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The best books of 2023

This list is part of the best books of 2023.

We've asked 1,641 authors and super readers for their 3 favorite reads of the year.

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My favorite read in 2023…

Book cover of The Bullet That Missed

Gordon Anthony Why did I love this book?

This is the 3rd book in the Thursday Murder Club series and it reveals even more of the background of the characters.

It is humorous and clever, but the best thing about it is the wonderful array of characters, all of whom have their own view of the world, but who come together to create a truly fantastic and engaging story. I absolutely loved this book.

By Richard Osman,

Why should I read it?

9 authors picked The Bullet That Missed as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Brought to you by Penguin.

A new mystery is afoot in the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series from record-breaking, bestselling author Richard Osman.

It is an ordinary Thursday and things should finally be returning to normal.

Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers.

Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill. . . or be killed.

As the cold case turns white hot, Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience…


My 2nd favorite read in 2023…

Book cover of Orphan X

Gordon Anthony Why did I love this book?

This is a real page-turner of a thriller. Think Mission Impossible meets The Equalizer, with the principal character using his deadly training to help people in trouble.

Well told and fast paced, this is the first in a series of excellent thrillers. Suspend your disbelief and hold on for a gripping ride.

By Gregg Hurwitz,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Orphan X as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'Outstanding in every way' Lee Child

'The page turned of the season' The Times
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'Do you need my help?'
It was the first question he asked.
They called him when they had nowhere else to turn.

As a boy Evan Smoak was taken from an orphanage.
Raised and trained in a top secret programme, he was sent to bad places to do things the government denied ever happened.

Then he broke with the programme, using what he'd learned to vanish. Now he helps the desperate and deserving.

But someone's on his trail.

Someone who knows his past and believes…


My 3rd favorite read in 2023…

Book cover of Winged Victory

Gordon Anthony Why did I love this book?

This is the definitive air war classic. I have read it several times and always enjoy it despite the horrors of war it reveals.

Written by someone who actually flew and fought in World War 1, this is a truly realistic, often amusing, and very human tale of an ordinary person coping with extraordinary circumstances.

By V.M. Yeates,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Winged Victory as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based very largely on the author's experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement - all are built into a vigorous and authentic structure by one of the most valiant pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps.World War 1REVIEWS 'Beautifully written with a poet's eye as well as a pilot's eye.' Southern Evening Echo'The only book about flying that isn't flannel.' Anonymous Fighter Pilot'Not only one of the best war books but as a transcription of reality, faithful and sustained in its author's…


Plus, check out my book…

Bloody April

By Gordon Anthony,

Book cover of Bloody April

What is my book about?

A story of bravery in the face of impossible odds. Set in World War 1, this is an aviation story with a difference as it focuses on the less glamourous but extremely dangerous work of the Royal Flying Corps’ 2-seat reconnaissance aircraft.

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