Biblio File

New York Times Read Alikes: December 27, 2015

Grisham, Patterson, Baldacci, Koontz and welcome back to The Martian this week in the top five. 

Rouge 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

 

 

 

Cross Justice

#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Cross Justice by James Patterson, mystery/thrillers and family ties:

Descent by Tim Johnston

Freedom’s Child by Jax Miller

City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg

 

 

 

The Guilty

#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Guilty by David Baldacci, more suspense with assassins:

Headhunters by Jo Nesbø

61 Hours by Lee Child

The Intern’s Handbook by Shane Kuhn

 

 

 

The Martian

#4 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

 

 

 

Ashley Bell

#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz, suspense with female detectives:

American Woman by Robert Pobi

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

Five by Ursula Poznanski

 

 

 

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.