The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Murder of King Tut

V. Charles Ward ❤️ loved this book because...

I'd never been particularly interested in the boy King Tut until I read James Patterson's exciting take on the subject. Suddenly, everything came alive.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Writing 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By James Patterson , Martin Dugard ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Murder of King Tut as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Master of suspense James Patterson re-opens the ultimate cold case - the unsolved death of Tutankhamen.

Thrust onto Egypt's throne when just nine years old, King Tut's reign was fiercely debated from the outset. After nine years in power, Tut suddenly perished and his name was purged from Egyptian history. To this day, his death remains shrouded in controversy.

Now, in The Murder of King Tut, James Patterson and Martin Dugard dig through the evidence to arrive at their own account of Tut's life and untimely death. The result is an exhilarating true crime tale of intrigue, passion, and betrayal…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Island

V. Charles Ward ❤️ loved this book because...

There are many survival books written about people being stranded on remote Islands. This is one of the most recent. An easy read. Pure escapism.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By C.L. Taylor ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Island as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.

What is this book about?

WINNER OF THE PORTSMOUTH BOOK AWARD FOR LONGER NOVELS 2022
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIMEFEST AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL FOR YOUNG ADULTS 2021
WINNER OF THE WARWICKSHIRE YEAR 9 BOOK AWARDS 2021
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUDLEY CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2021

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Lost meets The Hunger Games in this thrilling young adult novel from C.L. Taylor, the Sunday Times and million-copy bestselling author.

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Welcome to The Island.

Where your worst fears are about to come true...

It was supposed to be the perfect holiday: a week-long trip for six teenage friends on a remote tropical island.

But when their guide…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Killing of Lord George

V. Charles Ward ❤️ loved this book because...

Before reading this book I'd never heard of Lord George, who was a travelling showman in Victorian England about the same time as Buffalo Bill was touring with his Wild West show. This book tells the life story of this interesting self-made man as well as taking another look at the strange circumstances which surrounded his death

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Teach 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Karl Shaw ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Killing of Lord George as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'A riveting read ... a dark story of murder and deceit with verve and insight' John Woolf, author of The Wonders

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A 19TH-CENTURY CIRCUS LEGEND

On 28 November 1911 a retired showman died violently at his home in North London. Known to the world as Lord George Sanger, he was once the biggest name in show business, and was venerated as a national institution.

The death of Britain's wealthiest showman read like a popular crime thriller: a merciless killer; a famous victim; sensational media headlines; a desperate manhunt laced with police incompetencies and a dramatic…


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By V. Charles Ward ,

Book cover of The Hendrix Joplin Community

What is my book about?

A fictionalised account of the sexual exploitation which can occur when someone has absolute power over the lives of others. In this case , the charismatic pastor of a cult rock-and-roll church, who will take your wife or daughter to be his concubine. Just to prove to you that he can. Even though his charisma is as fake as the hair and whiskers which cover his face.

Book cover of The Murder of King Tut
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Book cover of The Killing of Lord George

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