Hello and a very warm welcome to damppebbles. It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday post. I’ve decided to take part in That Artsy Reader Girl’s Top Ten Tuesday meme to mix things up a little here at damppebbles. Add a little bit of variety to our bookish weeks.
The meme was originally created by The Broke and the Bookish but has lived with Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl since January 2018. It was created to encompass a love of books, of lists and to bring readers together. If you would also like to take part then you’re very welcome: the more, the merrier. Just make sure you link back to Jana’s post every week. If you don’t have a blog then no problem, just add your list to the comments below.
This week’s theme is Books that Feature Travel. Yikes! That was the first word that sprang to mind when I saw this week’s theme. I’m still thinking it as I begin to type this introduction. Double yikes! I find with the books I choose, quite often that there isn’t a lot of travel. I prefer crime fiction set in small towns, be they Australian or American. The town can sometimes become as important to the narrative as the main characters are though. Ah! But then I also love a destination thriller (funnily enough I’m actually reviewing one on the blog today alongside this TTT post so please make sure you check that out!). Surely that’s got to be the direction I take this week’s theme, right? It’s decided. I’m going to tweak this week’s prompt slightly and share Ten Destination Thrillers I LOVE. (There’s every chance this could be a list that features an awful lot of Lucy Clarke’s books…)
2. The Island by Catherine Cooper
3. The Resort by Sara Ochs
When I first reviewed this book it was called The Dive. It’s the same book but with a bit of a makeover!
7. The Contest by Karen Hamilton
8. Breathless by Amy McCulloch
9. The White Road by Sarah Lotz
This is one of my all-time favourite books and no one else has read it (or so it feels!). Please, please, please, if you’re a fan of thrillers, please get hold of a copy of this book. I would love to know what you think of it.
10. One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke
I did jokingly promise you a list of ten Lucy Clarke books. Out of all of the destination thriller authors I’ve read, Lucy Clarke is probably the author I’ve read the most. I’m ending this list with my favourite book by Clarke. Despite being the second book by this author to feature 🤭
Was I scrapping the bottom of the barrel a little at the end there? Yes, yes I was. One of the Girls really does deserve a place on this list though. Had I allowed myself to feature books by authors I’d already mentioned, it would have been a lot easier to compile this particular list. All great books by authors I return to time and time again. And just in time for summer! Or….maybe winter!
Have you read any of these books? Are you also a Lucy Clarke fan like me? Do you enjoy a destination thriller? What would you recommend? I’m always on the lookout for new authors and books. Are you taking part in Top Ten Tuesday this week? Let me know in the comments.
So there we have it! If you fancy joining in next week then head on over to That Artsy Reader Girl’s blog to find out what the next topic is!
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I love destination thrillers! Fab list!
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Thank you 🥰
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The Villa is still on my TBR!
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2025/05/20/top-ten-tuesday-books-including-travel/
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I just grabbed a copy of The White Road…
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Eek! I hope you enjoy it 🏔
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I really am enjoying it, even though I am feeling the cold lately, reading this book isn’t helping!
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It’s so cool when the setting becomes so important to the plot that it almost feels like another character.
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I love a good destination thriller, too! I’ve only read two of these, but all of them sound like books I would like. I’ll have to check them all out. Great list.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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I think you have a great collection of titles here.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/lost-in-translation-eleven-favorite-translated-fiction/
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Thank you!
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All those lovely destinations and all those dark things that happen there! 😄
Excellent selection. It’s amazing where reading can take you!
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I’d never thought to call them that, but I do love destination thrillers, too!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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Great list. I have a few of them and I really enjoyed Shiver and The Villa.
Oh, and I have The White Road somewhere on my TBR pile 😉
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Eek! I hope you love The White Road when you get to it.
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Great selection! I love a good destination thriller as well, and Lucy Clarke is without doubt one of my favorite authors to turn to whenever I want one.
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Thank you! Lucy Clarke is the queen of the destination thriller. Saying that, I wasn’t *as* keen on LCs new one.
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You are not the first to say that about The Surf House! I haven’t gotten a copy yet, but I’m definitely curious to see how I will react to it.
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I am not familiar with any of these but will (obediently) check my library for The White Road. I think Mary Stewart is my favorite author of this genre and maybe some old Helen MacInnes titles.
I misread the assignment!
https://perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/05/top-ten-tuesday-books-that-feature-time.html
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It’s amazing how many thrillers occur when people are on holiday. You convinced me, I just downloaded the audiobook The White Road from my library.
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