Biblio File
New York Times Read Alikes: September 20, 2015
An exciting new release, the fourth novel in the Millennium series, hits number one this week. If you finish it in one sitting and want more, here are some readalikes to get you through the rest of the week.
#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Girl in the Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz, more Swedish crime fiction:
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
Smilla’s Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
#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 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 Purity by Jonathan Franzen, more idealistic character-driven literary fiction:
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
The Circle by Dave Eggers
The Third Child by Marge Piercy
#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Undercover by Danielle Steel, more romantic suspense
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Lost Key by Catherine Coulter
The Witness by Nora Roberts
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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