Samuel West

33 books

Brighton Rock by Graham Greene

Brighton Rock

Graham Greene

288 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett

Eye of the Needle

Ken Follett

352 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller adventurous tense fast-paced
Firesong by William Nicholson

Firesong

Wind on Fire #3

William Nicholson

340 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Folding Star by Alan Hollinghurst

The Folding Star

Alan Hollinghurst

432 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective slow-paced
For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming

For Your Eyes Only

James Bond (Original Series) #8

Ian Fleming

182 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction short stories thriller adventurous medium-paced
Grimm Tales for Young and Old by Philip Pullman

Grimm Tales for Young and Old

Philip Pullman

445 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous dark fast-paced
Henry V by William Shakespeare

Henry V

William Shakespeare

294 pages • first pub 1599 (editions)

fiction classics history play adventurous challenging medium-paced
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

Impossible Creatures

Katherine Rundell

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced
Last Seen Wearing by Colin Dexter

Last Seen Wearing

Inspector Morse #2

Colin Dexter

368 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones

The Lives of Christopher Chant

Chrestomanci #2

Diana Wynne Jones

336 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced