Mark Wells’ Summer Reading Picks

Mark Wells works in Risk Management in Nigeria, Africa, and is also a voracious reader.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon
Pulitzer Prize winning evocation of 1940s New York and the golden age of comic books by the author of The Wonder Boys.
The Religion, by Tim Willocks
A bloody and visceral historical novel set around the Grand Siege of Malta in 1565 from the reclusive author of Green River Rising.
The Black Echo, by Michael Connelly
Opening novel in the multiple award winning Harry Bosch series by former Los Angeles Times reporter Michael Connelly. You will be happy that there are 14 more after this and they only get better.
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
Ten years in the making, this book is a magical cross between Bleak House and Harry Potter; you will never read another book like it. Long-listed for the Booker Prize and winner of the Hugo Award in 2005.