What's a really good book (proper page turner) to read at the moment?

Answer 1

Try "The Shadow of the Wind"--it's a great page turner, a story about a boy who finds himself the owner of the very last copy of a mysterious book that others are trying to find and destroy. You will not be disappointed!

Answer 2

Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. It' s a must for everyone. No reader can be a good reader untill he or she reads Harry Potter. This is true. It has a stunning, well-crafted plot, remarkable twists, excellent characters, mystery, thriller, suspense, fantasy, etc and with enough humour to make it best loved. It will keep you hooked on till the very end. After reading each book, you will simply have a thirst for more. It's undoubtedly the best book-series in the world. Even Stephen King is a fan!!!

Answer 3

Murder in Samarkand - A British Ambassador's Controversial Defiance of Tyranny in the War on Terror
by Craig Murray


Some reviews:

Sir Max Hastings, Sunday Times, 16 July 2006
Heroic. This darkly comic tale...rings horribly true. It helps explain the moral bankruptcy [of] the Blair government.

Justin Marozzi, The Spectator, 29 July 2006
An important and well-told story from a frontline of the war on terror. A very good thing indeed.

A reviewer on Amazon:
How International Relations Works, 15 Feb 2007
Reviewer: Johns (London, England)

Firstly, I was a bit surprised at Mr Murray's naivity when he took on the job of ambassador in Uzbekistan. He says he intended to uphold British values of decency and promote democracy. Surely a consultation of some history books would have educated him as to the history of British foreign policy, e.g. invasion of Ireland in 1132 followed by centuries of oppression there, or the 19th century invasion of China to get that country hooked on opium, or more recently the support of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. I think it's wrong for Murray to point to 9/11 as a turning point when Britain has had a very dodgy foreign policy for centuries.

Having said all that though, I found this a most interesting and compelling read, and essential reading for anyone clinging to some kind of quaint notion that Britain has an "ethical foreign policy". Anyone with any kind of sense of values will empathise with Murray's shock at discovering that a Communist, corrupt regime that routinely carried out various horrific acts of torture on people who committed such crimes as thinking for themselves should be regarded as an ally in the ongoing War on Terror.

Jack Straw is quoted on the back cover saying that "Craig Murray has been a deep embarrassment to the entire Foreign Office". I suppose their main embarrassment was when they'd discovered they'd employed someone with a backbone.

Answer 4

Anything by Richard Layman or Shaun Hutson,both fantastic authors,you cant put their books down,word of warning though,they can be a little disturbing.Also anything by Marianne keys,an Irish author who bases all her books round one big typical Irish family,my favourite was watermelon,the Irish humour is hilarious,if you want a good cry,a child called it,theres 3 books,excellent,i defy anyone to read these books and not be touched and Torey Haydon,who is a special needs teacher,true stories,and real heart wrenchers from start to finish.

Answer 5

you wish jodi picoult she is my absolute well known: a million 2d look. 2 my sisters keeper 3 mercy 4 the 10th circle 5 nineteen minutes she has alot extra too yet thats purely to call some. richelle mead is super additionally along with her vampire academy books a million vampire academy 2 frostbite 3 shadow kiss chistopher paolini is marvelous a million eragon 2 eldest 3 brisingr ellen Hopkins is super a million burned 2 crank 3 glass 4 impulse 5 same all of those books are website turners! I surely have examine all of them! all of them have that little twist to them on the tip that makes you desire to maintain analyzing. they are super.

Answer 6

Lynn Flewelling's Nightrunner series is great if you like suspense. It's an ongoing fantasy series, but not high fantasy like Lord of the Rings.

Luck in the Shadows
Stalking Darkness
Traitor's Moon

Answer 7

I just started reading Until Then by Joseph Noga. It's the follow up book to his thriller Angelhair.

Answer 8

Have you read Marina Cole's books?? Every single one she has wrote is a huge page turner. I've even got all my family reading them (Karin Slaughter is another)

Answer 9

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Answer 10

"Vernon God Little", or Kurt Vonneguts "Welcome to the monkey house". Probably the best book ive ever read. "Confederacy of Dunces" is really funny. "catch 22", its an oldie. and if you like chick books, sophie kinsellas "can you keep a secret?" took about 2 nights to read but made me laugh out loud for most of that time.