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Book Lovers'

What Shall I Read Next??

Murder They Wrote

If you like ... Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone, try books by
 Sara Paretsky
 Linda Barnes
 Carol O'Connell
 Marcia Muller
 Nevada Barr
 Lia Matera
 Mary Willis Walker
If you like ...  Tony Hillerman's detective stories set in the Southwest, try
 Margaret Coel
 J. A. Jance
 Michael McGarrity
 Ridley Pearson
 Bill Branon
 Sarah Lovett
 James D. Doss
 Nevada Barr
If you like ...  the British detective stories of P. D. James, try
 Ruth Rendell
 Barbara Vine
 Elizabeth George
 Deborah Crombie
 Michael Gilbert
 Colin Dexter
 Veronica Black
 Simon Brett
 John Harvey
 Gwendoline Butler
 Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
If you like ...  the hard-boiled crime fiction of Robert B. Parker, try
 George Pelecanos
 Dennis Lehane
 James Lee Burke
 K. C. Constantine
 Parnell Hall
 James Patterson
 David Berlinski
 Jeremiah Healy
 James W. Hall
If you like ...  the forensic detective stories of Patricia Cornwell, try
 Kathy Reichs
 J. A. Jance
 Julie Smith
 Robin Cook
 Michael Palmer
 Tess Gerritsen
If you like...  mysteries with a New England setting, try
 Jane Langton
 Nancy Pickard
 William Tapply
 Jeremiah Healy
 Philip Craig
If you like ...  English village mysteries, try
 Agatha Christie
 Antonia Fraser
 Martha Grimes
 Robert Barnard
 Marjorie Eccles
 Nancy Atherton
 Catherine Aird
 Susan Moody
 Jo Bannister
 Carola Dunn
 M. C. Beaton
 Rhys Bowen
 Dorothy Cannell
 Caroline Grahan
 Charles Hampton
If you like ...  the medieval settings of Ellis Peters' Cadfael series, try
 Fiona Buckley
 P. C. Doherty
 Edward Marston
 Sharon Kay Penman
 Susanna Gregory
 Kate Sedley
 Peter Tremayne
 Simon Beaufort
 Margaret Frazer
If you like ...  mysteries with Victorian or early American settings, try
 Anne Perry
 Maan Meyers
 Elizabeth Peters
 Peter Lovesey
 Margaret Lawrence
 Robert Lee Hall
If you like ...  police procedurals, try
 Ed McBain
 Dan Mahoney
 Ridley Pearson
 Ian Rankin
 James Ellroy
 Michael Dibdin
 Reginald Hill

  Incurable Romantics

 If you like ...  the "gentle reads" of Maeve Binchy, try
 Jan Karon
 Belva Plain
 Malcolm MacDonald
 Rosamund Pilcher
 Hazel Hucker
 LaVyrle Spencer
 Miss Read
If you like ...  the "soaps", try
 Barbara Taylor Bradford
 Sandra Brown
 Sidney Sheldon
 Susan Isaacs
 Danielle Steel
 Jackie Collins
 Judith Krantz
 Rona Jaffe
 Barbara Delinsky
If you like ... contemporary romance, try
 Nora Roberts
 Janet Dailey
 Johanna Lindsey
 Elizabeth Lowell
 Jayne Ann Krentz
 Judith McNaught
 Kay Hooper
If you like ... romance from another place and time, try
 Amanda Quick
 Diana Gabaldon
 Eugenia Price
 Jude Devereaux
 Catherine Coulter
 Julie Garwood

Suspense and Adventure

If you like ... the legal thrillers of John Grisham, try
 Scott Turow
 Phillip Margolin
 Richard North Patterson
 Barry Reed
 William Lashner
 Brad Meltzer
 Nancy Taylor Rosenberg
 Greg Iles
 John Lescroart
 William Bernhardt
 David Baldacci
If you like ... the crime capers of Nelson DeMille, try
 Elmore Leonard
 Gerald Browne
 Jonathan Kellerman
 Peter Maas
 John Nance
 Jon A. Jackson
 Robert Ferrigno
If you like ... the military thrillers of Tom Clancy, try
 James H. Cobb
 Stephen Coonts
 Dale Brown
 Jack Higgins
 W. E. B. Griffin
 Clive Cussler
 David Poyer
 Larry Bond
 Patrick A. Davis
 Allan Mallinson
 John J. Gobbell
If you like ... the espionage novels of John LeCarre, try
 Ken Follett
 Frederick Forsyth
 Robert Ludlum
 Gerald Seymour
 Robert Littell
 Jeffrey Archer
 Clive Egleton
If you like ... crime with a touch of humor, try
 Lawrence Block
 Gregory McDonald
 Carl Hiaasen
 Janet Evanovich
 Jennifer Crusie
 Laurence Shames
 Alistair Boyle
 Eric Garcia
If you like ... "eco-thrillers", try
 Michael Crichton
 Richard Preston
 Steve Alten
 Peter Benchley
 John Darnton
 James Powlik
If you like ... the horror stories of Stephen King, try
 Dan Simmons
 Ira Levin
 Thomas Harris
 V. C. Andrews
 John Saul
 James Herbert
 Dean Koontz
If you like ... the suspense novels of Mary Higgins Clark, try
 Anthea Fraser
 Joy Fielding
 Robin Cook
 Nancy Price
 Susan Kelly
 Judy Mercer
 Patricia Carlon
 Tom Savage
 John Sandford
 Tami Hoag
 Tess Gerritsen
 Iris Johansen
 Patricia O'Brien
 Mary Jane Clark

 
   

All Readers
Allreaders.com features detailed book reviews from all genres as well as presenting featured authors, latest book reviews of your favorite books, or you can enter a book review and get listed as a scholar!

Book Browser: A Guide for Avid Readers  
Booklists arranged by genre, topic, setting, time period, and more.  Also lists of award winners, forthcoming titles, reviews, interviews, and links to reader advisory sites.

Booklist
From the American Library Association, reviews of a wide range of current books as well as titles published over the last 3 years.  Also offers "bests" from the previous year and access to Book Links, designed to connect children with high-quality literature.

Bookpage
A monthly general interest book review available in both print and web format, BookPage covers the best in new releases.  In the past 10+ years, BookPage has interviewed everyone from John Grisham to Norman Mailer, and typically reviews up to 100 of each month's new fiction, nonfiction, business, children's, spoken word audio, and how-to books. The tone is upbeat and literate, focusing on bestsellers as well as new discoveries.

Book Reporter
Ever craved a good book and just not been inspired by anything you see? Or felt annoyed that you bought a book that was merely so-so? Or closed a book and JUST wanted to talk about it?
We know what this feels like. The Book Report Network aims to solve these reader dilemmas, with thoughtful book reviews, compelling features, in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts of the hottest new releases, literary games and contests, and more every week. We hope you'll visit our websites and discover why since 1996 the Book Report Network has been the best place online to talk about your last great read --- and find your next one.

Book Browse
Book Browse carefully selects from the most interesting current books and provides you with multiple reviews and a substantial excerpt of each. SO, don't judge a book by its cover... Read it for yourself !!

Great Books OnLine
The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectual curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.

Mystery Reader
Reviews of new and recent mysteries; publishing news; author contacts; links to other mystery sites.

Novelist
Find fiction titles based on favorite author, title or description. Browse lists based on genre or awards, search by subject heading, reviews, publishers. Read and use feature articles, book discussion group guide, and book talks developed exclusively for NOVELIST.
To access this database in the library simply connect to the Internet and go under Favorites. From home go to the internet and type in search.epnet.com. You will be prompted for a user name which is Fiske and a password which is Novelist and you are ready to go !!

Overbooked  
A web site for ravenous readers. Overbooked specializes in literary and genre fiction information. Overbooked Originals include author web pages, annotated lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books which received starred reviews, themed booklists, featured titles lists and hot lists of hard cover US fiction releases. Check out the newish Author Connections - A special section for authors to communicate information to readers looking for good books and what to read next. This site contains large files.

Reader's Club
A group of librarians at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in North Carolina who love to read and share enjoyable books with others began this club in November 1998 with just a few reviews and a lot of hope. Now many colleagues at all levels - from library assistants to managers - write reviews of their favorite books, and there are over 2000 reviews in the database. Most of the reviews are written by staff, but they welcome reviews from everyone. Reviews are limited to books already owned by the library system, and they do not review pre-published books.

ReadingGroupGuides
This website is part of Book Report Network.

Romance Reader
Review of new and recent titles arranged by typed of romance; lists of classics in the genre; news of forthcoming titles; author contacts.

Stop You're Killing Me
A Site to die for... if you love mystery books

Book Trade

Amazon
Bills itself as the "world's largest bookstore."  Good source for information on books currently in print. Searchable by title, author, keyword; can be limited by date, format, or age level.

Advanced Book Exchange
Abebooks™ is the world’s largest online marketplace for books. Abebooks makes it simple and safe to find and buy—or list and sell—new, used, rare, and out-of-print books online. Bookbuyers love the variety of over 60 million books offered by more than 12,500 booksellers. This great selection delivers value for all: readers find bestsellers, collectors find rare books, students find textbooks, and treasure hunters find books they’ve been seeking forever.

Alibris
Alibris connects people who love books, music and movies to thousands of independent sellers around the world. Our proprietary technology and advanced logistics allow us to offer over 40 million used, new and out-of-print books to consumers, libraries and retailers

Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc. of America
Your portal to the world of rare books on the internet. You can browse or search many of the members' inventories here, or look up dealers who are in your area or specialize in your areas of interest. You'll find many invaluable resources and links here, plus articles and essays on a variety of subjects by ABAA members.

Barnes and Noble

Bibliofind
Search for out-of-print or rare books on any or all of these sites, which have collected inventories from OP bookstores across the country.  Some duplication, but each site also has unique titles

Bookspot
Bookspot.com is a free resource center that simplifies the search for the best book-related content on the Web. Features sites are hand-selected by editors and organized into intuitive categories, such as bestseller lists, genres, book reviews, electronic texts, book news and more.

Bookwire
Comprehensive source of information on the book industry.  Reviews, author interviews, guides to literary events, industry news, classifieds, and annotated links to book-related sites.

Books In Depth
Your direct link to Book Reviews in Newspapers, Periodicals and leading websites around the world.

Books on Tape

Borders

Literature Awards