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    Suggest a book for a 79yo woman

    Hi everyone!

    I recently bought my 79yo grandmother a kindle and I'm looking for books to add to it. She likes mysteries and thrillers. However, she doesn't mind any other genres either. I've added a few to her kindle such as:

    • Verity
    • The Housemaid
    • Where the Crawdads Sing
    • Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

    Thank you so much in advance.

    by One_Cartographer6211

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    1. justscrollingok_10 on

      Gone girl fits into that similar category books you’ve listed! And the girl on the train. 

    2. MellowMallowMom on

      Authors she might enjoy:

      James Herriot, Agatha Christie, Dorothy Gillman, Lilian Jackson Braun, Jan Karon

    6. TravelingChick on

      The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is the first in a series with a very cheeky 11yo protagonist.

    7. AtTheEndOfMyTrope on

      Get her a kindle unlimited membership so she can choose the books she wants?

    10. Indifferent_Jackdaw on

      A few relatively recent (to me) favourites.

      The Appeal – Janice Halett

      Malice – Keigo Higashino

      The Crow Trap – Ann Cleeves

      Wrong Place, Wrong Time – Gillian McAlister

      The Cutting Season – Attica Locke

    11. 123lgs456 on

      How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley includes several characters that are in their 70s.

    12. AppropriateReason128 on

      My 76yr old grandmother unexpectedly enjoyed the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb. I have bought her the 1st book in the next Elderling Realm Trilogy for her birthday.

    13. Evening_Day_5939 on

      Anything by Kate Morton! Lighthearted and beautifully written mysteries.

    14. WonderingWhy767 on

      Jane Harper novels, maybe start with Aaron Falk trilogy (The Dry, Force of Nature, Exiles)

      Wake by Shelley Burr

      The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie

      The Lewis trilogy by Peter May

      The Verdict by Nick Stone

      Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

      Longtime Dead by T. M. Payne

    15. SignificantTrifle614 on

      I really like the Ken Follett kingsbridge series. They are a lot of pages but you can make the print big.

    16. lorelei_2 on

      Remarkably Bright Creatures for sure!!

      I think she’d also enjoy “the Thursday night murder club.”

    18. simonerochabowearing on

      Donna Leon’s Venice mystery series, the first book is Death at La Fenice. My grandma actually recommended this series to me, if your grandma likes Italian food she will love all the detailed descriptions of the detectives meals. 

    19. jbeltBalt on

      All the Laura Lippman novels but esp. What the Dead Know, Death Takes a Vacation, Prom Mom, so many.

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