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11/01/2023 - Jason Mott
25/01/2023 - Cariad Lloyd
15/02/2023 - Linwood Barclay
01/03/2023 - David McCloskey
28/03/2023 - Harlan Coben
12/04/2023 - Catriona Ward
26/04/2023 - Cecelia Ahern
10/05/2023 - Joanne Harris
24/05/2023 - Sadiq Khan
09/06/2023 - S.A. Cosby
21/06/2023 - T.J. Newman
04/07/2023 - Kate Mosse
19/07/2023 - Daniel Finkelstein
02/08/2023 - Lisa Jewell
15/08/2023 - Steve Cavanagh
29/08/2023 - Sebastian Faulks
13/09/2023 - Adele Parks
27/09/2023 - Louise Doughty
26/10/2023 - Victoria Hislop
09/11/2023 - Terry Hayes
22/11/2023 - John Boyne
13/12/2023 - Simon Sebag Montefiore

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1	Hell of a Book by Jason Mott (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 29,541 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	You Are Not Alone by Cariad Lloyd 4.40 avg rating — 1,158 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	Look Both Ways by Linwood Barclay (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 5,272 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	Damascus Station by David McCloskey 4.16 avg rating — 27,554 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	I Will Find You by Harlan Coben (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 146,221 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	Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 20,325 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	In a Thousand Different Ways by Cecelia Ahern 4.03 avg rating — 19,491 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	Broken Light by Joanne Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 5,095 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	Breathe: Seven Ways to Win a Greener World by Sadiq Khan 3.67 avg rating — 256 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	All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 152,718 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	Drowning by T.J. Newman (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 61,218 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	The Ghost Ship (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #3) by Kate Mosse 3.99 avg rating — 6,216 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	Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by Daniel Finkelstein 4.58 avg rating — 3,309 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	None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 1,227,941 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	Kill for Me Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 223,810 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	The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks 3.46 avg rating — 7,169 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
17	Just Between Us (DCI Clements, #2) by Adele Parks (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 17,234 ratings score: 84, 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
18	A Bird in Winter by Louise Doughty 3.61 avg rating — 4,094 ratings score: 83, 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
19	The Figurine by Victoria Hislop 4.05 avg rating — 13,890 ratings score: 82, 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
20	The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes 3.51 avg rating — 30,839 ratings score: 81, 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
21	Water by John Boyne (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 33,407 ratings score: 80, 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
22	The World: A Family History of Humanity by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,733 ratings score: 79, 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
23	Jerusalem: The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 14,057 ratings score: 78, 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