I haven't read a book in 10 years

[MsChatterbox]

I really want to get into a book. I want to get drawn into it like I'm watching a movie. I remember reading books in my teens where I didn't even realise I was turning the pages. Please can anyone recommend a book that can grab me like this?! Genre wise, I think a good detective/action/adventure book would be good. Like I say I'm not a massive reader and I'm probably a bit sleep deprived so not something that will take a lot of brain power to keep up. Please help me get back into books!!

The lost man by Jane harper is excellent. ...murder mystery in the Australian outback.
also valentina by s e lynes. ..a real page Turner

Jane Harper is a good shout - The Dry is also excellent.

I love Ian Rankin’s Rebus novels though I’d probably start around book 7 or 8 as that’s when he really got into his stride.

I love the Montalbano books by Andrea Camilleri. Based on Sicily, wry sense of humour, excellent descriptions of food alongside detectivey stuff.

And VI Warshawski series by Sara Paretzky is super easy reading.

Good luck!

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman is also an easy but fun read

Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo. A rollicking read - unputdownable.

Yes was going to say Richard Osman The Thursday Murder Club.

It’s very short chapters and is a really easy read.

Thank you guys! Gonna look all these up!

If you haven't started yet I ours just like to add the No1 Ladies Detective Agency.

I haven't had a break from reading for a while but if I ever do, the warmth of these books always get me straight back into the reading habit

American dirt

Seriously gripping

I love the Jack Reacher thrillers by Lee Child. Killing Floor, One Shot and The Midnight Line are some of my faves. (FYI They can be a bit gory if that kind of thing bothers you)

The Jackson Brodie books by Kate Atkinson will reel you in...

My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is not too long but good, a bit quirky - though must admit I listened to it as an audiobook, why don't you try some audiobooks, the lazy readers answer.

My advice is to re-read something you loved 10 years ago. I am similar in that I used to read loads but then after having kids really struggled to immerse myself in a book. Tried various over the years and occasionally I would find one or two that was possible to get lost in but most were a struggle. In the end I reread one of my old favourites (Handmaid's tale) and boom I was immersed. I concluded that books just aren't as good as they were.

I could of course be talking nonsense but it might be worth a try?

The Jackson Brodie books by Kate Atkinson will reel you in...

That's a brilliant suggestion. If I start one of those, I literally find it hard to put down.

Secret History by Donna Tartt

I second the Jackson Brodie books, they are so clever and manage to be comical, serious and real page-turning mysteries.
You can't go wrong with an Agatha Christie either IMO.

Normal people sally Rooney
Elinor oliphant (bit marmite on mumsnet but I read it in a day)
Girl on the train
Life after life
The lovely bones
The push
Three hours
All books I literally couldn't put down

Little Women

Sorrow and Bliss Meg Mason...Good story

I’m really enjoying ‘Where the crawdads sing’ by Delia Owens, it’s beautifully written and I’ve been thoroughly absorbed in a way that I haven’t been by any other book for years.

The Phryne Fisher series by Kerry Greenwood - there is about 21 of them. Shes a 1920's, 1930s lady detective, she can fly, drive fast, carrys a pistol and has all the men after her. She's basically a female james bond, but better.

There is also a TV programme of it as well, but even though I am a massive fan of the TV series and have rewatched them several times I recently started reading the books and I prefer them.

Also I still read books that I discovered as a teenager, a well written book is a well written book regardless of the age it is written for so I have several authors I found as a teenager that I still enjoy

It's never too late! If you want something light and silly with crime and murder investigation involved, try Meg Cabot's "Size 12 is not fat". It's the first one in a series. The perfect read for busy-foggy minds :)

Nine Perfect Strangers and Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty are easy reading and have TV series to reward yourself with after if you get thru them! (Tho the series of Nine Perfect Strangers - v disappointing!)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy is not as light but it is gripping.

Happy to report since starting the thread I have ready many many books... The buzz is back!

Awesome!! :)