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Originally Posted by BookCat
I'm looking for a book, or books which will grab me almost instantly. I find it so easy to put a book down and forget about it after the first few pages, if it hasn't instantly rolled me into its world or plot.
Please recommend something. I don't care how long it is provided I can't put it down. No sci fi please; that's a genre I've not learned to appreciate. Please don't give away too much of the plot in your replies, assuming there are any 
Don't worry too much about whether the books are free  The cats have tamed a parrot! I'll return the favour by recommending the books, if good, on Amazon, so the author will make lots more money 
Please delete the previous paragraph if the bods don't like it (breaking forum rules  )
Anyway, those recommendations are desperately needed. |
OK, avoiding SciFi (even though I enjoy SciFi and there are plenty in the genre that meet your requirement), I'd try the Jane Whitefield novels by Thomas Perry. The first of them is
Vanishing Act. The main character is Jane Whitefield, a half-white, half-Indian member of the Seneca Wolf clan. Jane helps people disappear. Some are good people, some less so, but all are in mortal danger. These books grab you from the first page and do NOT let go. Don't start one of his books when you have any other obligations, and especially not when you need to get to sleep.
These were a recent discovery by an author I hadn't read before, and they are excellent page turners. Not great on character development over time, but still compelling despite that.