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!

Alert

#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

 

 

 

Go Set a Watchman Cover

#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

 

 

 

The Girl On the Train

#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

 

 

 

Grey Cover

#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

 

 

 

Martian

#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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