Holiday let bookshelf slim pickings?

[Fourfantasticfrogs]

On holiday and I've finished the book I brought with me. Holiday let has a couple of book shelves of books but no idea what to choose. I think most are detective/ thrillers. I'll read anything but don't want to miss picking a good one. Help please. Pictures of book shelves attached. Thanks.

I'd go for Harlan Coben, PD James and Patricia Cornwell out of that lot. But I'll read any thriller, really!

Out of those I’d read Kathy reichs 206 bones, the Tess Gerritson and Harlem coben. I’ve read 8 books in 8 days and dreading having to read the Jody piccoult. I have my kindle but like reading in the pool and on beach.

Harlan Coben is fairly light reading but entertaining. Also Tess Gerritsen and Peter James but if you haven't read Eleanor Oliphant, you must!

Out of those I'd go for Kathy Reichs but I've read that book, Harlan Coben but not the Myron Bolitar one or the Tess Gerritson

'Elinor Oliphant is Completely Fine'. There it is on the first photo. It is really good. Not a thriller.

sorry 'Eleanor'.

Goodness that's a weak selection! I'd go for the PD James.

Elinor Oliphant!!!!

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Eleanor Oliphant is the one I've read. Loved it and these are a bit of a mind shift from that one.

Go for the Jeffery archer! Always page turners

ian Rankin is pretty damn good.

If you like fantasy books then you'll probably like Lev Grossman's The Magicians from that selection. It's a sort of grown up version of a cross between Harry Potter and the Narnia books. Its part of a series but you can read the first book as a stand-alone. I enjoyed it.

Ian Rankin, Stephen King and James Patterson.

I'd re-read the Ian Rankin then the PD James, both excellent.

I've read and enjoyed a few Harlen Coben books, easy reading for a holiday. I used to enjoy James Patterson, but the lastfew I read were collaborations and I found them very formulaic and lacking compared to his earlier stuff. I don't mind Kathy Reichs and I really like Ian Rankin ''S Inspector Rebus stories. Holidays are a great opportunity to discover new authors. Hopefully you'll find one you like.

The Pelican Brief by Grisham is fantastic

I’ve read all the James Patterson books there and enjoyed them, especially Mary,Mary

Eleanor Oliphant is a lovely read and I would think very different to everything else on the shelf. I usually like Victoria Hislop books (generally set in Greece) but haven't read The Thread. Tess Gerritson is very readable. Most of it seems like a bit of a man's book selection!

Ian Rankin followed by PD James

I have never been in a ho,day let with such a well stocked bookshelf!

Thanks all. I'm going to try a Harlan Coben one. Those who recommended him are they stand alone? I'd completely forgotten that Ian Rankin wrote the Rebus series so a good standby and I haven't read the one here.

From that selection I'd read 'The Pelican Brief' first then onto Harlem Coburn - although they're stand alone, there is a sense to trying to read them in order for back story stuff.

Post-mortem. Fantastic book

Oh dear. I think I’d go for the PD James.

I had the opposite problem on holiday - well-stocked but incredibly highbrow bookshelves full of 20th century classics, Virago and Shakespeare. I ended up reading The Turn of The Screw from a Henry James collection.

PD James, Tess gerritson second choice.