Biblio File

New York Times Read Alikes: August 28, 2016

Two new titles join this list this week: historical fiction about the Underground Railroad and the newest installment of a popular series of F.B.I. thrillers.

insidious

#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Insidious by Catherine Coulter, more F.B.I. thrillers:

The Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

The Last Mile by David Baldacci

Saint's Gate by Carla Neggers

 

 

 

girl on the train

#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, more stories told from multiple perspectives:

And Then There Was One by Patricia Gussin

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Fates & Furies by Lauren Groff


 

 

underground railroad

#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, more historical fiction about fugitive slaves:

The Good Lord Bird by James McBride

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

The Mapmaker's Children by Sarah McCoy

 

 

 

truly madly guilty

#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty, more tales of marriage and friendship:

The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas

Another Night, Another Day by Sarah Rayner

The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

 

 

 

bullseye

#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Bullseye by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge, more thriller series set in New York City:

The John Corey novels by Nelson DeMille, starting with Plum Island

The Stone Barrington novels by Stuart Woods, starting with New York Dead

The NYPL Red series by James Patterson and Marshall Karp, starting with NYPL Red

 

 

 

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