TOP TEN READS: ANOTHER FIVE
Sorry for the delay in bringing you the next five great books to read, but here they are in all their glory. I've featured more mystery/suspense stories because that's exactly what I'm in the midst of writing myself. More news to follow on that later. But I certainly hope there's one here that you'll enjoy! LITERARY MYSTERY/SUSPENSE ELIZABETH IS MISSING by Emma Healey. This debut novel became an international bestseller and it's easy to see why. With a brilliantly original premise, precise and detailed characterization and lovely, perceptive language, this book is difficult to put down. Its central character is Maud. In her late eighties, she's physically mobile but forgetful, confused and suffering the onset of dementia. She makes a cup of tea and forgets to drink it, goes to the store and can't remember why she's there - usually returning with cans of tinned peaches. Daily visits from carers and her daughter allow her to live at home, but ...