The perfect gift for book-loving friends and family, 50 Books to Read If You're an Armchair Detective will provide lots of inspiration for fans of cosy crime to discover lesser known books and revisit forgotten classics.

Whether you're a Richard Osman fan or a Sherlock Holmes devotee, bibliophile and book blogger Eric Karl Anderson will introduce you to some new and unexpected novels. The book includes an interactive element with space for star ratings, lists of favourite reads, thoughts and dates for beginning and finishing books.

The 50 recommendations encompass a range of authors and books, from classic to contemporary and from across the globe so as to offer the lucky reader plenty of scope.

This is the start of a new series of gift books celebrating books and reading, so if cosy crime isn't your thing, don't worry! You can also indulge in some love stories with 50 Books to Read If You're a Hopeless Romantic.

Author: Eric Karl Anderson
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Murdoch Books
Published: 09/05/2023
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 6.06h x 4.80w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781922616470

About the Author

Eric Karl Anderson, aka the Lonesome Reader, hails from Maine and has lived in the UK for many years. He started a reading blog to record his thoughts on the books he was reading and he now reviews books for several publishers across his socials, including his popular YouTube channel. As well as having his own novel and short stories published, he's been on the judging panels of numerous literary awards including The British Book Awards (2017) and The Costa Book Awards (2020). RuPaul praised his blog on his podcast 'What's the Tee?' after Eric recommended he read Damon Galgut's novel Arctic Summer.