Category: 5 Star Reads

These are the books that I have thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend to you.

The Last of the Stanfields (by Marc Levy)

This is a fabulous read! Marc Levy is the most read contemporary French author in the world and I can see why. Story outline: “When London journalist Eleanor-Rigby Donovan receives an anonymous letter alluding to a crime committed by her deceased mother, her life is turned upside down. It points her to a bar on…

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Origin (by Dan Brown)

[star rating=”5″ max=”5″] Origin by Dan Brown is a super read. He is a Master of the Genre. Intrigue, technology, monarchy and religious factions all contribute to yet another page turner!

The Girl from Venice (by Martin Cruz Smith)

[star rating=”5″ max=”5″] This would be a great holiday read if you were vacationing in Northern Italy. The story is primarily located the lagoon in Venice and Lake Garda to the west. The plot deals with the period towards the end of the war in 1945.

Missing Pieces (by Laura Pearson)

[star rating=”5″ max=”5″] What a superb debut from Laura Pearson – she is going to be an author to look out for. Her tragic story about a family who try to cope with two deaths is sad but poignant and uplifting.

30 Days of Justis (by John Ellsworth)

[star rating=”5″ max=”5″] In 30 Days of Justis attorney Michael Gresham discovers that a daughter (he never knew he had) is on death row for the murder of a Judge. There are just 30 days to save her, and he is fighting cronyism and the prejudice against sex workers. The suspense builds as we approach the final days.

Things We Never Said (by Nick Alexander)

[star rating=”5″ max=”5″] It is a sad, funny but uplifting read. It is a roller coaster emotional journey as we follow life for Sean after his wife Catherine has died following a long fight against cancer. Compelling and thoroughly enjoyable.

The Good Daughter (by Karin Slaughter)

[star rating=”5″ max=”5″] This was an interesting gritty story of two sisters who suffered a harrowing episode in their past and how it completely changed their lives.