I need a real pageturner

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I’m flying long haul with my son. He will put headphones on and drift for hours on end. I on the other hand am quite wriggly in these situations. I need an enthralling book that I can be fully absorbed in

any recommendations ?

I enjoy Louise Penny and her brand of cosy crime. Favourite book ever is probably A Prayer for Owen Meany

Strange Sally Diamond
Hearts Invisible Furies
the Names

Have you read The Maid by Nita Prose.

The holiday friend by Pamela Hansford Johnson. Absolutely brilliant. Literary fiction rather than commercial fiction.

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

Anything by Kirsten Hannah

I cried ugly tears reading this
https://amzn.eu/d/22TF4a3

And this one left me scared to turn the page but compelled to read on
https://amzn.eu/d/5pIcNOY

Brilliant… lots for me to look up ! Thanks haven’t ready any of those

Have you read A Widow for One Year by John Irving? It's a huge tome but I loved it. Also, Wally Lamb's The Hour i First Believed.

Anything by Frieda McFadden

Three hours by rosamund lupton....I honestly couldn't put it down!

The Lost Man by Jane Harper. Thriller set in the Australian outback. Couldn't put it down.

The Dr Ruth Galloway detective series, forensic archaeologist working with the police, most set in North Norfolk. Great cast of recurring characters.

The first in the series is The Crossing Places.

ETA Author is Elly Griffiths

Midnight is a lonely place - Barbara Erskine

Still Life by Sarah Winman

Why not try the classics? It's surprising how gripping people like M. R. James can be. And of course Sherlock Holmes. Classics are classics for a simple reason – they're really, really good.

I loved that too

Love all of her books!!

Yes strange sally diamond

American Dirt by Jeanine Cumins. Total page turner and exactly the right thing for a flight. Reader discretion is advised due to some content (someone mentioned me once when I recommended it on another thread and said they loved it but could have done with a warning.)

The Lamb by Lucy Rose. Pretty gruesome but fascinating and definitely a page turner.

Midnight in the garden of good and evil.

I’m going yo try this looks good!

Thanks Everyone… I’ve ordered Strange Sally Diamond, Three Hours and The Lost Man… almost looking forward to the flight now !

Oh..love to know what you think of them!

Back from our hols! Enjoyed all 3 books very much so thank you for your recommendations.