100 MOST BORROWED BOOKS – (Northern Ireland) July 1997 – June 1998 ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year 1 0593028546 A ruthless need Catherine Cookson Bantam 1995 2 0593041259 The bondage of love Catherine Cookson Bantam 1997 3 0593034791 The obsession Catherine Cookson Bantam 1995 4 0752804510 Evening class Maeve Binchy Orion 1996 5 0593038800 The branded man Catherine Cookson Bantam 1996 6 1853716308 Promises promises Patricia Scanlan Poolbeg 1996 7 1860590101 Sky Dierdre Purcell Town Ho 1995 8 0593028481 The upstart Catherine Cookson Bantam 1996 9 1857970004 The copper beech Maeve Binchy Orion 1992 10 0593019369 Justice is a woman Catherine Cookson Bantam 1994 11 0593028511 The tinker’s girl Catherine Cookson Bantam 1994 12 0593034333 Silent honour Danielle Steel Bantam 1997 13 0593034309 Malice Danielle Steel Bantam 1996 14 0593034767 The desert crop Catherine Cookson Bantam 1997 15 0593021355 The golden straw Catherine Cookson Bantam 1993 16 0593014340 My beloved son Catherine Cookson Bantam 1991 17 059301359x The year of the virgins Catherine Cookson Bantam 1993 18 0590551760 Kristy’s mystery admirer Ann M. Martin Hippo 1993 19 0712616713 Firefly summer Maeve Binchy Century 1987 20 0747213828 A time for us Josephine Cox Headline 1996 21 0593018230 The wingless bird Catherine Cookson Bantam 1990 22 0593021320 The Maltese angel Catherine Cookson Bantam 1992 23 1857979508 The glass lake Maeve Binchy Orion 1994 24 0593040929 The bonny dawn Catherine Cookson Bantam 1996 Pretend you don’t see her: a Simon and 25 0684820951 novel Mary Higgins Clark Schuster 1997 26 0590137395 The barking ghost R.L. Stine Hippo 1996 Barbara Taylor 27 0002241528 Her own rules Bradford HarperCollins 1996 28 0552141577 The obsession Catherine Cookson Corgi 1996 29 0593021290 The rag nymph Catherine Cookson Bantam Press 1991 30 0333675703 Death is now my neighbour Colin Dexter Macmillan 1996 31 0002254220 Morning, noon and night Sidney Sheldon HarperCollins 1995 32 0316914142 From Potter’s field Patricia Cornwell Little, Brown 1995 33 068482096x My gal Sunday Mary Higgins Clark Simon & Schuster 1997 34 0593014375 The house of women Catherine Cookson Bantam 1992 The New Virginia 35 0684820803 Melody Andrews Simon & Schuster 1997 Richard Tankersley 36 0590131583 The mall Cusick Scholastic 1995 37 0593037081 The gift Danielle Steel Bantam 1994 38 0316882534 Hornet’s nest Patricia Cornwell Little, Brown 1997 39 071262287x Silver wedding Maeve Binchy Century 1988 40 071266131x The runaway jury John Grisham Century 1996 41 1853717673 Mirror Mirror Patricia Scanlan Poolbeg 1997 Barbara Taylor 42 0002241536 Dangerous to know Bradford HarperCollins 1995 43 0593022637 Lightning Danielle Steel Bantam 1995 Hodder and 44 0340658126 Promises Belva Plain Stoughton 1996 45 0316878863 Cause of death Patricia Cornwell Little, Brown 1996 46 0552140392 A ruthless need Catherine Cookson Corgi 1996 47 0590555219 The phantom Barbra Steiner Scholastic 1994 48 0712654542 The chamber John Grisham Century 1994 49 0590139681 A shocker on shock street R.L. Stine Hippo 1996 50 0590559060 The wish Diane hoh Scholastic 1995 51 0002236419 Nothing lasts forever Sidney Sheldon HarperCollins 1994 52 0316906506 The body farm Patricia D. Cornwell Little, Brown 1994 Moonlight becomes you : a 53 0684817500 novel Mary Higgins Clark Simon & Schuster 1996 The New Virginia 54 0684821052 Heart song Andrews Simon & Schuster 1997 55 0712661360 The partner John Grisham Century 1997 56 0593034368 The ranch Danielle Steel Bantam 1997 57 0747213348 Intensity Dean Koontz Headline feature 1995 58 0712636889 Circle of friends Maeve Binchy Century 1990 59 0224018558 The twits Roald Dahl Cape 1980 Charlie and the great glass Roald Dahl: illus 60 0048233420 elevator Michael Foreman Allen & unwin 1973 61 0593042212 The solace of sin Catherine Cookson Bantam 1998 62 0712654593 The rainmaker John Grisham century 1995 century 1995 63 0747213755 The devil you know Josephine Cox Headline 1996 64 0747213984 Tick tock Dean R. Koontz Headline feature 1996 65 0593017269 The Gillyvors Catherine Cookson Bantam 1990 66 1853713406 Foreign affairs Patricia Scanlan Poolbeg 1994 67 0593014286 Harrogate secret Catherine Cookson Bantam 1989 68 071812717x Wanderlust Danielle Steel Joseph 1986 69 1860590454 Love like hate adore Deirdre Purcell Town Ho 1997 70 0590132695 My hairiest adventure R.L. Stine Hippo 1996 The New Virginia 71 0684816229 Tarnished gold Andrews Simon & Schuster 1996 72 0718142454 10-1b penalty Dick Francis Michael Joseph 1997 73 0747215693 Where the Mersey flows Lyn Andrews Headline 1997 Roald Dahl: Quentin 74 0224027867 Esio Trot Blake Cape 1990 75 0593015819 Vanished Danielle Steel Bantam 1993 76 0434142751 The moth: a novel Catherine Cookson Heinemann 1986 77 185797767x A family cursed Elaine Crowley Orion 1996 John Cunliffe: pictures 78 0590542419 Postman Pat and the blue ball Joan and Jane Hi… Andre Deutsch 1996 79 0593018206 The black candle Catherine Cookson Bantam 1989 Roald Dahl: illus Tony 80 0670853038 Fantastic Mr Fox Ross Viking 1993 81 0675129447 Nightmare in 3-D Wr Gloria Hatrick Minstrel 1996 82 0593040201 The dark arches Aileen Armitage Bantam 1996 83 071813754x To the hilt Dick Francis Michael Joseph 1996 84 0590133438 A night in terror tower R.L. Stine Hippo 1996 85 043414276x The cultured handmaiden Catherine Cookson Heinemann 1988 86 0590138944 Tick, tock, you’re dead! R.L. Stine Hippo 1996 87 0747249407 The devil you know Josephine Cox Headline 1996 88 0333647890 The dark room Minette Walters Macmillan 1995 89 0385408277 Silencer Campbell Armstrong Doubleday 1997 Nationalism and unionism: Eillis Brennan and Cambridge 90 0521466059 from union to … Sandra Gillespie University 1996 Richie Tankersley 91 0590133780 Help wanted Cusick Scholastic 1996 92 075280085x The dilemma Penny Vincenzi Orion 1996 93 059013597x Phantom of the auditorium R.L.Stine Hippo 1996 94 0593038924 Five days in Paris Danielle Steel Bantam 1995 95 0593015789 Heartbeat Danielle Steel Bantam 1991 96 0747213283 Living a lie Josephine Cox Headline 1995 97 0224021656 The witches Roald Dahl Cape 1983 Hodder & 98 0340693142 Secrecy Belva Plain Stoughton 1997 99 0590559117 Deep trouble R.L. Stine Hippo 1995 100 0593022513 Jewels Danielle Steel Bantam 1992 101 0671718924 Let me call you sweetheart Mary Higgins Clark Simon & Schuster 1995 102 0712630910 I’ll be seeing you Mary Higgins Clark Century 1993 Published by Public Lending Right, Richard House, Sorbonne Close, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6DA The PLR Registrar is happy for the information in this release to be made widely accessible, but he would appreciate PLR's role in compiling it to be acknowledged in any use that it is put to..