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HEAT’S TOP THREE BOOKS BOOKS All the best current sellers are on this page! THE MYSTERY THE HOBBIT THE DA VINCI CODE J.R.R TOLKIEN DAN BROWN The Plot: In the Louvre, a monk of Opus Dei named Silas apprehends Jacques Saunière, the museum’s curator, and demands to know where the Holy Grail is. After Saunière tells him, Silas shoots him and leaves him to die. However, Saunière has lied to Silas about the Grail’s location. Realizing that he has only a few minutes to live and that he must pass on his important secret, Saunière paints a pentacle on his stomach with his own blood, draws a circle with his blood, and drags himself into the center of the circle, re-creating the position of Da THE MODERN ROMANCE Fifty Shades Darker EL JAMES What you should be reading, right now Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. THE LOVE STORY THE FAULT IN OUR STARS JOHN GREEN 1 Being Reem Joey Essex (Hooder, £16.99) The well-reem full story of young Joey’s life and times. THE DARK COMEDY SEASON TO TASTE NATALIE YOUNG 2 The Wrong Knickers Bryony Gordon (Headline, £12.99) A touching, guffaw-tastic journey of a journalist’s life. The Plot: Ana starts her job at SIP, where she has been hired as personal assistant to editor Jack Hyde. Ana gets an uneasy feeling about him, but writes it off anyway. Christian asks her if she needs a ride to José’s gallery exhibit in Portland, which she had totally forgotten about. The pair ends up reconciling and getting back together. www.heatbooks.co.uk The Plot: Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old with thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs, attends a cancer patient support group at her mother’s behest. During the support meeting, Hazel meets a 17-yearold boy named Augustus Waters, whose osteosarcoma caused him to lose his leg. The Plot: Meet Lizzie Prain. She is an ordinary housewife and lives with her lovely dog and her husband, who is a bit of a difficult fellow, in a quiet cottage in British country side. She’s a wonderful cook. She enjoys her garden. And, occasionally, she makes cakes for the village parties. 3 The Silkworm Robert Galbraith (Sphere, £9.99) Another capativating crime drama from the epic JK Rowling. 7