Biblio File

New York Times Read Alikes: June 26, 2016

Readers are going cuckoo for Jojo this week, as the British romance author takes over two of the top five spots while the King of Horror once again debuts at No. 1.

end of watch

#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed End of Watch by Stephen King, more horror about psychopaths:

The Killing Lessons by Saul Black

The Hand that Feeds You by A.J. Rich

Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline

 

 

 

me before you

#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, more British love stories:

Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope

One Day by David Nicholls

The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

 

 

 

bookshot#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Cross Kill by James Patterson, more thriller sagas with charismatic detectives:

All I Did Was Shoot My Man by Walter Mosley

The Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

Hush, Hush by Laura Lippman

 

dishonorable

#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Dishonorable Intentions by Stuart Woods, more sexy suspense:

Deadline by Sandra Brown

Honor by Janet Dailey

Trust No One by Jayne Anne Krentz

 

 

 

after you

#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed After You by Jojo Moyes, more books about loss and moving on:

The Last Original Wife by Dorothea Benton Frank

Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay



 

 

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