Simon Mayo's Books Of The Year

Simon Mayo's Books Of The Year - 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018

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29/01/2020 - Sophie Hannah
03/02/2020 - Andrew Hunter Murray
08/02/2020 - Mark Billingham
10/03/2020 - Ariana Neumann
17/04/2020 - Anthony Horowitz
18/07/2020 - Robert Webb
01/08/2020 - Sabine Durrant
19/08/2020 - Simon Mayo
01/09/2020 - Richard Osman
16/09/2020 - Alastair Campbell
30/09/2020 - Robert Harris
13/10/2020 - Ben MacIntyre
28/10/2020 - Andrew Child & Lee Child
22/11/2020 - Grace Dent
10/12/2020 - C.K. McDonnell
19/12/2020 - Ian Rankin

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1	Haven't They Grown by Sophie Hannah (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 30,353 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Last Day by Andrew Hunter Murray (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 9,176 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Their Little Secret by Mark Billingham 4.12 avg rating — 5,514 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains by Ariana Neumann (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 7,416 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Nightshade (Alex Rider, #12) by Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 5,502 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Come Again by Robert Webb 3.44 avg rating — 4,773 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Finders, Keepers by Sabine Durrant 3.83 avg rating — 2,134 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Knife Edge by Simon Mayo 3.85 avg rating — 2,772 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) by Richard Osman 3.86 avg rating — 778,189 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Better to Live by Alastair Campbell 4.25 avg rating — 1,550 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	V2: A Novel of World War II by Robert Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 16,481 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Agent Sonya: Lover, Mother, Soldier, Spy by Ben Macintyre 4.16 avg rating — 17,950 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Sentinel (Jack Reacher, #25) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 66,964 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Hungry by Grace Dent 4.36 avg rating — 6,499 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Stranger Times (Stranger Times #1) by C.K. McDonnell 4.17 avg rating — 14,458 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus #23) by Ian Rankin (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 20,942 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars