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If I like Kate Atkinson, Rose Tremain and Robert Galbraith.....

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BaconAndAvocado · 12/10/2022 19:56

.....which authors might I like too?

tia

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HariboReckoning · 12/10/2022 20:39

Peter Carey

Susan Hill

Fruitloopcowabunga · 12/10/2022 20:31

Amanda Craig, Mary Lawton. Agree Patrick Gale is wondrous.

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BaconAndAvocado · 12/10/2022 20:20

I loved Hamnett so will try and read some more Maggie O’Farrell, although I gather her latest hasn’t had fantastic reviews?

Love Sarah Winman and Donna Tartt. Found Richard Osman ok.

Will have a gander at the other authors mentioned here.

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Orangesarenottheonlyfruit · 12/10/2022 20:16

Sounds like you like good characterisation and a great plot.

Sarah Winman, Still Life
Clare Chambers, Small Pleasures
Clare Fuller, Unsettled Ground
Ronan Hession, Leonard and Hungry Paul (one of my favourite books of all time)

Tezza1 · 12/10/2022 20:15

Some of Chris Brookmyre's books are a little like Kate Atkinson, with the Scottish/sardonic sort of throwaway black humour, or at least I suppose it's Scottish, as I notice it's common to a lot of Scottish writers.

I find I need to pick and choose, and, for example, love his Jasmine Sharp, Angelique de Xavier and Jack Parlabane books. His science fiction not so much, but I think that's probably because as a teen I read too much science fiction .

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BaconAndAvocado · 12/10/2022 20:15

BeethovenNinth · 12/10/2022 19:59

Come to my house as I like them too!

BeethovenNinth you have excellent taste. And thank you for the invite!

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akabluebell · 12/10/2022 20:14

Patrick Gayle, sometimes amusing, sometimes bittersweet. A Place Called Winter was amazing ❤

Hilarymantelspencilsharpener · 12/10/2022 20:13

DorotheaFrazil, it's a great way of finding new authors to try.

butterwithtoast · 12/10/2022 20:11

Tana French for detective novels

DorotheaFrazil · 12/10/2022 20:10

@Hilarymantelspencilsharpener that literature map is amazing 🤩

Glitterspy · 12/10/2022 20:09

Donna Tartt

CordeliaShirley · 12/10/2022 20:08

Also Susie Steiner

CordeliaShirley · 12/10/2022 20:07

Mick Herron
Richard Osman

BeethovenNinth · 12/10/2022 20:05

I take it you have read the Rebus books?

i recently read Whirligig by Andrew Greig and loved it

i muddled him with the Scottish author Andrew Greig (That Summer) etc and also recommend highly

Hilarymantelspencilsharpener · 12/10/2022 20:03

www.literature-map.com/ this can be a good starting point

toomanyflapjacks · 12/10/2022 20:00

Mary Paulson Ellis - she's written 3 books set in Edinburgh. Sort of mysteries but lots about the characters and their relationships if that makes sense. They're not exactly a series but have some characters in common.

BeethovenNinth · 12/10/2022 19:59

Come to my house as I like them too!

Hotandbothereds · 12/10/2022 19:58

Maggie O’Farrell, Gabriela Garcia, Lisa Taddeo, Tayari Jones :)

JoanThursday · 12/10/2022 19:58

Maggie O'Farrell?