Biblio File

New York Times Read Alikes: November 22, 2015

 

Los Angeles crime dominates the top five this week, follwed by some small town crime and survival on Mars. 

Rogue Lawyer

#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham, some enduring legal thrillers:

Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow

Anatomy of a Murder by Robert Traver

Defending Jacob by William Landay

 

 

 

The Crossing Cover

#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Crossing by Michael Connelly, more stories about the L.A.P.D.

Hollywood Station by Joe Wambaugh

Blue by Joe Domanick

Ghettoside by Jill Leovy

 

 

 

The Promise Cover

#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Promise by Robert Crais, some classic L.A. suspense:

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy

Devil In a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

 

 

 

Crimson Shore

#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Crimson Shore by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, more creepy atmospheric dark secrets:

The Fever by Megan Abbott

House of Echoes by Brenda Duffy

The Wicker Man by Robin Hardy and Anthony Shaffer

 

 

 

The Martian Cover

#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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