Biblio File
New York Times Read Alikes: December 27, 2015
Grisham, Patterson, Baldacci, Koontz and welcome back to The Martian this week in the top five.
#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham, some enduring legal thrillers:
Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Anatomy of a Murder by Robert Traver
Defending Jacob by William Landay
#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Cross Justice by James Patterson, mystery/thrillers and family ties:
Descent by Tim Johnston
Freedom’s Child by Jax Miller
City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg
#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Guilty by David Baldacci, more suspense with assassins:
Headhunters by Jo Nesbø
61 Hours by Lee Child
The Intern’s Handbook by Shane Kuhn
#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Martian by Andy Weir, more survival stories:
Annihilation by Jeff Vadermeer
The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro
Lock In by John Scalzi
#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz, suspense with female detectives:
American Woman by Robert Pobi
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
Five by Ursula Poznanski
Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your picks! Tell us what you'd recommend: Leave a comment or email us.
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