Top Ten Tuesday- Books with names in their title

I love this week’s theme of Top Ten Tuesday; – books with names in the title. I didn’t think I would come up with many but again it was hard limiting this to ten.

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

So in no particular order, here are my top ten books with names in the title.

The Pickwick Papers by Heather Redmond (review)

I enjoyed reading this historical crime fiction featuring Charles Dickens and his finance trying to prove his innocence of a gruesome murder in 1836. Kate Hogarth sounds like an amazing woman in her own right and it seems entirely plausible that she could help solve a crime.

Jane and the Year without Summer by Stephanie Barron

I can’t believe I haven’t come across The Being Jane Austen Mystery before I took part in the Jane and the Year without Summer blog tour but I loved the concept of prim and proper Jane Austen solving a murder in a B and B full of eccentric characters while dealing with her own doomed love life.

Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death by M.C Beeton

The Agatha Raisin books are cosy crime at its best with an amazing, gorgeous, flamboyant woman in her fifties who moves to a little village and solves crime.

The Murder of Rodger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

From one Agatha to another Agatha, This was one of the first books that left me gasping at the end with its audacious plot twist.

Little Rabbit Foo Foo by Micheal Rosen

This was one of my little one’s favourite books when they were very little. The story of a bullying rabbit who finally gets his punishment at the end at the hands of a sweet little fairy was strangely satisfying.

Roderick Rules by Jeff Kinney

The Diary of a Wimpy kid is a series of middle-grade books that most kids can relate but I have to say I relate to the poor parents in this series. We listened to the audiobook of Roderick rules on a long trip to London and it kept the grown-ups sane when we were stuck in the nightmare that is the M25 orbital. It was still as funny when we listened to it again on the long trip back North.

Anne of Green Gables by L.M Montogomery.

This was the first book to make me cry when I read this as a child. This lovely tale of an orphan looking for a family to belong to really needs no introduction. I have never watched any of the films or TV adaptations just in case the magic disappeared.

Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys

When I was in my teens, YA didn’t really exist, so the adventures of Nancy Drew as well as the Hardy Boys filled the gap and probably started my love for cosy crime.

Niccolo Rising by Dorothy Dunnett( Review here)

The first book of the House of Niccolo series is the perfect introduction to the wonderful world of Dorothy Dunnett. The book charts the rags to riches story of Claes in Bruges with plenty of drama, action, intrigue and unexpected twist at the end.

Discerning Grace by Emma Lombard ( review here)

Discerning Grace the first book in the White Sails Series was the first book review request I ever had, so this will always have a special place . Featuring a feisty heroine navigating life on the sea as well the stifling patriarchy in 19th Century society-think Outlander meets a clean version of Black Sails.

The Charmed life of Alex Moore by Molly Flatt ( review here)

I didn’t love this book but I have to say it did leave a huge impression on me and would definitely recommend it because of the weirdest mid-story plot twist ever.

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