Biblio File
New York Times Read Alikes: January 3, 2016
A few popular titles that slipped off the list for a time are back this week: The Martian, The Girl on the Train, and All the Light We Cannot See.
#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 The Martian by Andy Weir, more survival stories:
Annihilation by Jeff Vadermeer
The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro
Lock In by John Scalzi
#3 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
#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, more titles with blind protagonists.
Homer & Langley by E.L. Doctorow
How to Paint a Dead Man by Sarah Hall
What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt
#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, more suspense novels told from multiple perspectives:
And Then There Was One by Patricia Gussin
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
The Son by Jo Nesbø
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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