Blog tour: 50 Books to Read If You’re an… Armchair Detective

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Welcome to the blog tour for 50 Books to Read If You’re an… Armchair Detective by Eric Kark Anderson!

More about the book…

Part of a new series of gift books celebrating books and reading, 50 Books to Read If You're an Armchair Detective is packed full of inspiration for fans of cosy crime to discover lesser-known books and revisit forgotten classics.

Whether you're a Richard Osman fan or a Sherlock Holmes devotee, bibliophile and book blogger Eric Karl Anderson will introduce you to some new and unexpected novels. The book includes an interactive element with space for star ratings, lists of favourite reads, thoughts and dates for beginning and finishing books.

Encompassing a range of authors and books, from classic to contemporary, 50 Books to Read If You're an Armchair Detective offers the lucky reader plenty of scope to discover the best cosy crime books across the globe.

More about the author…

Eric Karl Anderson, aka the Lonesome Reader, hails from Maine and has lived in the UK for many years. He started a reading blog to record his thoughts on the books he was reading and he now reviews books for several publishers across his socials, including his popular YouTube channel. As well as having his own novel and short stories published, he's been on the judging panels of numerous literary awards including The British Book Awards (2017) and The Costa Book Awards (2020). RuPaul praised his blog on his podcast 'What's the Tee?' after Eric recommended he read Damon Galgut's novel Arctic Summer.

My impressions…

Trigger warning: it might instigate a bookish shopping spree! Having said that, this little book is so much fun to browse: I loved checking out both the books I’ve already read (and that I now want to re-read) and those I didn’t even know by name. This is an amazing source of inspiration and it would make a great present.

Three words to describe it. Fun. Addictive. Inspiring.

Do I like the cover? I love the style, yes!

Have I read any other books by the same author? Yes, 50 Books to Read If You’re a… Hopeless Romantic.

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