This is the third lot of Richard and Judy book picks in 2021. It’s hard to keep up! We’ve had the Richard and Judy Book Club Spring picks and the Richard and Judy Book Club April 2021 List. And now they’ve treated us to some more! We now have the latest titles picked for the Richard and Judy Book Club Summer (July) 2021.
As with previous lists, a few of the books have already been on my radar but there are a couple that are new to me.
Here’s the complete Richard and Judy Book Club Summer 2021 List (July).
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrove
In Norway 1617, a violent storm dramatically wipes out all the men in a small fishing community, leaving all the women to fend for themselves. Twenty-year-old Maren loses both her brother and father when they perish in the storm and, like all the women in Vardø, must learn to live without men. Eighteen months later, Absalom Cornet arrives from Scotland with his wife, Ursa, with the intent of bringing the women to heel. As a witch hunter, Absalom sees a place untouched by God and flooded with evil. Meanwhile, his wife sees something she never has before – independent women. Inspired by the real events of the Vardø storm and the 1620 witch trials, The Mercies is a feminist story of love, evil, and obsession.
V2 by Robert Harris
V2 is the latest novel from the bestselling author of Fatherland and Munich, Robert Harris. Set during WW2, Willi Graf is a German rocket engineer, tasked with launching Nazi V2 rockets at London from Occupied Holland. Young English intelligence officer and former actress Kay Connolly is attempting to locate the launch sites and neutralise the threat. When rumours of a defector start to circulate, Willi finds that he is a suspect. Unknown to each other, Willi and Kay find themselves on opposite sides of the hunt for the saboteur.
That Night by Gillian McAllister
While on a family holiday in Italy, Joe and Cathy Plant receive an urgent phone call from their sister Frannie. There’s been an accident and a man is dead. When she asks for their help, they know what they need to do. She would have covered for them, so they do the same for her and help bury the body.
However, when they return to England things become more complicated as they become tangled in the lies they’ve been telling. But who are they lying to? The police, their friends or to each other? If you can’t trust family, who can you trust?
The Idea of You by – Robinne Lee
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee has been dubbed by Red magazine as ‘summer’s sauciest, sexiest read’. Solène Marchand is a 39-year-old art gallery owner and divorcee. After taking her daughter to see her favourite boy band, Solène strikes up a connection with one of the members. Hayes Campbell is clever, confident and enigmatic but also almost twenty years her junior.
What develops between them is more than just a series of sexual encounters. It evolves into a genuine relationship as both Solène and Hayes learn to navigate each other’s worlds. However, when the romance becomes a viral sensation, Solène must face how her relationship has impacted the lives of those she cares about most.
People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd
People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd tells the story of Emma Jackson, the honest “Instamum” who always tells it like it is. However, is she really as honest and relatable as she seems? Her husband is sceptical and finds it chilling how brilliant she is at monetising intimate moments of their family’s life.
When you make your private life public to over a million followers, you ultimately lose control of who you are letting into your life. One of Emmy’s dangerously obsessive followers believes she is the woman that has everything but doesn’t deserve any of it.
While making morally questionable decisions and with her marriage at breaking point, Emmy and her family become more vulnerable to a very real danger.
When She Was Good by Michael Robotham
When She Was Good by Michael Robotham is book two of the Cyrus Haven series.
Evie Cormac was discovered hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a terrible crime. But who is she and what is she running from? Her ability to detect liars helped Cyrus crack a previous case but as Cyrus becomes close to uncovering answers about Evie’s past, the more he puts her in danger. Are some secrets better left buried?