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New York Times Read Alikes: June 12, 2016

If you are among the many readers who read one of these five titles and want more of the same adventure or romance or thrills, here are some suggestions for you.

Me Before You

#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, more British love stories:

Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope

One Day by David Nicholls

The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

 

 

 

The City of Mirrors

#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin, more apocalyptic fiction:

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee


 

 

 

15th Affair

#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed 15th Affair by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, more women detectives working suspenseful mysteries:

Garnethill by Denise Mina

The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill


 

 

 

The Last Mile

#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Last Mile by David Baldacci, more intricately plotted suspense:

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta

 

 

 

The Girl on the Train

#5 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

 

 

 

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Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your ideas too, so leave a comment and tell us what you’d recommend. And check out our Staff Picks browse tool for more recommendations!

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Great Book

Please check out the book Currency by L. Todd Wood. This is a can't put down book and should be promoted.