'VE READ 2011 - 47 BOOKS

Fatal Embrace by Aris Whittier
Max by Daniel M. Mitchell
Breaking the Silence by Diane Chamberlain
A Little Book of Christmas by John Kendrick Bangs and Arthur E. Becher
Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva
Twenty Wagging Tales by Barrie Hawkins
Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada
The Girl in the Painted Caravan by Eva Petulengro
Hoping for a Home by Janie Ritson
Winter in Thrush Green by Miss Read
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
The Hawk Dancer by Diana Saville
Notwithstanding by Louis de Bernieres
World Without End by Ken Follett
Shroud for a Nightingale by P.D. James
Birds without Wings by Louis de Bernieres
The Enemy by Lee Child
Equinox by Michael White
The Murder Room by PD James
The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva
The Mark of the Assassin by Daniel Silva
Early Days - A Childhood Memoir by Miss Read
Endal by Allen & Sandra Parton
Dewey by Vicki Myron
A Home Companion by Wendyl Nissen
The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva
The Defector by Daniel Silva
Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva
The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
Over the River by Mona Anderson
A River Rules my Life by Mona Anderson
The Messenger by Daniel Silva
Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee
Worth Dying for by Lee Child
At the Waters Edge - A Walk in the Wild by John Lister-Kaye
Rescue Me - My Life with the Battersea Dogs by Melissa Wareham
The Dog who Loved by Jon Katz
A Dog's Life by Martin Clunes
The Library of Shadows by Mikkel Birkegaard
Chosen by a Horse by Susan Richards
The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith
Paws in the Proceedings by Deric Longden
Echo Burning by Lee Child
The World of Minack by Derek Tangye
Celebrations at Thrush Green by Miss Read
At Home in Thrush Green by Miss Read
Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming

BOOKS READ 2012 - 73 BOOKS READ!

Lost Christmas by David Logan
Samantha's Promise by Nicholas J Ambrose
Alone: The Girl in the Box by Robert J Crane
The Last Queen of England: by Steve Robinson
To the Grave: A Genealogical Crime by Steve Robinson
Foal's Bread by Gillian Mears
In the Blood: A Genealogical Crime Mystery by Steve Robinson
Tangled Web by Ken McClure
Requiem by Ken McClure
Hitty and the Halloween Pumpkin Patch Hunt by Jody Provost
Wrecked by Elle Casey
Before the Moon Rises by Catherine Bybee
The Genius and the Muse by Elizabeth Hunter
My Sister lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
A Fall of Water by Elizabeth Hunter
The Force of Wind by Elizabeth Hunter
This Same Earth by Elizabeth Hunter
A Hidden Fire: Elemental Mysteries Book by Elizabeth Hunter
Memoirs of a London Doll by Richard Henry Horne
Dead Pretty by Roger Granelli
All I Want by Shayne Parkinson
Daisy's War by Shayne Parkinson
Settling the Account by Shayne Parkinson
A Second Chance by Shayne Parkinson
Mud and Gold by Shayne Parkinson
Sentence of Marriage (Promises to Keep) by Shayne Parkinson
Diamond Dove by Adrian Hyland
Hitty Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field
The Book of Souls (The Inspector McLean Mysteries) by James Oswald
Natural Causes The Inspector McLean Mysteries by James Oswald
Gunshot Road: An Emily Tempest Mystery by Adrian Hyland
The Truth about Kidney Failure in Dogs by Nicole Stevens
The Resurrectionist by James Bradley
Lillian's Story, One Womans Journey through the 20th Century by Sally Patricia Gardner
Night Crossing by Robert Ryan
The Private Patient by P.D. James
The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Ashes to Ashes by Barbara Nadal
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
A Real Boy by Christopher & Nicola Stevens
Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
It's all in your head by Maria McCutchen
The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony
Goodnight Dear by Darren Humphries
The Search by Maureen Myant
Thursdays at Eight by Debbie Macomber
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
The Horse Dancer by Jojo Moyes
Tripwire by Lee Child
War Brides by Helen Bryan
The Future of the Past by Adam D. Williams
Child of the Mist by Kathleen Morgan
The Confessor by Daniel Silva
Never Buried by Edie Claire
The Affair by Lee Child
Taken by Debra Lee
Hostile Witness by Rebecca Forster
Shadow by Michael Morupurgo
Siren by Tricia Rayburn
Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
Just Me by Sheila Hancock
Rosie's War: An Englishwoman's Escape from Occupied France by Rosemary Say & Noel Holland
The English German Girl by Jake Wallis Simons
The House of the Mosque by Kader Abdolah
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Tied up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh
Now then Lad by Mike Pannett
A dog named Slugger by Leigh Brill
In the Midst of Life by Jennifer Worth

BOOKS READ 2013 - Less books read this year - so far 58

Humble by Nature by Kate Humble
The Meanest Doll in the World by Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin
The Doll House/Tottie by
The Most Wonderful Doll in the World by Phyllis McGinley
The Doll People by Ann M Martin & Laura Godwin
The Growly Books: Begin by Philip Ulrich and Erin Ulrich
Little Girl Lost by Brian McGilloway
Midnight in Havana by Peggy Blair
Stalkers by Paul Finch
Breaking Point by CJ Box
Never go back by Lee Child
The English Girl by Daniel Silva
The Fallen Angel by Daniel Silva
Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of Sty Mary's) by Jodie Taylor
Sacrifice by Paul Finch
The Detective's Daughter by Lesley Thomson
A Family Affair by Mary Campisi
Case Histories: Jackson Brodie by Kate Atkinson
The Lighthouse by P.D. James
Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitz by Eilat Negeve & Yehuda Koren
This September Sun by Bryony Rheam
What Have I Done? by Amanda Prowse
My Secret Sister by Helen Edwards
The Magpies: A Psychological Thriller by Mark Edwards
Missing You by Louise Douglas
Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Sektion 20 by Paul Dowswell
When I Married My Mother by Jo Maeder
Saige by Jessie Haas
Chrissa Stands Strong by Mary Casanova
Chrissa by Mary Casanova
My Family is All I Have by Helen Alice Dear
The Pure by Jake Wallis Simons
Seven Days from Sunday y M.H. Sargent
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Isobel's Story by Jennie Walters
Grace's Story by Jennie Walters
Eugenie's Story by Jennie Walters
Polly's Story by Jennie Walters
The Hundred year Old Man....by Jonas Jonasson
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Racketty-Packetty House by Frances Hodgson Burnett
6 books of a series
*****Reflections on a Summer Sea by Trevor Norton
The Hidden Treasures by Carolyn Keene
Strangers on the Train by Carolyn Keene
Curse of the Arctic Star by Carolyn Keene
The Soulkeepers by G.P. Ching
Deadly Stillwater by Roger Stelljes
The One You Love by Paul Pilkington
Heart-Glow by Sheilah Craft
Wait for Me by Elisabeth Naughton
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

BOOKS READ 2014 - 35

Frost at Christmas: DI Jack Frost 1 by R.D. Wingfield.
Merry Baker: A Cyber Crime Thriller by Steven Robinson
The Five People you meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer
First Family, by David Baldacci
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Dorcas The Wooden Doll by Mary F Moore
The Doll and her Friends or Memoirs of Lady Seraphina by Julia Charlotte Maitland
Tuppeny Hat Detective by Brian Sellars
Blue Heaven by by C J Box
Little Plum by Rumer Godden
Silence by Natasha Preston
Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer
The Strange Attraction by Jane Mander
The Story of a New Zealand River by Jane Mander
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson
A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Miss Happiness & Miss Flower by Rumer Godden
My Uncle Silas by H.E. Bates
Winterkill (Joe Pickett) by C J Box
My Dear I wanted to tell you by Louisa Young
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico
Shadowlands by Brian Sibley
Hidden Secrets by Carolyn Brown
Broken Silence by Natasha Preston
Silence by Natasha Preston
The End of Winter by T D Griggs
The Perfect Kill by A J Quinnell
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg
Dear Lumpy by Roger Mortimer
Dear Lupin by Charlie Mortimer

Books Read 2015

BOOKS READ 2015

The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll by Jean Nathan
Fatal Exchange by Lisa Harris
Dangerous Passage by Lisa Harris
The Old Vicarage by Daphne Neville
Grave Allegations by Daphne Neville
Sea, Sun, Cads & Scallywags by Daphne Neville
Polquillick by Daphne Neville
The Ringing Bells Inn by Daphne Neville
Plotted in Cornwall by Janie Bolitho
Caught out in Cornwall by Janie Bolitho
Killed in Cornwall by Janie Bolitho
Betrayed in Cornwall by Janie Bolitho
Buried in Cornwall by Janie Bolitho
Framed in Cornwall by Janie Bolitho
Deadlocked 1 by A R Wise
The Way we Fall by Cassia Leo
The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett
Snapped in Cornwall by Janie Bolitho
314 (Widowsfield Triology) by A R Wise
Cut Out by Fergus McNeil
Broken Fall by Fergus McNeill
Goldie the Dressmaker by M.B. Goffstein
The Story of Live Dolls by Josephinne Scribner Gates
The Threshing Circle by Neil Grimmett
Never Coming Home by A.R.Wise
Broken Fall by Fergus McNeill
Danger for Red by Patricia Keyson
The Heist by Daniel Silver
How to Watch a Bird by Steve Braunias
Dear Miss Evelyn by Evelyn McLeod and Marian Ferguson
The Doll Shop Downstairs by Yona Zeldis McDonough
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey
The Unlikely Pilgramage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Blind Sight by Maurice Gee
Most Happy Fella: A Biography of Inia Te Wiata by Beryl Te Wiata
Beyond the Microphone by Leighton Smith
Moon Over Martinborough by Jared Gulian
Rebel With A Cause by Ray Avery
Wet Behind The Ears by Peter Taylor
The State We're In by Adele Parks
Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank
Long Time Coming by Edie Claire
Blood and Justice by Rayven T. Hill
Heart of Light by T.K. Leigh
Choosing Charleston by T. Lynn Ocean
Personal (Jack Reacher 29) by Lee Childs
A Touch of Frost by R.D. Wingfield

Books Read 2016

Dead Serious Day by Paulette D. Morrissey
The Haunting by Alan Titchmarsh
The Black Widow by Daniel Silva
Raggedy Ann & Andy by Johnny Gruelle (90th Anniversary Treasury)
Rosie by Alan Titchmarsh
Waiting for the Day by Leslie Thomas
Tregunna by Carla Vermaat
Coffin Road by Peter May
Entry Island by Peter May
Last Friends by Jane Gardam
The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Old Filth by Jane Gardam
My Cousin Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Home to Roost by Tessa Hainsworth
Seagulls in the Attic by Tessa Hainsworth
Runaway by Peter May
Up With the Larks by Tessa Hainsworth
The Chess Men by Peter May
The Lewis Man by Peter May
The Black House by Peter May
Concealed in Death by JD Robb
Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well by Nancy Atherton
Refusal A Dick Francis Novel by Felix Francis
A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale
Hercules and the Farmer's Wife by Chris Wadsworth
The Last Man by Vince Flynn
The Golden Bush by Temple Sutherland
The Fatal Englishman by Sebastian Faulks
Even Money by Dick & Felix Francis
Silks by Dick & Felix Francis
Dead Heat by Dick & Felix Francis
Crossfire by Dick & Felix Francis
Gamble by Felix Francis
The English Spy by Daniel Silva
String Lug the Fox by David Stephen
Where My Heart Used to Beat by Sebastian Faulks
Dead Eyed by Matt Brolly
Rope Enough by Oliver Tidy
Kickback by Damien Boyd
Head in the Sand by Damien Boyd
The Blissfully Dead by Mark Edwards
As the Crow Flies (The DI Nick Dixon Crime Series Bk 1) by Damien Boyd
From the Cradle (A Detective Lennon Thriller) by Mark Edwards
The Big Doll: A true story, through a dolls's eyes by Caroline Burnham
Naked in Death:1 by J.D. Robb
Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression by Sally Brampton

Books Read 2017 - 51 books.

Escape to the Hills by Cynthia Fowler
The Shropshire Canal Cat by Daniel Mark Brown
Extraordinary People by Peter May
Blacklight Blue by Peter May
The Critic by Peter May
One Indian Girl by Chetan Bhagat
A Cornish Christmas Carol by Liz Fenwick
A Cornish Stranger by Liz Fenwick
The Loving Spirit by Daphne DuMaurier
Recalled to Life by Reginald Hill
Heads or Tails by Damien Boyd
The Listerdale Mystery by Agatha Christie
Summer at the Cornish Cafe by Phillipa Ashley
The Gap Year for Grown Ups by Annie Sanders
The Alpha List by Ted Allbeury
The Weather in Africa by Martha Gellhorn
Secrets at the Little Village School by Gervase Phinn
The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll by Jean Nathan
The Queen of Whale Cay by Kate Summerscale
I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
Falling by Emma Kavanagh
Tremarnock by Emma Burstall
The Girl by the River by Sheila Jeffries
The Night Book by Richard Madeley
The Teacher by Katerina Diamond.
No and Me by Delphine De Vigan
Woman in the Wilderness by Miriam Lancewood
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
Gently Down the Stream by Alan Hunter
The Heart of the Valley by Nigel Hinton
For the Love of a Rose by Antonia Ridge
Gently by the Shore by Alan Hunter
Gently Does It by Alan Hunter
Silent Child by Sarah A Denzil
The Phantom of Manhatten by Frederick Forsyth
The Only Game by Reginald Hill
A Solider's Tale by M K Joseph
Pay Any Price by Ted Allbeury
Children of Tender Years by Ted Allbeury
Another Life by Sara MacDonald
Death Sentence by Damien Boyd
Gently in the Sun by Alan Hunter
Dead Level by Damien Boyd
Up With the Lark by Joan Bomford
Death Walks in Eastrepps by Francis Beeding
Cats in the Belfry by Doreen Tovey
Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
Year of the Cornflake by Faith Addis
The Outrun by Amy Liptrot
Not My Life by Paulette D. Morrissey
13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough

Books Read 2018 - 66 Books

Wycliffe and the Pea-Green Boat by W.J. Burley
Wycliffe and the Guilt Edged Alibi by W.J. Burley
Body Double by Tess Gerritsen
The Postcard by Fern Britton
Dead Simple by Peter James
You are Dead by Peter James
Never Say Die by Tess Gerritsen
Wife in the North by Judith O'Reilly
The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen
Die Again by Tess Gerritsen
Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen
Gravity by Tess Gerritsen
The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
A Weasel in my Meatsafe by Phil Drabble
Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen
Stolen by Tess Gerritsen
Wycliffe and the School Girls by W.J. Burley
I'll Keep You Safe by Peter May
The Cornish Guest House by Emma Burstall
The Cornish House by Liz Fenwick
Whistle Blower by Tess Gerritsen
I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen
Keeper of the Bride by Tess Gerritsen
Vicious Circle by C.J. Box
Stone Cold by C.J. Box
Country Doctor Tales of a Rural GP by Dr Michael Sparrow
Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen
Under the Knife by Tess Gerritsen
In Their Footsteps by Tess Gerritsen
Call after Midnight by Tess Gerritsen
Harvest by Tess Gerritsen
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
The Killing Place by Tess Gerritsen
Hiding in Plain Sight by Susan Lewis
Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen
Blow Back by Peter May
The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen
The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen
Life Support by Tess Gerritsen
Presumed Guilty by Tess Gerritsen
Hovel in the Hills by Elizabeth West - VG
Keeping the Dead by Tess Gerritsen
Freeze Frame by Peter May
A Foot in the Bucket by Jenny Green - Very Enjoyable.
Island Wife by Judy Fairbairns - Excellent!
The Highway by C.J. Box
An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo
Cast Iron by Peter May
Gently with the Painters by Alan Hunter
Penguin Bloom by Cameron Bloom & Bradley Trevor Greive
The Misremembered Man by Christina McKenna (Kindle)
The Bombmaker by Stephen Leather
Wycliffe and The House of Fear by W.J. Burley
Wyciffe and The Last Rites by W.J. Burley
The Forgotten Affairs of Youth by A. McCall Smith
The Babes in the Wood by Ruth Rendell
Man and Boy by Tony Parsons
The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds by Alexander McCall Smith
House of Spies by Daniel Silva
Dead Water by Ngaio Marsh
Land Girls by Angela Huth (Kindle)
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles - Brilliant!
Gently Through The Mill by Alan Hunter
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
The Returning Tide by Liz Fenwick
Landed Gently by Alan Hunter

Books Read 2019 - 36

Persons Unknown by Susie Steiner (weird!)
Gull on the Roof by Derek Tangye
Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo
Buster's Diaries as told to Roy Hattersley
Bully & The Badger by Wickham Malins. Loved this!
The Man with No Face by Peter May
10th Anniversary by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
Perfect by Rachel Joyce
Little Manfred by Michael Morpurgo
Malice in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope
Blood in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope
Long Time Dying by Solomon Carter (Kindle)
One Mile Deep by Solomon Carter (Kindle)
Out with a Bang by Solomon Carter (Kindle)
Wildflower by Mark Seal
Wycliffe's Wild Goose Chase by W.J. Burley
Wycliffe and the Three Toed Pussy by W.J. Burley
The Long Kill by Reginald Hill
Last of the Summer Wine by Andrew Vine
The Novel Habits of Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh
Singing in the Shrouds by Ngaio Marsh
Death Notes (Wexford Mystery) by Ruth Rendell
When the Boat Comes In by James Mitchell
High Citadel by Desmond Bagley
Wycliffe and The Four Jacks by W.J. Burley
Wycliffe and How to Kill a Cat by W.J. Burley
All the Birds Singing by Evie Wyld
Paris Echo by Sebastian Faulks
4th July by James Patterson with Maxine Pietro
Past Tense by Lee Child
The Other Woman by Daniel Silva
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
Feral by George Monbiot
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway by Kate Bradbury
The Happy Ending by Leo Walmsley

Books Read 2020 - 28 Books, not much, but I having never read through the Bible before I decided to read through it and have now read it several times and have been reading working and studying the Bible eversince which has taken up most of my reading time since June 2019

Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber
The Shining Levels by John Wyatt - Excellent Book!
The Royal Baths Murder by J.R. Ellis
The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris - Compelling Read
Sound of the Sea by Leo Walmsley
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Worse Case by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Once Upon a Time in the West Country by Tony Hawks
A Seaside Affair by Fern Britton
Daisy Vintage Cornish Camper Van by Ali McNamara
The Winding Lane by Derek Tangye
A Cat in the Window by Derek Tangye
A Cat Affair by Derek Tangye
Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein
The Retribution by Val McDermid
Blue Slipper Bay by Wendy K Harris
Wycliffe and The Guild of Nine by W. J. Burley
Rocken Edge by Wendy K Harris
Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death by W.J. Burley
The Sorrow of Sisters by Wendy K Harris - Enjoyable read.
A Moment in Time by H.E. Bates - Really enjoyed this.
Dance with Wings by Amelia Carr
Kiwi's might fly by Polly Evans - not bad.
Break for Freedom by Ewan Clarkson - loved this!
An April Shroud by Reginald Hill
The Sea Detective by Mark Douglas-Home
Trains and Lovers by Alexander McCall Smith

Books Read 2021

The Prison Doctor by Dr Amanda Brown
This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay
Even the Dead by Benjamin Black
Dying to Tell by Robert Goddard
Blind Side by James Patterson & James O'Born
The New Girl by Daniel Silva
...by ...
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Death of a Sweep by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Dreamer by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Scriptwriter by M. C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Macho Man by M.C. Beaton

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