1979 CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF PLR 2009

100 MOST BORROWED BOOKS 2007 - 2008

NORTH EAST

ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year

1 9780747591054 Harry Potter and the Deathly J.K. Rowling Bloomsbury 2007 Hallows Publishing PLC 2 9780552554220 Beyond the Deepwoods Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell Corgi Children's 2006 3 9780140504200 Where's Spot? Eric Hill Puffin 1983 4 9780316732970 At risk Patricia Cornwell Little Brown 2006 5 9780755323159 Cross James Patterson Headline 2006 6 9781847440082 Sweethearts Emma Blair Time Warner 2007 7 9780007221127 The loner Josephine Cox HarperCollins 2007 8 9780140504958 Spot's birthday party Eric Hill Puffin 2003 9 9780593056691 Sisters Danielle Steel Bantam 2007 10 9780316724234 Book of the Dead Patricia Cornwell Little Brown 2006 11 9780755328598 Close Martina Cole Headline 2006 12 9780755330393 Step on a crack James Patterson ; with Headline 2007 Michael Ledwidge 13 9780007223671 The killing ground Jack Higgins HarperCollins 2007 14 9780747581086 Harry Potter and the half- JK Rowling Bloomsbury 2005 blood prince 15 9780755328628 Faces Martina Cole Headline 2007 16 9781846052507 7th heaven James Patterson with Maxine Century 2008 Paetro 17 9780593057018 Bad luck and trouble Lee Child Bantam 2007 18 9780007146178 Journey's end Josephine Cox HarperCollins 2006 19 9780743268646 Two little girls in blue Mary Higgins Clark Simon & Schuster 2006 20 9780755330355 The 6th Target James Patterson and Maxine Headline 2007 Paetro 21 9780755327119 The rainbow years Rita Bradshaw Headline 2006 22 9780752851662 Nights of rain and stars Maeve Binchy Orion 2004 23 9780593051849 The Hard Way Lee Child Transworld 2006 24 9780755305810 4th of July James Patterson and Maxine Headline 2005 Paetro 25 9780316724210 Predator Patricia Cornwell Little Brown 2005 26 9780755330478 Judge and jury James Patterson with Andrew Headline 2006 Gross 27 9780752865843 Echo Park Michael Connelly Orion 2006 28 9780749907952 Born in death Nora Roberts writing as JD Piatkus 2006 Robb 29 9780007146147 The journey Josephine Cox HarperCollins 2005 30 9780752874395 Promise me Harlan Coben Orion 2006 31 9780718147990 Dark watch Clive Cussler with Jack du Michael Joseph 2007 Brul 32 9780752868608 Exit music Ian Rankin Orion 2007 33 9780752847542 The leaving of Liverpool Maureen Lee Orion 2007 34 9780593053317 H.R.H. Danielle Steel Bantam 2006 35 9780340933855 More twisted Jeffery Deaver Hodder 2006 ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year

36 9780749937652 Montana sky Nora Roberts Piatkus 2006 37 9780752868585 The naming of the dead Ian Rankin Orion 2006 38 9780752877792 The Lincoln Lawyer Michael Connelly Orion 2006 39 9780755323036 Mary, Mary James Patterson Headline 2005 40 9780553817720 Harvest Tess Gerritsen Transworld 2006 41 9780007219711 Sword song Bernard Cornwell HarperCollins Pub. 2007 42 9780552153126 Relentless Simon Kernick Corgi 2007 43 9780752873350 Whitethorn Woods Maeve Binchy Orion 2006 44 9781405005807 The quest Wilbur Smith Macmillan 2007 45 9780718149758 Treasure of Khan Clive Cussler and Dirk Michael Joseph 2006 Cussler 46 9780316854733 Trace Patricia Cornwell Little, Brown 2004 47 9780749908300 Heart of the sea Nora Roberts Piatkus 2007 48 9780752876283 This year it will be different Maeve Binchy Orion 2007 49 9780330448444 The house at Riverton Kate Morton Pan 2007 50 9780007197613 The Ravenscar dynasty Barbara Taylor Bradford HarperCollins 2006 51 9780752889689 The overlook Michael Connelly Orion 2007 52 9780434013999 Little girl lost Katie Flynn William Heinemann 2006 53 9780718147075 Hope Lesley Pearse M.Joseph 2006 54 9780593057254 The Afghan Frederick Forsyth Bantam Press 2006 55 9780434014460 Gone to ground John Harvey William Heinemann 2007 56 9780434017010 Beyond the blue hills Katie Flynn William Heinemann 2006 57 9780718149970 Under orders Dick Francis Michael Joseph 2006 58 9780755335701 The quickie James Patterson & Michael Headline 2007 Ledwidge 59 9780593057773 The bone garden Tess Gerritsen Bantam 2007 60 9780749908287 Jewels of the sun Nora Roberts Piatkus 2006 61 9780751538311 Panic Jeff Abbott Time Warner 2006 62 9781847440013 Wild fire Nelson DeMille Sphere 2006 63 9780755305780 London bridges James Patterson Headline 2004 64 9780755323272 Fortune's daughter Benita Brown Headline 2006 65 9780743268578 I've heard that song before Mary Higgins Clark Simon & Schuster 2007 66 9780755320844 An absolute scandal Penny Vincenzi Headline 2007 67 9780752874418 The woods Harlan Coben Orion 2007 68 9780593053874 Shopaholic and baby Sophie Kinsella Bantam 2007 69 9780755323210 Not that kind of girl Catherine Alliott Review 2006 70 9780553816839 Vanish Tess Gerritsen Bantam 2007 71 9780749907280 Red Lily Nora Roberts Piatkus 2005 72 9780316729840 Three bites of the cherry Emma Blair Time Warner 2006 73 9780007199457 Without mercy Jack Higgins HarperCollins 2006 74 9780099489955 Darkness and light John Harvey Arrow 2007 75 9780263850918 The Calhouns : Catherine, Nora Roberts Silhouette 2005 Amanda and Lilah 76 9780007177257 Mother's only child Anne Bennett HarperCollins 2005 77 9781843153481 English, maths, science Letts Educational 2004 78 9780141030142 The memory keeper's Kim Edwards Viking 2007 daughter 79 9780340895368 A time like no other Audrey Howard Hodder 2007 80 9780340932964 All is not enough Meg Hutchinson Hodder 2007 81 9780099504245 The Stanford lasses Glenice Crossland Arrow 2006 82 9780099486893 The skin gods Richard Montanari Arrow 2007 83 9780007151394 The fields of grief Giles Blunt Harper 2006 84 9780141025292 Getting rid of Matthew Jane Fallon Michael Joseph 2007 85 9780099502968 A mother's love Rosie Harris Arrow 2007 ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year

86 9780007156351 Past secrets Cathy Kelly HarperCollins 2006 87 9780091797287 The water's lovely Ruth Rendell Hutchinson 2006 88 9780755333363 The wild child Anne Baker Headline 2007 89 9780755330430 You've been warned James Patterson and Howard Headline 2007 Roughan 90 9780434014620 Bones to ashes Kathy Reichs William Heinemann 2007 91 9780007242511 The blue zone Andrew Gross Harper 2007 92 9780718148010 Skeleton Coast Clive Cussler, Jack DuBrul Penguin 2007 93 9780755323098 The 5th horseman James Patterson & Maxine Headline 2007 Paetro 94 9780755325696 Lifeguard James Patterson and Andrew Headline 2006 Gross 95 9780749908294 Tears of the moon Nora Roberts Piatkus 2006 96 9780007194841 The death of Dalziel Reginald Hill HarperCollins 2007 97 9780718153656 Dead heat Dick Francis, Felix Francis Michael Joseph 2007 98 9780743295390 Santa cruise : a holiday Mary & Carol Higgins Clark Simon & Schuster 2006 mystery at sea 99 9780752865829 The closers Michael Connelly Orion 2005 100 9780434010424 Break no bones Kathy Reichs William Heinemann 2006 101 9780340836866 Piece of my heart Peter Robinson Hodder 2006

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