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The Independent Best Books of 2012

Here is a list of the Independent's (UK) best books of the year 2012. How many of these have you read?
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7 Days (Deon Meyer)
7 Days
1
Deon Meyer
Absolution
Absolution
2
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
3
Chad Harbach
Be Careful What You Wish for (Simon Jordan)
Be Careful What You Wish For
4
Simon Jordan
The Bee Journal (Sean Borodale)
The Bee Journal
5
Sean Borodale
Beethoven: The Man Revealed (John Suchet)
Beethoven: The Man Revealed
6
John Suchet
Between the Lines (Victoria Pendleton)
Between the Lines
7
Victoria Pendleton
The Big Music (Kirsty Gunn)
The Big Music
8
Kirsty Gunn
Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird (Tim Birkhead)
Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird
9
Tim Birkhead
Bitter Water (Gordon Ferris)
Bitter Water
10
Gordon Ferris
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
11
Hilary Mantel
Britain Begins (Barry Cunliffe)
Britain Begins
12
Barry Cunliffe
Bruce (Peter Ames Carlin)
Bruce
13
Peter Ames Carlin
Call Down Thunder (Daniel Finn)
Call Down Thunder
14
Daniel Finn
Canada
Canada
15
Capital (John Lanchester)
Capital
16
John Lanchester
The City of Abraham (Edward Platt)
The City of Abraham
17
Edward Platt
Clueless Dogs (Rhian Edwards)
Clueless Dogs
18
Rhian Edwards
Country Girl
Country Girl
19
Crusher (Niall Leonard)
Crusher
20
Niall Leonard
The Customs House (Andrew Motion)
The Customs House
21
Andrew Motion
The Cutting Season (Attica Locke)
The Cutting Season
22
Attica Locke
A Death in the Family (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
A Death in the Family
23
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Diaries 1924-1933: Prodigal Son (Sergei Prokofiev)
Diaries 1924-1933: Prodigal Son
24
Sergei Prokofiev
Dominion (C.J. Sansom)
Dominion
25
C.J. Sansom
Dotter of Her Father's Eyes (Mary M. Talbot)
Dotter of Her Father's Eyes
26
Mary M. Talbot
Dublinesque (Enrique Vila-Matas)
Dublinesque
27
Enrique Vila-Matas
Finders Keepers (Belinda Bauer)
Finders Keepers
28
Belinda Bauer
The Flight (M.R. Hall)
The Flight
29
M.R. Hall
The Footballer Who Could Fly (Duncan Hamilton)
The Footballer Who Could Fly
30
Duncan Hamilton
From Russia to Love (Viktoria Mullova)
From Russia to Love
31
Viktoria Mullova
The Garden of the Evening Mists (Tan Twan Eng)
The Garden of the Evening Mists
32
Tan Twan Eng
Going to Sea in a Sieve (Danny Baker)
Going to Sea in a Sieve
33
Danny Baker
Governing the World: The History of an Idea (Mark Mazower)
Governing the World: The History of an Idea
34
Mark Mazower
The Green Road Into the Trees: An Exploration of England (Hugh Thomson)
The Green Road Into the Trees: An Exploration of England
35
Hugh Thomson
The Havocs (Jacob Polley)
The Havocs
36
Jacob Polley
The Heart Broke in (James Meek)
The Heart Broke In
37
James Meek
Hhhh
Hhhh
38
A History of the World in 12 Maps (Jerry Brotton)
A History of the World in 12 Maps
39
Jerry Brotton
Hope: A Tragedy (Shalom Auslander)
Hope: A Tragedy
40
Shalom Auslander
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