Books of the year 2021
Happy new year . For all sorts of reasons I read less in 2021 than I'd have liked. But I did read enough to cobble together a top 5 plus a handful of honorable mentions. Not all of these were released in 2021 by the way.
No Time To Die : The making of the film by Mark Salisbury
Shocker. My book of the year isn't a Jack Reacher book. (Don't worry there's one on this list)
I never normally buy these behind the scenes books but since no time to die has been such a long time coming ( thanks covid) this was a must buy and it wasn't cheap. It
Is however one of the best produced books i've ever seen .Dont worry. Theres little in the way of spoilers but its probably best to watch the film before you get stuck into this.
Diddly Squat A Year On The Farm by Jeremy Clarkson
Clarkson's farm was probably the biggest hit of 2021, so this collection of newspaper columns from the Sunday times was a must have . Like all of clarksons writing it's hilarious. The column about the lamborghini tractor might be the funniest thing he's ever written. If you can get through the whole thing without laughing I will give you a fiver.
Better off dead by lee and andrew child
No list of mine would be complete without a reacher boook in there somewhere. Lee and Andrew's second novel together feels more like a classic reacher book than the sentinel, which very much felt like Andrew was getting his bearings. In fairness there's still some of that with Better Off Dead but taking on one of the most popular characters…….. in the world is bound to take some getting used to.
The first chapter is a bit of a shocker but as with all reacher books things are never as simple as they seem……
That's all I'll say for now since there's a full review coming soon
The Drifter by Nick Petrie
The first book in the Peter Ash series by Nick Petrie . Think Jack Reacher but with a few more demons and you're about there. Ash is a hugely likeable character . Lots of characters get described as the next Reacher but Ash gets closer than most.
Cradle To Grave by Rachel Amphlett
One of these lists wouldn't be complete without my old mate Kay Hunter. This is book 8 in the series and it's brilliant as you'd expect from these books. No spoilers , just go read it.
I've fallen behind with the series on purpose so I can binge them .
Honorable mentions
Box 88 by Charles Cumming
Not Dark Yet by Peter Robinson
The Holiday by T.M Logan
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
Boring Car Trivia by Sniff Petrol
Man With A Van by Drew Pritchard
How Not To Be A Professional Racing Driver by Jason Plato (fucking hilarious)
Lazy Bones by Mark Billingham
The Sanction By Mark Sennen
