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| Position |
Author |
Adult/Child |
Book Type |
Titles |
| 1 |
Catherine Cookson
|
A |
Tyneside lasses
against the odds |
The Thursday Friend*,
The Blind Years*, The Solace of Sin* |
| 2 |
R L Stine |
C |
Scary stories for
ten-year-olds |
Goosebumps |
| 3 |
Danielle Steel
|
A |
Glam romantic fiction
|
Irresistible Forces*,Bittersweet*,
Malice* |
| 4 |
Josephine Cox |
A |
North country sagas
|
Child of the North,
Rainbow Days* |
| 5 |
Dick Francis |
A |
Mystery at the
the racetrack |
Field of Thirteen*,
Second Wind*, Shattered* |
| 6 |
Jacqueline Wilson
|
C |
Tops with pre-teen
girls |
The Story of Tracey
Beaker*, The Illustrated Mum* |
| 7 |
Jack Higgins |
A |
Action thrillers
from WW2 to present |
The Eagle Has Landed,
Eye of the Storm, Day of Reckoning* |
| 8 |
Janet & Allan
Ahlberg |
C |
Postmodern humour
for small children |
The Jolly Postman,
Burglar Bill |
| 9 |
Agatha Christie
|
A |
Classic whodunnits
|
Murder on the Orient
Express, Cat Among the Pigeons |
| 10 |
Ruth Rendell |
A |
English countryside
murder mysteries |
New Lease of Death,
Roadrage |
| 11 |
Patricia Cornwell
|
A |
The pathologist
as detective |
Body of Evidence,
Point of Origin*, Southern Cross* |
| 12 |
Lucy Daniels |
C |
Cute pet fiction
for kids |
Animal Ark, Kittens
in the Kitchen |
| 13 |
Roald Dahl |
C |
Wickedly eccentric
tales |
The BFG, Matilda,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 14 |
Mick Inkpen |
C |
Cute bedtime reading
|
Kipper, Threadbear
|
| 15 |
Enid Blyton |
C |
Classic kids' adventure
fiction |
The Famous Five,
Malory Towers |
| 16 |
Audrey Howard |
A |
Romantic light
reading |
Rivers of The Heart
|
| 17 |
Emma Blair |
A |
More Romance with
a capital R |
Wild Strawberries*,
An Apple from Eden* |
| 18 |
Maeve Binchy |
A |
Irish fictions
of friendship and romance |
Scarlet Feather*,
Tara Road* |
| 19 |
Eric Hill |
C |
Interactive books
for the very young |
Where's Spot? Spot
Can Count |
| 20 |
John Grisham |
A |
Legal thrillers
|
The Client, The
Firm, The Partner*, The Brethren* |
| 21 |
Dick King-Smith
|
C |
Farmyard tales
|
The Sheep Pig,
The Fox-busters |
| 22 |
Mary Higgins Clark
|
A |
Suspense novels
|
The Plot Thickens,
Silent Night, You Belong to Me* |
| 23 |
Nick Butterworth
|
C |
Cute picture stories
|
Percy the Park
Keeper |
| 24 |
Bernard Cornwell
|
A |
Swashbuckling under
sail |
Sharpe's Rifles,
Stormchild, Sharpe's Trafalgar |
| 25 |
Mary Jane Staples
|
A |
Wartime family
sagas |
Sons and Daughters
|
| 26 |
Harry Bowling |
A |
Docklands-set wartime
sagas |
The Whispering
Years, As Time Goes By |
| 27 |
Barbara Taylor
Bradford |
A |
Strong women fulfilling
their dreams |
A Woman of Substance,
Where You Belong* |
| 28 |
Jessica Stirling
|
A |
Historical romances
|
The Stalker Trilogy
|
| 29 |
John Cunliffe |
C |
Yorkshire tales
of a postie's life |
Postman Pat |
| 30 |
Joan Jonker |
A |
Nostalgic fiction,
often set in wartime |
Home is Where the
Heart is, Dream a Little Dream |
| 31 |
Lynda M Andrews
|
A |
Irish historical
romances |
The House on Lonely
Street |
| 32 |
Virginia Andrews
|
A |
Multi-volume family
sagas |
Heaven, Dark Angel
|
| 33 |
Roderick Hunt |
C |
Educational stories
for early readers |
At the Seaside,
The Dolphin Pool |
| 34 |
Iris Gower |
A |
Welsh historical
sagas |
Dream Catcher,
Sweet Rosie |
| 35 |
Tom Clancy |
A |
International action
thrillers |
The Hunt for Red
October, Rainbow Six |
| 36 |
Rosamunde Pilcher
|
A |
Cornish and Scottish
romances |
The Shell Seekers,
Winter Solstice |
| 37 |
Terry Pratchett
|
A |
Fantasy novels
set in Discworld |
Pyramids, The Unadulaterated
Cat |
| 38 |
Wilbur Smith |
A |
African/Egyptian
adventure yarns |
When the Lion Feeds,
Warlock |
| 39 |
Shirley Hughes
|
C |
Illustrated tales
of childhood |
Alfie Gets In First,
The Lucy and Tom series |
| 40 |
Reginald Hill |
A |
Dalziel and Pascoe
detective series |
Dialogues of The
Dead, Asking for the Moon |
| 41 |
Stephen King |
A |
Gothic horror |
The Shining, Tommyknockers
|
| 42 |
Martin Waddell
|
C |
Nice tales for
kids |
Can't You Sleep,
Little Bear? |
| 43 |
Terry Deary |
C |
Horrible histories
|
The Awesome Egyptians,
Smashing Saxons |
| 44 |
Ann M Martin |
C |
Friendship novels
for girls |
The Babysitter's
Club series |
| 45 |
Anne Perry |
A |
Historical melodramas/
mysteries |
The Whitechapel
Conspiracy, Resurrection Row |
| 46 |
Dean R Koontz |
A |
The occult, crime
and mystery |
One Door Away From
Heaven, Intensity |
| 47 |
Joanna Trollope
|
A |
Family sagas of
and for Middle England |
Other People's
Children*, Marrying the Mistress* |
| 48 |
Rod Campbell |
C |
Interactive tales
for two- to three-year-olds |
It's Mine!, Oh
Dear! |
| 49 |
Colin Forbes |
A |
International action
thrillers |
Target Five, The
Vorpal Blade |
| 50 |
David McKee |
C |
Patchwork elephants,
etc |
Elmer, Elmer Again
|
| 51 |
Sidney Sheldon
|
A |
Raunchy melodramas
|
Rage of Angels,
The Other Side of Midnight, Best Laid Plans* |
| 52 |
Ian Rankin |
A |
Edinburgh-set detective
yarns |
Resurrection Men,
The Falls, Set in Darkness* |
| 53 |
Colin & Jacqui
Hawkins |
C |
Zany illustrated
books for children |
School, Mr Wolf's
Week |
| 54 |
Colin Dexter |
A |
Novels featuring
TV's Inspector Morse |
The Remorseful
Day*, The Dead of Jericho |
| 55 |
E V Thompson |
A |
19th century historical
romances |
Harvest of the
Sun, The Stricken Land |
| 56 |
Anne Baker |
A |
Family novels set
in Liverpool |
A Glimpse of the
Mersey, Liverpool Lies |
| 57 |
J K Rowling |
A |
Life at wizard
school |
Harry Potter and
the Goblet of Fire* |
| 58 |
Betty Neels |
A |
Mills & Boon
romances |
Emma's Wedding,
A Good Wife, The Proposal |
| 59 |
Susan Sallis |
A |
Romantic rural
tales |
Sea of Dreams,
Choices |
| 60 |
James Patterson
|
A |
Crime stories featuring
cool black cop |
Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue |
| 61 |
Sally Grindley
|
C |
Gentle bedtime
stories |
Shh!, Shipshape
|
| 62 |
Tony Bradman |
C |
Illustrated children's
books |
Not Like That,
Like This!, The Sandal |
| 63 |
Rene Goscinny |
C |
The Asterix cartoon
series |
Asterix and the
Goths, Asterix and the Actress |
| 64 |
Belva Plain |
A |
Novels of family
tragedy and redemption |
Looking Back, Legacy
of Silence |
| 65 |
Gerald Seymour
|
A |
International military/police
thrillers |
Harry's Game, Archangel
|
| 66 |
Elvi Rhodes |
A |
Romances and melodramas
|
Ruth Appleby, Mulberry
Lane |
| 67 |
Jill Murphy |
C |
Picture books and
stories |
The Worst Witch,
Peace at Last |
| 68 |
Douglas Reeman
|
A |
WWII naval tales
|
Dust on the Sea,
For Valour |
| 69 |
Ed McBain |
A |
US police procedurals
|
Killer's Choice,
Ghosts |
| 70 |
Rose Impey |
C |
Stories for young
readers |
A Fortune for You,
Sleepy Sammy |
| 71 |
Meg Hutchinson
|
A |
Historical 'woman
in a fix' romances |
The Judas Touch,
Abel's Daughter |
| 72 |
Ken Follett |
A |
International action
thrillers |
The Pillars of
the Earth, Jackdaws |
| 73 |
Evelyn Hood |
A |
1940s/50s historical
melodramas |
Staying On, A Procession
of One |
| 74 |
Debi Gliori |
C |
Picture books,
mainly |
Where, Oh Where,
Is Baby Bear? |
| 75 |
Christine Marion
Fraser |
A |
Gentle Scottish
romances |
Green are my Mountains,
Kinvara Summer |
| 76 |
Anne Fine |
C |
Novels for all
ages |
The Diary of a
Killer Cat, Step by Wicked Step |
| 77 |
Miss Read |
A |
Gentle English
romances |
Fairacre Roundabout,
Farewell to Fairacre |
| 78 |
Ellis Peters |
A |
Medieval detective
stories |
Devil's Novice,
Brother Cadfael's Penance |
| 79 |
Cynthia Harrod
Eagles |
A |
Family saga series,
aka 'Dynasty' |
The Mirage, The
Cause |
| 80 |
Katie Flynn |
A |
Liverpool-set romances
|
The Liverpool Rose,
The Girl from Penny Lane |
| 81 |
Tessa Barclay |
A |
Mills & Boon-style
tales with extra intrigue |
A Lovely Illusion,
Web of Dream |
| 82 |
Margaret Yorke
|
A |
Crime novels |
The Point of Murder,
The Hand of Death |
| 83 |
Nicola Thorne |
A |
Romances, from
1920s to present |
A Friend of the
Family, The Blackbird's Song |
| 84 |
Penny Jordan |
A |
Sexy modern romances
|
City Girls, Starting
Over |
| 85 |
Helen Forrester
|
A |
Liverpool-set autobiographical
series |
Liverpool Miss,
Twopence to Cross the Mersey |
| 86 |
Ann Granger |
A |
Modern English
crime |
Say It with Poison,
Cold in the Earth |
| 87 |
Pamela Evans |
A |
Modern family sagas
|
Close to Home,
Where We Belong |
| 88 |
Pat Hutchins |
C |
Illustrated stories
for young kids |
Rosie's Walk, Tidy
Titch |
| 89 |
Sue Grafton |
A |
Serial detective
stories |
A is for Alibi,
etc |
| 90 |
John Francome |
A |
Racing thrillers,
after Dick Francis |
Declared Dead |
| 91 |
Vivian French |
C |
Picture stories
for tots |
Funky Tales, The
Snow Dragon |
| 92 |
Helen Oxenbury
|
C |
Beautiful picture
books for the very young |
All Fall Down,
We're Going on a Bear Hunt |
| 93 |
Lynda La Plante
|
A |
Thrillers for feminists,
mainly |
Entwined, Cold
Blood |
| 94 |
Tony Ross |
C |
Telling it like
it is, with pictures |
I Want My Potty
|
| 95 |
Jenny Oldfield
|
C |
Stories for horsey
girls |
Eldorado, Santa
Ana |
| 96 |
Charlotte Bingham
|
A |
Aspirational English
romances |
Summertime, Belgravia
|
| 97 |
Ruth Hamilton |
A |
Dark secrets in
Liverpool |
The Dream Sellers,
Miss Honoria West |
| 98 |
Barbara Delinsky
|
A |
American modern
romances |
Heart of the Night,
TLC |
| 99 |
Dee Williams |
A |
WWII romantic melodrama
|
Forgive and Forget,
Wishes and Tears |
| 100 |
Jean & Gareth
Adamson |
C |
Exploring the big
events of childhood |
Topsy and Tim and
the New Baby |
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