Richard & Judy Summer Reads 2008

Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan have announced their eight recommended books for summer, and are already making a big impression on the bestseller charts.

Whether you think their influence is healthy or not, there's no disputing the enormous power of TV presenters Richard and Judy over the book-buying public.

As in previous years, they have produced a list of titles they recommend we read this summer:

The Outcast by Sadie Jones

No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay

East of the Sun by Julia Gregson

Down River by John Hart

The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller

Addition by Toni Jordan

The Resurrectionist by James Bradley

The first two books on the list are already jostling for pole position in the best-seller charts, with Sadie Jones currently winning out.