By the time of her death in 2015, English author Jackie Collins had written 32 novels, translated into 40 languages and selling more than 500 million copies around the world.
It made her one the best-selling novelists in history, with eight of her books adapted for the big and small screen.
Originally, she tried to follow her big sister, Joan Collins, into the world of acting - but when her first book, 1968’s The World Is Full of Married Men, became a best-seller she dedicated herself to writing fulltime.
With so many books to choose from, it’s hard for a Jackie Collins beginner to know where to start.
To help out, we’ve had a look at how the millions of readers of book website Goodreads have rated her books.
Here are the top 11.

9. American Star
The first book on this list to not feature Lucky Santangelo is 1993's American Star. It scores an average rating of 3.98 from 3,792 reviews. "American Star is a compelling story of love, sex and murder, set against the glamorous backgrounds of New York and Hollywood." | Contributed

10. L.A. Connections
Originally published as a series of four novellas, L.A. Connections brings the whole series together. Published in 1998, it scores an average rating of 3.97 from 1,913 reviews. "A killer is playing a deadly game inside the exclusive mansions of L.A. Drawn into this dangerous world are a high-class call girl looking for a way out…a ruthless agent playing for high stakes…and a beautiful journalist chasing the story of her career. They are about to discover the rules of survival in this city of dreamers and deceivers." | Contributed

11. Lovers and Gamblers
Completing our list is 1977's Lovers and Gamblers - with an average rating of 3.95 from 2,976 reviews. "Al King, the rock-and-roll super stud who is everything any sex-crazed groupie ever imagined her hero to be; and Dallas, the beauty queen whose sky-high ambitions stem from a sordid secret-the type that tabloids tingle to tell. Together, they're on a wild ride from London to New York, from Hollywood to Rio and the steaming jungles of the Amazon-where all their dreams and nightmares are about to come true…" | Contributed

