Just to keep a record for myself.
I don't mean all those craft books I buy and either flick through or just try one or two things from them. I mean books I actually read from cover to cover. (and a few audio books!)
The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
The Mystery of Mistletoe Hall by Benedict Brown (audiobook)
We are all made of Stars by Rowen Coleman
How to Make a dress by Jenny Packham
March and April 2026
Thirty Days in Paris by Veronica Henry
The Midnight House by Amanda Geard
Escape to the Northern Lights by Carrie Walker
The Cafe with No Name by Robert Seethaler
The Sea House by Louise Douglas (audio Book)
How did all this happen by John Bishop (autobiography on audiobook)
May and June 2026
Menopausing by Davina McCall (audiobook)
The Light a Candle Society by Ruth Hogan
Swept Away by Beth O'Leary
July and August 2026
Thrown by Sara Cox (audiobook)
The Artist by Lucy Steeds
The Name Game by Beth O'Leary (audiobook)
Victoria Park by Gemma Reeves
The museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle
September and October 2026
The family friend by Claire Douglas
The 24 hour Cafe by Libby Page (audio book)
A midwinter's tail by Lili Hayward
Murder by candlelight by Faith Martin
March and April 2025
Daphne by Justine Picardie
In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer
Lease on Love by Falon Ballard
May and June 2025
The gentle art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid's wedding by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid is watching by Freida McFadden
July and August 2025
Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare
The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes by Ruth Hogan
The Cove by LJ Ross
September and October
Small Bomb at Dimperley Lissa Evans
The Gardener by Sally Vickers
How to stop time by Matt Haig
By your side by Ruth Jones (audiobook)
November and December
The Rose Garden by Phillip Pullman
The Vintage Shop of Second Chances by Libby Page (audiobook)
January and February 2024
Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The cat who solved three murders by L T ShearerMarch and April 2024
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
May and June 2024
You are Here by David Nicholls
Cheer the F*** Up : How to save your best friend by Jack Rooke
Mix Tape by Jane Sanderson
July and August 2024
The Phoenix Ballroom by Ruth Hogan
Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown
September and October 2024
Still Life by Sarah Winman
A dress for Kathleen by Heather Richardson
November and December 2024
Murder on Lake Garda by Tom Hindle
Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan
The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson
One Christmas Night by Hayley Webster
Brightly Shining by Ingvild Rishoi
Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict
Marple by various authors
Marple by various authors
March and April 2023
Murder at the Seaview hotel by Glenda Young
Miss Dior by Justine Picardie
May and June 2023
Two Women in Rome by Elizabeth Buchan
Lost for words by Stephanie Butland
July and August 2023
Cat Lady by Dawn O'Porter
Agatha Christie by Lucy Worsley
September and October 2023
The Three Dahlias by Katy Watson
Ryan's Christmas by LJ Ross
The Pride of our Alley by Sebastian Lassandro
November and December 2023
T.V Big adventures on the small screen by Peter Kay
A very festive murder by Ada Moncrieff
January and February 2022
Do they know it's Christmas yet? by James Crookes
The Invitation by A.M.Castle
March and April
Mrs England by Stacey Halls
May and June
Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe by Debbie Johnson
The Sea Gate by Jane Johnson
July and August
Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah
September ans October
The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick
The White Cottage Mystery by Margery Allingham
Christmas at the Comfort Food Cafe by Debbie Johnson
November and December
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
The Christmas Bookshop Jenny Colgan
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
Snow Song by Sally Gardner
It's a love story by Martin and Shirlie Kemp
March and April 2021
The Haunting by Alan Titchmarsh
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Going to sea in a Sieve by Danny Baker
May and June 2021
The Ghost Tree by Barbara Erskine
Spring cannot be cancelled by David Hockney and Martin Gayford
July and August 2021
One August Night by Victoria Hislop
September and October 2021
The Great White Palace by Tony Porter
Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce
November and December 2021
A Third Class Murder by Hugh Morrrison
The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict
January and February 2020
The Secret Commonwealth by Phillip Pullman
Merry Midwinter by Gillian Monks
The boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse by Charlie Mackesy
The House Party by Adrian Tinniswood
Help the witch by Tom Cox
March April 2020
Between the stops by Sandi Toksvig
The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
May and June 2020
The Mystery of Three Quarters by Sophie Hannah
A life like other people's by Alan Bennett
July and August 2020
Perfect by Rachel Joyce
All the lonely people by Mike Gayle
September and October 2020
September and October 2020
The Red House Mystery by A.A Milne
From Venice with Love by Rosanna Ley
November to December 2020
Nala's World by Dean Nicholson
Murder most Festive by Ada Moncrieff
January and February 2019
One day in December by Josie Silver
Our Uninvited Guests by Julie Summers
March and April 2019
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
When all is said by Anne Griffin
Familiars by Stacey Halls
May and June 2019
The Wood by John Lewis-Stempel
July and August 2019
A Brush with the Coast by Sasha Harding
September and October 2019
After the Party by Cressida Connolly
There was a Time by Frank White
November and December 2019
When in Venice walk in single file by Fabrizio Berger
Miss Marley by Vanessa Lafaye
Murder at Christmas Eve by various authors
The Secret Commonwealth by Phillip Pullman (half way through!)
January and February 2018
Murder under the Christmas Tree by various authors
Tidings - A Christmas Journey by Ruth Padel
Hortense and the Shadow by Natalie and Lauren O'Hara
Children of Winter by Berlie Doherty
Sleep no more by P D James
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
March and April 2018
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
Looking for Captain Poldark by Rowan Coleman
May and June 2018
Whatever happened to Margo by Margaret Durrell
Keep the home fires burning by S. Block
July and August 2018
Summer at Villa Rosa by Nicky Pellegrino
An Italian Summer by Fanny Blake
September and October 2018
Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah
November and December 2018
Remembrance by Theresa Breslin
Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan
January and February 2017
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
Belgravia by Julian Fellows
March and April 2017
Mack the Life by Lee Mack
May and June 2017
Hebden Bridge Picture House by Kate Higham and Ray Barnes
Tales from the West Indies by Philip Sherlock
July and August 2017
Sleepers Castle by Barbara Erskine
The Z Murders by J.Jefferson Farjeon
September and October 2017
Seven Dead by J.Jefferson Farjeon
The Secret Rooms by Catherine Bailey
November and December 2017
The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman
A Christmas Candle by Kate Flynn
The Christmas Eve Tree by Delia Huddy
January and February 2016
A life in pictures by Michael Foreman
A River by Marc Martin
A Snow Garden by Rachel Joyce
The Book of Lost and Found by Lucy Foley
March and April 2016
Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey
At the edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier
May and June 2016
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
A tale of two families by Dodie Smith
July and August 2016
The Island by Victoria Hislop
September and October 2016
Inferno by Dan Brown
November and December 2016
The Mistletoe Murder PD James
Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson
January and February 2015
The woman in black: Angel of Death by Martyn Waites
The Return of the Light by Carolyn McVicker Edwards
The Vintage Girl by Hester Browne
March and April 2015
Pies and Prejudice by Stuart Maconie
A scream in Soho by John G. Brandon
May and June 2015
The making of the Railway Children by Jim Shipley
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
July and August 2015
The Ghost House by Helen Phifer
The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah
The Cornish Coast Murder by John Bude
September and October 2015
Walking Home by Simon Armitage
Thirteen Guests by J.Jefferson Farjeon
November and December 2015
Murder at the Vicarage by Jill McGown
January and February 2014
Winter's Tales by Lori Don
The Arabian nights by Wafa Tarnowska
March and April 2014
Life after life by Kate Atkinson
Do I love you by Paul McDonald
May and June 2014
This house is haunted by John Boyne
The peoples songs by Stuart Maconie
August and September 2014
The Darkest Hour by Barbara Erskine
October and November
The Country House at War by Simon Greaves (started in September)
Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid
Printer's Devil Court by Susan Hill
December 2014
The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Mystery in White by J.Jefferson Farjeon
Silent Night, Short stories by various authors
January and February 2013
Winter solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
Four tales by Phillip Pullman
A gathering storm by Rachel Hore
Colour a social history by The National Trust
Colour a journey by Victoria Alexander
March and April 2013
Colour: Travels through the paintbox by Victoria Finlay
The Royds of Rochdale by G.T.Whitworth
Dolly by Susan Hill
Plas Mawr, Conway by Rick Turner
May and June 2013
The cleaner of Chartres by Salley Vickers
July and August 2013
Various Guidebooks about Brittany.
The List of my desires by Gregoire Delacourt
The Stumpwork Robe by Pru Batten
The Road to Tholonet by Monty Don
September and October 2013
The Thirteenth tale by Diane Setterfield
November and December 2013
The Mistletoe Bride by Kate Mosse
A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
Christmas at High Rising by Angela Thirkell
One day in December by Josie Silver
Our Uninvited Guests by Julie Summers
March and April 2019
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
When all is said by Anne Griffin
Familiars by Stacey Halls
May and June 2019
The Wood by John Lewis-Stempel
July and August 2019
A Brush with the Coast by Sasha Harding
September and October 2019
After the Party by Cressida Connolly
There was a Time by Frank White
November and December 2019
When in Venice walk in single file by Fabrizio Berger
Miss Marley by Vanessa Lafaye
Murder at Christmas Eve by various authors
The Secret Commonwealth by Phillip Pullman (half way through!)
January and February 2018
Murder under the Christmas Tree by various authors
Tidings - A Christmas Journey by Ruth Padel
Hortense and the Shadow by Natalie and Lauren O'Hara
Children of Winter by Berlie Doherty
Sleep no more by P D James
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
March and April 2018
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
Looking for Captain Poldark by Rowan Coleman
May and June 2018
Whatever happened to Margo by Margaret Durrell
Keep the home fires burning by S. Block
July and August 2018
Summer at Villa Rosa by Nicky Pellegrino
An Italian Summer by Fanny Blake
September and October 2018
Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah
November and December 2018
Remembrance by Theresa Breslin
Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan
January and February 2017
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
Belgravia by Julian Fellows
March and April 2017
Mack the Life by Lee Mack
May and June 2017
Hebden Bridge Picture House by Kate Higham and Ray Barnes
Tales from the West Indies by Philip Sherlock
July and August 2017
Sleepers Castle by Barbara Erskine
The Z Murders by J.Jefferson Farjeon
September and October 2017
Seven Dead by J.Jefferson Farjeon
The Secret Rooms by Catherine Bailey
November and December 2017
The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman
A Christmas Candle by Kate Flynn
The Christmas Eve Tree by Delia Huddy
January and February 2016
A life in pictures by Michael Foreman
A River by Marc Martin
A Snow Garden by Rachel Joyce
The Book of Lost and Found by Lucy Foley
March and April 2016
Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey
At the edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier
May and June 2016
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
A tale of two families by Dodie Smith
July and August 2016
The Island by Victoria Hislop
September and October 2016
Inferno by Dan Brown
November and December 2016
The Mistletoe Murder PD James
Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson
The woman in black: Angel of Death by Martyn Waites
The Return of the Light by Carolyn McVicker Edwards
The Vintage Girl by Hester Browne
March and April 2015
Pies and Prejudice by Stuart Maconie
A scream in Soho by John G. Brandon
May and June 2015
The making of the Railway Children by Jim Shipley
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
July and August 2015
The Ghost House by Helen Phifer
The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah
The Cornish Coast Murder by John Bude
September and October 2015
Walking Home by Simon Armitage
Thirteen Guests by J.Jefferson Farjeon
November and December 2015
Murder at the Vicarage by Jill McGown
January and February 2014
Winter's Tales by Lori Don
The Arabian nights by Wafa Tarnowska
March and April 2014
Life after life by Kate Atkinson
Do I love you by Paul McDonald
May and June 2014
This house is haunted by John Boyne
The peoples songs by Stuart Maconie
August and September 2014
The Darkest Hour by Barbara Erskine
October and November
The Country House at War by Simon Greaves (started in September)
Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid
Printer's Devil Court by Susan Hill
December 2014
The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Mystery in White by J.Jefferson Farjeon
Silent Night, Short stories by various authors
January and February 2013
Winter solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
Four tales by Phillip Pullman
A gathering storm by Rachel Hore
Colour a social history by The National Trust
March and April 2013
Colour: Travels through the paintbox by Victoria Finlay
The Royds of Rochdale by G.T.Whitworth
Dolly by Susan Hill
Plas Mawr, Conway by Rick Turner
May and June 2013
The cleaner of Chartres by Salley Vickers
July and August 2013
Various Guidebooks about Brittany.
The List of my desires by Gregoire Delacourt
The Stumpwork Robe by Pru Batten
The Road to Tholonet by Monty Don
September and October 2013
The Thirteenth tale by Diane Setterfield
November and December 2013
The Mistletoe Bride by Kate Mosse
A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
Christmas at High Rising by Angela Thirkell
I've only just found your blog and couldn't resist looking at this one....books are an addiction for me, though I suppose there are worse things to be addicted to...!
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