Biblio File
New York Times Read Alikes: October 29, 2016
Two newbies take their places on the list this week: a CIA thriller and a family saga about a medical crisis.
#1 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
#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Vince Flynn: Order to Kill by Kyle Mills, more thrillers involving the CIA:
The Book of Spies by Gayle Lynds
The Mark of the Assassin by Daniel Silva
The Camel Club by David Baldacci
#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Small Great Things byJodi Picoult, more thoughtful novels involving families and race:
The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Run by Ann Patchett
#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks, more sweet stories about fathers and daughters:
What We Find by Robyn Carr
Fast Track by Julie Garwood
Father's Day by Simon Van Booy
#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, more curmudgeon characters in literature:
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Florence Gordon by Brian Morton
Want more? Check out last week's readalikes.
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