THE WEEK Magazine publishes a famous person’s six best/favorite books every week. Most are atsy-fartsy people with artsy-fartsy choices. Then every once in awhile we see a mystery or thriller writer with some more sensible choices. I’ll let you decide if Ken Follett’s choices are sensible.

ORLEY FARM by Anthony Trollope (1861)

DUNE by Frank Herbert (1965)

COUSIN BETTE by Honore’ de Balzac (1846

BLEAK HOUSE by Charles Dickens (1852)

LIVE AND LET DIE by Ian Fleming (1954)

THE HOUSE OF DOORS by Tan Twan Eng (2023)