What’s the best book you’ve read with a colour in the title?
What’s the best book you’ve read with a colour in the title?
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What’s the best book you’ve read with a colour in the title?
White is the coldest colour by @John
Thanks @Sarah, glad you liked it.
The Color Purple
Red Light by Graham Masterton
The Blue Nowhere (Jeffery Deaver), but having seen another reply The Colour Purple was great too.
Field Grey, Prussian Blue, RIP Bernie Gunther.
Another vote for The Colour Purple.
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris.
Yup! Came here to say this. 🙂
The Green Mile
Oh yes. Brilliant book.
The Green Mile
Black by Rose – Andrew Barrett, an amazing book.
Love Andy Barrett’s work but not read this one yet.
I love his work too, very well written and worth a read.
White Bones by Graham Masterton.
The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. It’s a biography of a serial killer at the Chicago World Fair.
Ooooh, I didn’t know that, that’s very exciting!
Yellow Crocus
A Study in Scarlet
Must not vote for my own…
The Colour Purple
The Colour Purple
It couldn’t be anything else for you @Leigh! Haha
Black beauty
Same as @Barbara. Recently reread Black Beauty. It still makes me tearful when Ginger dies
I love Black Beauty, still brings a lump to my throat.
White is the Coldest Colour.
‘Five Red Herrings’ by Dorothy L Sayers:))
Has to be The Color Purple
I also loved Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit does that count?
How Green Was My Valley. An absolute classic that I have read over and over again. The rest of the series is good too but not *as* good.
White is the coldest colour for me too
The Black Velvet Gown by Catherine Cookson and White is the coldest Colour by @John. Very different to each other, but both great books.
Thanks for the mention, @Mark, it’s appreciated. I’m a fan of your writing too.
The colour purple. My standout book of ALL time ??
Black beauty I read at the age of 7.. And it was that book that made me fall in love with reading ❤️
Scream Blue Murder by @Tony
Ooh – thank you so much @Alexina. Always nice to get a mention in these sort of things 🙂
Can’t choose between
Color Purple.
Green Mile.
The Red Tent
Oh, a lifetime favourite of mine!
Not heard of that one.
Well worth looking up, Mark. It’s by Anita Diamant.
Thanks, Kath. My TBR pile becoming ridiculous now!
The green mile
All of Walter Mosley’s Easy Rawlins books have a colour in the title, but I’ll nominate his first, Devil in a Blue Dress, from which they made a film with Denzel in it.
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Brilliant thriller which introduced Hannibal Lecter.
White is the Coldest Colour by John Nicholl and The Green Mile by Stephen King.
Thanks, @Sarah, that’s very kind. The Green Mile is a wonderful book.
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris, as modesty prevents me from mentioning any of my own!
Blue Monday by Nikki French
The Red Cobra by @Rob
Shades of Green, by Andy Lake.
Green eggs and ham!
Colour purple
Red is the Colour – Mark Fowler and How Green was my Valley, Richard Llewellen
Thank you, Maggie. Much appreciated.
WHITE JAZZ by James Ellroy
RIDE THE PINK HORSE by Dorothy B Hughes
Silver by @Mark
Many thanks, Simon. Glad you enjoyed Silver.
Thank you @Maggie!
Red is the Colour by @Mark
Thank you Patricia.
Blue Wicked by @Alan
Thank you, Audrey.
‘Spelling errors what I red’ – a language murder mystery
the colour purple
Beyond Black Hilary Mantel