Books for my Christmas list

[SpikyBinkle]

Can you help? I keep a list of books that I would like to read and I use it to drop big hints to Santa family for my Christmas presents. I've lost the list! Can anyone please suggest some books to ask for? Preferably from the last few years. I like historical novels, thrillers and I fancy a scary tale.

Stephen King has a new book out - four novellas iirc.

The newest one by Jed Rubenfeld who wrote 'An Interpretation Of Murder' is v good. Much better than An Interpretation Of Murder.

Have you read the CJ Sansom Shardlake series? Historical who-dunnits.

No, not read that series. All suggestions sound tempting, thank you.
I've not read 'An Interpretation of Murder' - you wouldn't recommend it?

I didn't like it - but really liked the other one. Will try and find out its name for you. I think you'll love the Shardlakes!

The Jed R one is called The Death Instinct.

Have you read:

The Book Thief

Are you open to classics / older contemporary stuff (ie last twenty years)?

I loved The Book Thief. I am open to any suggestions really it was just that my list was taken from book reviews so mostly more recent.

Just had a quick look at the Jed R one and will be adding it to my list

Classics you may like (if not read already):
The Woman In White;
The Moonstone;
Sherlock Holmes stories (oh and have you read Arthur And George by Julian Barnes because you might like that too);
Poe stories;
Northanger Abbey - not quite meeting your criteria but fun and with a gothic element;
Frankenstein;
Dracula.

A modern historical who-dunnit who writes from a female perspective is Arianna Frankyln - her one about Princess Anastasia is good and she also has a mediaeval series which begins with Mistress Of the Art Of Death.

Frank Tallis' series set in Vienna in the time of Freud is good too.

Plenty to keep me going there. I am intrigued by the last two in particular. Off to google them now. I appreciate your help. Hope Santa brings you some good reading

So do I! I'm struggling to find anything I fancy/like at the mo.

Hope you find something you enjoy. :)

I've just read The Witch's Trinity by Erika Mailman. It was good. Historical and creepy!