Richard & Judy Book Club picks
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A Conspiracy of Bones
Kathy Reichs, 2020
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding
Jackie Copleton, 2015
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

A Gathering Light
Jennifer Donnelly, 2003
On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for




A Quiet Belief in Angels
Roger Jon Ellory, 2007
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for


A Song For Issy Bradley
Carys Bray, 2014
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

A Year of Marvellous Ways
Sarah Winman, 2015
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for








Anatomy of a Scandal
Sarah Vaughan, 2018
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for


Away with the Penguins
Hazel Prior, 2020
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for





Between A Mother And Her Child
Elizabeth Noble, 2012
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for









Dark Sacred Night
Michael Connelly, 2018
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for












Everything and Nothing
Araminta Hall, 2011
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for






Getting Rid of Matthew
Jane Fallon, 2007
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for



Good News, Bad News
David Wolstencroft, 2004
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for








How to Kill Your Best Friend
Lexie Elliott, 2021
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

How to talk to a Widower
Jonathan Tropper, 2007
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for



I Have Something to Tell You
Susan Lewis, 2021
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for















Love in the Present Tense
Catherine Ryan Hyde, 2007
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for





Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, 2010
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for



Midwinter Sacrifice
Mons Kallentoft, 2007
On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for




Moonflower Murders
Anthony Horowitz, 2020
On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for




My Best Friend's Girl
Dorothy Koomson, 2006
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for









Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty, 2018
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for



No Time For Goodbye
Linwood Barclay, 2007
On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for


Notes from an Exhibition
Patrick Gale, 2007
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for





Our Endless Numbered Days
Claire Fuller, 2015
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for








Rage Against Dying
Becky Masterman, 2014
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Random Acts of Heroic Love
Danny Scheinmann, 2007
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for



Rose of Sebastopol
Katharine McMahon, 2008
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for
Rules for Perfect Murders
Peter Swanson, 2020
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Paul Torday, 2007
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Secrets Of The Tides
Hannah Richell, 2012
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for









Something in the Water
Catherine Steadman, 2018
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for






Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, 2018
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for



The Abortionist's Daughter
Elisabeth Hyde, 2006
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for



The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Christy Lefteri, 2019
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for



The Bolter: Idina Sackville-The Woman Who Scandalised 1920s Society and Became White Mischief's Infamous Seductress
Frances Osborne, 2008
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for




The Boy From the Woods
Harlan Coben, 2020
On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for






The Cellist of Sarajevo
Steven Galloway, 2008
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

The Colour of Bee Larkham's Murder
Sarah J. Harris, 2019
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

The Confessions of Katherine Howard
Suzannah Dunn, 2011
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for




The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
Ben Sherwood, 2004
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for


The Devil in the Marshalsea
Antonia Hodgson, 2014
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

The End Of Everything
Megan Abbott, 2011
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for






The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Claire North, 2014
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for





The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman
Julietta Henderson, 2021
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for


The Girl Who Fell From The Sky
Simon Mawer, 2012
On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for







The Heart's Invisible Furies
John Boyne, 2017
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for





The House Of Silk
Anthony Horowitz, 2011
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

The House on Half Moon Street
Alex Reeve, 2018
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty, 2013
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for





The Interpretation of Murder ( winner )
Jed Rubenfeld, 2006
On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for



The Jane Austen Book Club
Karen Joy Fowler, 2004
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

The Keeper of Lost Things
Ruth Hogan, 2017
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for


The Kind Worth Killing
Peter Swanson, 2015
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for



The Land Of Decoration
Grace McCleen, 2012
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
Anna McPartlin, 2014
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

The Last House on Needless Street
Catriona Ward, 2021
On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for


The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, 2021
On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for
The Last Thing She Told Me
Linda Green, 2019
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

The Lincoln Lawyer
Michael Connelly, 2005
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
Eva Rice, 2006
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for


The Loving Husband
Christobel Kent, 2016
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite
Beatrice Colin, 2008
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for


The Marriage Pact
Michelle Richmond, 2017
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for


The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Kim Edwards, 2005
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

The Mercies
Kiran Millwood Hargrave, 2020
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

The Mermaid and the Drunks
Ben Richards, 2003
On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

The Miseducation of Evie Epworth
Matson Taylor, 2021
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for





The Night She Disappeared
Lisa Jewell, 2021
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

The Novel in the Viola
Natasha Solomons, 2011
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
Marianne Cronin, 2021
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

The Other Passenger
Louise Candlish, 2020
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

The Other Side of the Bridge
Mary Lawson, 2006
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

The Paper Palace
Miranda Cowley Heller, 2021
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

The Paris Library
Janet Skeslien Charles, 2020
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Aimee Bender, 2010
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

The Piano Teacher
Janice Y. K. Lee, 2009
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

The Pirate's Daughter
Margaret Cezair-Thompson, 2007
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for



The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Rebecca Miller, 2008
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

The Promise of Happiness
Justin Cartwright, 2004
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

The Pull of the Stars
Emma Donoghue, 2020
On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

The Quality of Silence
Rosamund Lupton, 2015
On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
Katarina Bivald, 2013
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for
The Recovery of Rose Gold
Stephanie Wrobel, 2021
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for


The Return of Captain John Emmett
Elizabeth Speller, 2011
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for




The Sapphire Widow
Dinah Jefferies, 2018
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for





The Secret Between Us
Louise Douglas, 2012
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for


The Sentence is Death
Anthony Horowitz, 2018
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for
The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 2001
On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for


The Shoemaker's Wife
Adriana Trigiani, 2012
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, 2019
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

The Sixth Lamentation
William Brodrick, 2003
On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for


The Story of Beautiful Girl
Rachel Simon, 2011
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for


The Stranger Diaries
Elly Griffiths, 2018
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

The Summer of the Bear
Bella Pollen, 2010
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for


The Taxidermist's Daughter
Kate Mosse, 2015
On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

The Tea Planter's Wife
Dinah Jefferies, 2015
On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

The Testament of Gideon Mack
James Robertson, 2006
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for


The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger, 2003
On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for


The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
Joanna Cannon, 2015
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for
The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair
Joel Dicker, 2012
On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for
The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton
Anstey Harris, 2019
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for


The Universe Versus Alex Woods
Gavin Extence, 2013
On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce, 2012
On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for





The Wife Between Us
Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen, 2018
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for


The Witch Finder's Sister
Beth Underdown, 2018
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

The Woman In The Window
A. J. Finn, 2018
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for


This Book Will Save Your Life
A. M. Homes, 2006
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

This Is How It Ends
Kathleen MacMahon, 2012
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for


Those We Left Behind
Stuart Neville, 2015
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Three Things About Elsie
Joanna Cannon, 2018
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for



Tigers In Red Weather
Liza Klaussmann, 2001
On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for






Waiting for Columbus
Thomas Trofimuk, 2009
On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

When God Was a Rabbit
Sarah Winman, 2011
On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

When She Was Good
Michael Robotham, 2020
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, 2018
On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

You, Me, Everything
Catherine Isaac, 2018
On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

The lists that agree with this one most
| List | Books in common |
|---|---|
| Goodreads Choice Awards: Fiction and Historical Fiction winners (Goodreads, 2009-) | 7 |
| Costa (Whitbread) Novel Award (winners and shortlists) (Costa, 1971-2021) | 8 |
| British Book Awards: Fiction Book of the Year (winners and shortlists) (The Bookseller, 1990-) | 6 |
| Women's Prize for Fiction (winners and shortlists) (Women's Prize Trust, 1996-) | 7 |
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 1969-) | 8 |









































