E-book readers' guilty pleasures revealed

A newly published list of Amazon.co.uk’s biggest selling e-books of the year features psychological thrillers, misery memoirs and a healthy dose of Mills and Boon

The books people choose to download in private inlcude Mills and Boon, psychological thrillers and books by politicians Photo: Alamy

By Anita Singh, Arts & Entertainment Editor

The Telegraph -  26 Aug 2015

It is a familiar sight on the beach or daily commute: readers brandishing a hardback copy of the latest acclaimed literary fiction.

However, the books they choose to download to the privacy of their e-readers are a different story.

A newly published list of Amazon.co.uk’s biggest selling e-books of the year features psychological thrillers, misery memoirs, Mills and Boon and a book by the Tory MP Nadine Dorries, whose first work was memorably described by a Telegraph reviewer as “the worst novel I’ve read in 10 years”.

Notably, 18 of the top 20 authors were women, including thriller writers Angela Marsons, Fiona Neill and Rachel Abbott.
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