James Lailey

18 books

Black River by Joss Stirling

Black River

Jess Bridges Mystery #1

Joss Stirling

432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller mysterious fast-paced
Charity by Len Deighton

Charity

Bernard Samson #9

Len Deighton

324 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction thriller tense fast-paced
Death Deserved by Jørn Lier Horst, Thomas Enger

Death Deserved

Alexander Blix & Emma Ramm #1

Jørn Lier Horst, Thomas Enger

276 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious fast-paced
Faith by Len Deighton

Faith

Bernard Samson #7

Len Deighton

352 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction thriller mysterious medium-paced
Hope by Len Deighton

Hope

Bernard Samson #8

Len Deighton

306 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
The Ipcress File by Len Deighton

The Ipcress File

Harry Palmer #1

Len Deighton

342 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller informative lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis

Lucky Jim

Kingsley Amis

251 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction classics funny reflective medium-paced
The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer

The Nonesuch

Georgette Heyer

304 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction historical romance mysterious medium-paced
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe

The Shadow of the Torturer

The Book of the New Sun #1

Gene Wolfe

276 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction speculative fiction challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Slowworm's Song by Andrew Miller

The Slowworm's Song

Andrew Miller

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced