To ask you to recommend some tv to watch or books to read.

[Allofaflutter]

I'm recovering from serious illness, I may have months until I’m back to work. We have sky, Netflix, Disney plus and Amazon prime. I need recommendations as I’ve watched far too much daytime tv! I’m quite keen on true crime and detective shows. Don’t mind dramas. So what have you watched lately that you would recommend? What books have you not been able to put down?

Just watched the Harlem Coben this week. That’s was just up my street. So good.
seen All the criminal minds, I may have a large crush on a certain character that says Baby girl a lot lol 😂

May have only watched SWAT for that reason too! 😂🤣🥰

I just read two v good books:

American Dirt
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

What were they about?

The Fall on iplayer is v good with Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dorman -first out around 2016.

I’m adding them all to my list.

Thank you everyone. Being home with nothing but time but not being able to do anything is frustrating. I just need distracting.

Jane Casey's Meave Kerrigan series is brilliant. The first one is The Burning but it's actually the poorest - start on book two.

@Allofaflutter I've just finished waking the dead! The background music is so annoying in tje earth ones because it feels so 90's/2000's isn't it?
I'd suggest : to catch a copper and line of duty. Happy Valley is amazing. I'm envious you're watching it from the beginning.
Susan Hill books (Simon serralier detective series) are very good too.
I hope you feel better soon. ❤️

Michael Connelly books, and there's TV based on the books too

Griseldaa d The One on Netflix

Books - the seven sisters series ❤️

When I was in hospital I found the borrow box app from the library handy for ebooks and audiobooks. If something didn't grip me I could send it back unread without the guilt of having bought it and trying to make it to the end

If you like crime I enjoy Kathy Reich's, Val mcdermid especially the wire in the blood series although the first book is a bit dated and hasn't aged well.

We have just watched only murders in the building on Disney

Absolutely watch Happy Valley! It's amazing.

I'm currently watching Vigil on BBC iPlayer which I'm enjoying. Also just finished Blue Lights which was great too.

As for books, if you've got a kindle I love Shalini Boland. A lot of her books are on kindle unlimited. Really gripping, easy to read thrillers.

Thanks it’s extensive pulmonary embolisms which are causing me to feel really bad. When I thought I of being home off work I had lists of things to do, being ill and not able to do anything wasn’t on my mind. Tv and books are the only thing I can do to pass the time.

You need to watch Happy Valley! It’s absolutely brilliant.

I just watched all of Happy Valley, then Life on Mars, and now I’m just about to finish Ashes to Ashes. I can’t believe I missed all these when they were on!

I do have a kindle app. I only have one hand so kindle is easier for me.

Slow Horses. You'd need to get an Apple TV sub but there's a bunch of free trials available eg if you have an EE mobile contract or an iPhone. Watch the TV series and then read all the books (Mick Herron, there's at least nine of them ).

Have you seen White Lotus? There's 2 seasons. I loved it.

I watched life on Mars and ashes to ashes when they came on. They were great. Apart from the obvious sexism of course.

I've just finished The Traitors Australia (S2) absolute trash TV but worth a watch.

I can't remember what streaming service this was on but Sharp Objects was brilliant!

I didn’t watch traitors Uk as I can’t stand Claudia’s fringe lol. 😂 isn’t it amoung us but irl?

JD Robb Eve Dallas books, there’s loads of them about a futuristic detective in New York. I really enjoyed them.

On tv:
Yellowstone
Mad Men
Game of Thrones
Succession
Happy Valley
NCIS
Luther
Cracker
Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes

Books:
Cynthia Harrod Eagles - historical books but also the Bill Slider mysteries
Anything Delderfield
Miss Read Thrush Green and Fairacre books
Val McDermid Wire in the Blood