Biblio File

New York Times Read Alikes: September 13, 2015

The twenty-fourth installment of the Kinsey Millhone detective series enters the top 5 this week, along with a new mystery set in Three Pines, and some romance for a single mom in the town of Thunder Point.

X Cover

#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed X by Sue Grafton, more sociopathic serial killers:

Jackaby by William Ritter

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Snowman by Jo Nesbo

 

 

 

The Girl on the Train

#2 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 Nesbo

 

 

 

The Martian Cover

#3 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

 

 

 

 

The Nature of the Beast

#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny, mysteries with a strong sense of setting:

Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell (Sweden)

Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey (Ghana)

Death of A Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong (Shanghai)

 

 

 

Wildest Dreams Cover

#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Wildest Dreams by Robyn Carr, more romance for single moms.

Close to Home by Lisa Jackson

Love Me Back by Merritt Tierce

All We Had by Annie Weatherwax