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Books to snuggle up with in front of the fire
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Paperchase: A NovelPaperchase: A Novel by Graham Hamer
Buy new: $22.95 / Used from: $14.84
I guess I had to put my own tome here. I hope you enjoy it as you sit by your fire
Monsoon (Courtney Family Adventures)Monsoon (Courtney Family Adventures) by Wilbur Smith
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01
Once more, Smith hauls his story from one outrageous situation to another making sure that his heroes (men, all of them, right down to the last man!) keep stumbling into testerone-charged territory.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $0.24
The teeny-boppers can't have Harry all to themselves. Us old 'uns want a look in too!
The General's DaughterThe General's Daughter by Nelson DeMille
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
Nelson Demille will keep you guessing all the way through this taut mystery thriller
Haunted East AngliaHaunted East Anglia by Joan Forman
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Stoke up the fire. These true ghost stories will chill your marrow
Bravo Two ZeroBravo Two Zero by Andy McNab
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Andy mcNab can walk the walk. He's one of the few that got out of Iraq alive after their mission went wrong
England, EnglandEngland, England by Julian Barnes
Buy new: $9.86 / Used from: $0.98
For a rollicking good chuckle, read Julian Barnes's account of what happens when a corporate giant takes over England
Blott on the LandscapeBlott on the Landscape by Tom Sharpe
Buy used from: $3.00
Tom Sharpe's one of the few authors who can make me laugh out loud
Quite Ugly One MorningQuite Ugly One Morning by Christopher Brookmyre
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And Christopher Brookmyre's one of the others, though his gems are full of other social observations as well
Evening ClassEvening Class by Maeve Binchy
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Maeve Binchy is great at characterizations and Evening Class is no exception
Fruit of a Poisonous TreeFruit of a Poisonous Tree by Norman A. Harris
Buy new: $11.95 / Used from: $0.01
Norm Harris has written a real action-packed novel here, with great descriptions and lively characterizations
$oft Money: The True Power in Our Nation's Capital$oft Money: The True Power in Our Nation's Capital by E. L. Burton
Buy new: $15.54 / Used from: $0.98
$oft Money is Eric Burton's first book. It won't be his last as he digs deep into political funding in USA
Scarlet FeatherScarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy
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Another great book from Maeve Binchy, and probably her best.
The HippopotamusThe Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry
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Stephen Fry will make you chuckle, laugh, giggle, snigger, hoot, chortle and titter.
ee by Matt Beaumont
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01
Matt Beaumont pulled a novel idea out of the fire here. A whole story written in e-mails - characterizations and all.