Books with many idioms in them?

[Jan]

Hello all.

I've got an assignment to find at least 20 idioms in any book I want. However, I would like to be sure to get a book which has a lot of idioms in it.

Could you help me with finding an appropriate book? Genre is not so important but it should be a book by a British/American writer, preferably a known one.

Thank you. :)

[Jaye]

“Shakespeare is credited with coining more than 2,000 words, infusing thousands more existing ones with electrifying new meanings and forging idioms that would last for centuries. ‘A fool’s paradise,’ ‘at one fell swoop,’ ‘heart’s content,’ ‘in a pickle,’ ‘send him packing,’ ‘too much of a good thing,’ ‘the game is up,’ ‘good riddance,’ ‘love is blind,’ and ‘a sorry sight,’ to name a few. (David Wolman, Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling. Harper, 2010.)"
from here: http://literarydevices.net/idiom/

Wasn't it Shakespeare week on goodreads? (this past week)

[Betsy]

I could be wrong, but I would expect that popular mystery/crime fiction would be full of idioms. Maybe something by James Patterson.

[Jan]

Hello all.

Thank you for the suggestions, will look into them. :)