Biblio File
New York Times Read Alikes: August 23, 2015
A new thriller from an old favorite took the No. 1 spot this week, with familiar titles rounding out the rest of the list. If you're looking for something in the same vein as any of these bestsellers, read on!
#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Alert by James Patterson, more page-turners set in New York City:
City of Savages by Lee Kelly
World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee, more Southern Gothic:
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Nothing Gold Can Stay by Ron Rash
The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O’Connor
#3 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
#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Grey by E.L. James, more novels about sexual dominance and submission:
The Lover by Marguerite Duras
Henry and June by Anais Nin
The Key by Junʼichirō Tanizaki
#5 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
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