Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.
The rules are simple:
- Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
- Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
- Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
- Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.
This week’s topic is Books I Recommend to Others the Most. I’ve focused on book series, specifically historical crime/mystery series.
- The John Shakespeare series by Rory Clements set in Elizabethan times, including Holy Spy
- The Tom Wilde series by Rory Clements set in the 1940s, the latest being The English Führer
- The Jackdaw Mysteries series by S. W. Perry, the latest being The Sinner’s Mark
- The Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear set in the 1930s and 1940s, the latest being A Sunlit Weapon
- The Giordano Bruno series by S. J. Parris set in the 16th century, the latest being Alchemy (to be published in July 2023)
- The Bradecote and Catchpoll series by Sarah Hawkswood set in 12th century England, the latest being A Taste for Killing
- The Nighthawk series by Jim Kelly set in 1940s Cambridge, including The Mathematical Bridge
- The Raven, Fisher and Simpson series by Ambrose Parry set in 19th century Edinburgh, the latest being Voices of the Dead (to be published in June 2023)
- The Rachel Savernake series by Martin Edwards set in 1930s London, the latest being Sepulchre Street (published this week)
- The Matthew Shardlake series by C. J. Sansom set in 16th century England, including Tombland
What books or book series do you regularly recommend to others?
What Cathy Read Next... 
I panicked for a minute I’d misread the theme for this week then I read it was your take on it – phew! Good choices.
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These do sound interesting!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-ive-recently-recommended-to-others/
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A big yes to Small Things Like These. I think that was the perfect example of a word-of-mouth hit.
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I have heard very good things about CJ Sansom’s work and also the Maisie Dobbs series. But the rest are all new to me- so saving this list as another mystery / detective-fiction lover.
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I love that you have series you recommend.
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Other than the first Maisie Dobbs book, I haven’t read any of these. I need to re-read MAISIE DOBBS and then move on with the series. I’ll have to check out some of your other recs as well.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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Good luck with that. I’ll happily admit there are lots of earlier books in the series I haven’t read and I’m not sure I’ll ever get round to doing so.
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While I liked Maisie Dobbs, I think three was enough for me. I’m really not a series person, to be honest.
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Yes, there are rather a lot of books in that particular series and I’ll happily admit I haven’t read all of them and probably never will get round to it.
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I have the first book of the Giordano Bruno series but I’ve yet to read it, I need to get around to it someday!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2023/05/09/top-ten-tuesday-419/
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I could say that about so many books!
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Ha ha the life motto of so many readers!
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