Best reads - Club Together Book Club?

Just re-read a JL Carr book, The Harpole Report. I read it years ago, it's a very funny book about a young and enthusiastic temporary headteacher and the old officious local authority system. I lent my original copy to someone and never got it back...so I bought a secondhand paperback and wondered if it was my old one.  Anyway it's a book that makes me laugh. 

Just reading a historical novel set around and just after the Great Fire of London in 1666. "Ashes of London" by Andrew Taylor. The first in a 6 series book. Always like to delve into anything in Mid Teens century wise.

N1805 might be interested as it seems their thing.

Sorry but can I just buck the trend and advise a book to maybe avoid? I’ve just finished LJ Ross - Sycamore Gap. Well that is two days of my life that I won’t get back. To make it worse it has no proper ending, seems that she is writing a serial not stand alone ‘crime’ novels. I will stick with the likes of Ann Cleeves in future. 

I’ve read most of her Ryan books, Debs, and enjoyed them. It does pay to read them in order. I wasn’t struck on a couple of others of hers I’ve read from different series and stand alone novels though.

Ann Cleeves is in a different league altogether and I’ve just finished her Herons Cry - riveting stuff👍🏻

I’m currently re-reading Anne Cleeves. I’ve gone though the Vera series, and started on Shetland. Even though I’ve read them once I’m enjoying them. She has a way of writing draws you in. I finished “Red Bones” (book 3) yesterday, and I’m poised to start the next,  “Blue Lightening”, but with some misgiving as I can remember the end.

No spoilers.

Can’t read them in order Tinwheeler, life is too short to bother reading another by that particular author. Obviously just my opinion. Enjoyed Anne Cleeves Long Call and Herons Call, especially as they are based within a few miles of us and we recognise all the places she mentions.

Some we take to and some we don’t, Debs🤷🏻‍♂️

You'll know the area around Barnstaple better than I but it is nice to read of familiar places. I felt the same about the Shetland story settings even though we only spent a few weeks there.

Big fan here too, especially of Vera.

(Not to spoil things but there's usually a murder)

I'm re-reading all of the Tom Sharpe books that I read about 40 years ago and they're all still so funny. I'm on The Throwback now but Wilt and Riotous Assembly are my top two  favourites.

I taught for a few years in FE and Wilt is spot on! 

Some help would be really appreciated. I have read all the CJ Sansom books and loved them, I love history, especially tudor history. I like a crime but that’s not essential. I have read some of the Pariss books as well. Can anyone recommend anything? I need a new ( to me) author to read.