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Can people name some books that have had people with disabilities in the lead roles

Can people name some books that have had people with disabilities in the lead roles

Jason #questionnaire

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Conrad

I can…….but that would be self promotion! ha ha

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David

Then self promote.

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Conrad

Desolate Sands, Concrete Evidence and Thre3e all feature DI Annie Jones, who loses an eye………can’t tell you how or that would spoil the plot!……..Thanks David.??

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David

@Conrad For me responded to a question, does not equal self promotion.

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Carmen

Andreas Pflueger , A Shadow Falls , Jenny Aaron, the lead character and tough policewoman is blind. jt will be a trilogie, and thats the first lart out in english. i have read the first two in german allready and it was the best i got sofar this year.

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Jean

Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay

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Martin

Obvious one l guess but any of Jeffrey Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme series

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Janet

Robert Galbraith. Strike series

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Martin

Just about to finish Lethal White.

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Janet

@Martin not got round to it yet , maybe something to ask Father Christmas for x.

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Martin

@Janet I’ve enjoyed the series and this one is no exception ?

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Janet

@Martin yes I agree, looking forward to reading lethal white x

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Bev

The Lincoln Rhyme series. Jeffrey Deaver

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Sharon

Sharon Dempsey’s Little Bird.

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Caroline

The idiot by Dostoyevsky

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Caroline

@Anika prob can list a load

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JasonQuestion author

Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic

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Caroline

@Michael writes about an autistic person

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JasonQuestion author

Jack Taylor series by Ken Bruen

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Kate

Choices by Danielle Steel

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Gill

The Haunting by Alex Bell

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Liz

Blood Harvest by Sharon Bolton and of course Lincoln Rhyme by Jeffrey Deaver

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Liz

Quite a few of Dean Koontz books

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Jan

Skallagrigg by William Holden

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Patricia

The Bone Collector by Jeffrey Deaver

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David

@Bills Danny Lancaster series.

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Bill

Cheers, @David.

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Melissa

Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer?

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Clair

Dark Pines and Red Snow by @Will

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Will

(thank you)

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Sheila

Jack Jordan’s latest book. The lead character is blind

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Julie

Me before you

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Sue

The Mina Scarletti books are good. Mina is disabled but has a sharp brain and uncovers crime in Brighton. Can’t remember the author offhand

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David

Linda Stratmann Victorian murder set in Brighton.

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Sherran

A few of the Alice Peterson and Lisa Genova books.

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Therese

Cameron strike

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Lucy

@Therese or even Cormoran Strike ?

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Liz

Amos Decker inthe David Baldacci books has (now you’ll have to excuse the spellin) synaethesia and something else too. Harry Binghams character has a disorder that makes her think she’s decomposing Ironside was in a wheelchair (now I’m showing my age)

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Barbara

The lead character in the Robert Galbraith series?

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Jessica

Three Amazing Things About You by Jill Mansell

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LJ

Before her eyes by Jack Jordan or the Strike series

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Patricia

Humpty Dumpty

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Paula

Disability/special needs – Tilly in the Puppet Show

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Jennifer

Strike books

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Θεοδώρα

The curious incident of the dog in the Night-time

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Gail

The Bone Collector

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Stacey

Lincoln Rhyme books! Fab! X

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Liz

Love a good Rhyme snd Sachs book

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Lynne

Unspeakable by Graham Masterton

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JasonQuestion author

I’ve yet to read this book

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Carmen

The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley.

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Proinsios

All the Lincoln Rhyme books – they’re brilliant too. (y)

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Kim

I agree x

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Maggie

I think it is Michael Rowbothams lead character has Parkinsons

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Liz

Yes is his nsme Joe O loughlan

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Dana

A boy made of blocks Keith Stuart – autism; Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine Gail Honeyman – dementia; Elefant Martin Suter – alcoholic; Still Alice Lisa Genova – early onset Alzheimer’s; House Rules Jodi Picoult – Asperger’s;

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Dana

Just finished The Rules of Seeing by Joe Heap about a blind girl – fascinating read

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Alexis

Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith aka J K Rowling – and jolly good reads they are too!

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Alison

Alexis Lloyd just finishing Lethal White i feel this time the disability was over mentioned nearly every other page..

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Sheila

One of my favourite books ever – Death Stalks Kettle Street by John Bowen.

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JasonQuestion author

Fat Ollie & Deaf Man(87th Precinct) by Ed McBain

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Mark

The Shardlake novels of CJ Sansom!

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Jan

Ship Who Sang – Anne McCaffrey

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Jan

Bone Collector Jeffrey Deaver

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Jan

Curious Incident of the Dog in the night time

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Jan

Lord Peter Wimsey had PTSD

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Carmen

I was wondering about including him. I love Lord Peter.

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Lesley

Perry Mason

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Naintara

Lincoln rhyme ..Jeffrey deaver

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Judy

Jeffrey Deaver

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Alex

Lincoln Rhyme series, Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer

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Ben

ray banks “beast of burden”

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Nikki

Fiona Griffith series set in Wales written by Harry Bingham – she has personality disorder. Cracking books.

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JasonQuestion author

I had forgotten about this character

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Nikki

@Jason The series is almost as much thriller as crime, and excellently researched – plus the Welsh setting is very well depicted. Quite bonkers, mind, like Fiona herself, but very readable. Fiona has some condition whereby she can’t quite believe she’s alive – i forget the medical name for it.

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Helen

The lead character in my thriller After The Interview (written as AA Abbott) is on the autistic spectrum. Note – I hesitate to self-promote, but I see from this thread that we’re allowed to do it just this once…

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Shelly

Robert Galbraith – Cormorant Strike series.

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David

@Mike, Tilly, in the Poe books.

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Lorraine

The Skallagrigg

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Paula

Jodi Picoult House Rules. Lead character has autism

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JasonQuestion author

I’ve not read anything by her

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Paula

@Jason house rules is a great book. I enjoyed it.

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Leigh

Lincoln Rhyme

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Maria

Going underground by Michael Leese… the main character Jonathan Roper has autism.

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