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Mystery, cozy If you like M. C. Beaton, you might like: Lillian Jackson Braun Catherine Aird Agatha Christie Elly Griffiths Rhys Bowen A. C. Bradley Simon Brett Richard Osman Mystery, forensic If you like Patricia Cornwell, you might like: Tess Gerritsen Kathy Reichs Catherine Coulter Lisa Gardner Jonathan Kellerman Michael Connelly Anne Perry Robert Crais Denis Lehane Laura Lippman Mystery, one detective If you like Louise Penny, you might like: P. D. James Charles Todd Peter Robinson Val McDermid Charles Finch Sue Grafton Robert Parker Mystery, Scandinavian Noir, If you like Stieg Larsson, you might like: Helene Tursten Joe Nesbø Henning Mankell Karin Fossum Lars Kepler Camilla Lackberg Arnoldur Indridason General Fiction If you like Kristin Hannah, you might like: Jennifer Chiaverini Jodi Picoult Sue Miller Anita Shreve Ann Hood Ann Patchett Fredrik Backman If you like thrillers like John Grisham, you may like: David Baldacci James E. Burke John Sandford Stuart Woods James Grippando James Patterson Clive Cussler Harlen Coben If you like espionage like John LeCarré, you might like Daniel Silva Nelson DeMille Alan Furst Martin Cruz Smith Vince Flynn If you like historical fiction like Marie Benedict, you might like: Geraldine Brooks Sally Gunning Melanie Benjamin Paula McLain Pam Jenoff Jacqueline Winspear Christina Baker Kline Kate Quinn Fiona Davis Jennifer Ryan Irene Nemirovsky If you like Character-Driven Fiction, like Elizabeth Strout Kate Atkinson Isabel Allende Anthony Doerr Anthony Marra Louise Erdrich Barbara Kingsolver Anne Tyler Paulette Jiles Rachel Cusk Michael Ondaatje Richard Russo Tessa Hadley If you like romance, you might like Dorothea Benton Frank Jennifer Ryan Nicholas Sparks Maeve Binchy Joanna Trollope If you like western fiction, you might like: C. J. Box Tony Hillerman Anne Hillerman Larry McMurtry If you like contemporary issues fictionalized, you might like: James McBride Colson Whitehead John Edgar Wideman Jennifer Egan If you like local or YPL authors: Elin Hilderbrand Nany Thayer Jeannette deBeauvoir Anne Ierardi Richard Gifford Marge Piercy Kurt Vonnegut Paul Theroux Maddie Day Phoebe Atwood Taylor Robert Finch Henry Beston Lisa Franco Claire Messud Mary Higgins Clark _____________ |
Authors by Genre
Mystery: Beaton, M.C. Bowen, Rhys Box, C.J. Burke, James Lee Christie, Agatha Cornwell, Patricia Gardner, Lisa Mayor, Archer Parker, Robert B. Penny, Louise Perry, Anne Todd, Charles Historical Fiction: Benedict, Marie Benjamin, Melanie Davis, Fiona Follett, Ken Hannah, Kristin Kline, Christina Baker Ruthurford, Edward Ryan, Jennifer Fiction Allende, Isabel Bachman, Fredrik Binchy, Maeve Bohjalian, Chris Doerr, Anthyony Erdich, Louise Kingsolver, Barbara Lehane, Dennis McBride, James Moriarty, Liane Scottoline, Lisa Tyler, Anne Thrillers/Espionage Baldacci, David Berry, Steve Brown, Dan Clancy, Tom Coben, Harlen Connelly, Michael Coulter, Catherine Cussler, Clive DeMille, Nelson Flynn, Vince Greaney, Mark Grisham, John Grippando, James LeCarre, John Patterson, James Silva, Daniel Beach Read Colgan, Jenny Frank, Dorothea Benton Hilderbrand, Elin Monroe, Mary Alice Thayer, Nancy Western Jiles, Paulette Kelton, Elmer L’Amour, Louis McMurtry, Larry Cape Cod/New England Authors deBeauvoir, Jeannette Gunning, Sally Hilderbrand, Elin Philbrick, Nathaniel Quinn, Spencer Thayer, Nancy Fantasy Gabaldon, Diana Hoffman, Alice Tolkien, J.R.R. _____________ |
Titles recommended by YPL readers!
Absolution by Alice McDermott The Bee Sting by Paul Murray Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picolt Circe by Madeline Miller Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Day by Michael Cunningham Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Eternal by Lisa Scottoline The Good Neighborhood by Therese Fowler Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen Landslide by Susan Conley Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Lightning Strike by William Kent Kruger The Measure by Nikki Erlick The Midnight Library by Matthew Haig Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis The Rose Code by Kate Quinn The Searcher by Tana French Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge _____________ |