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Alphabetical by title

A

The Art of Fielding. Chad Harbach

B

Before and After, Rosellen Brown

The Blessing Way, Tony Hillerman

Blood Meridian, or the Evening of Redness in the West, Cormac McCarthy

Bone Dust White, Karin Salvalaggio

Bootlegger’s Daughter, Margaret Maron 

The Boy. in the Suitcase, Lene Kaaberbøl, Agnete Friis

Broken Harbor, Tana French

The Buddha in the Attic, Julie Otsuka

The Button Collector, Elizabeth Jennings

C

Carthage, Joyce Carol Oates

Carved in Bone, Jefferson Bass

Choke, Chuck Palahniuk

A Cold Day for Murder, Dana Stabenow

The Cold Dish, Craig Johnson

The Coral Thief, Rebecca Stott

D

Déjá Dead, Kathy Reichs

A Dirty Job, Christopher Moore

Divergent, Veronica Roth

Dreams of Joy, Lisa See

E

Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert

F

Faithful Place, Tana French

Fall of Giants, Ken Follett

The Flood, Michael McDowell

G

Geek Love, Katherine Dunn

Gemini, Carol Cassella

Glamorama, Bret Easton Ellis

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn

H

Heart-Shaped Box, Joe Hill

Horns, Joe Hill

A History of the World in 6 Glasses, Tom Standage

I

In the Garden of Beasts, Erik Larson

In One Person, John Irving

Inferno, Dan Brown

J

K

King Rat, James Clavell

The Kitchen House, Kathleen Grissom

L

The Language of Flowers, Vanessa Diffenbaugh

The Last Chinese Chef, Nicole Mones

The Lincoln Lawyer cover

The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly

M

Middlesex

Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides

Midnight in the garden of good and evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, John Berendt

N

New Orleans Mourning

New Orleans Mourning, Julie Smith

The Night Gardener

The Blessing Way, Tony Hillerman

O

On writing, Stephen King

On Writing, Stephen King

One for the Money

One for the Money, Janet Evanovich

P

Perks of being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky

Q

The Quiet Game

The Quiet Game, Greg Iles

R

Raven Black, Ann Cleaves

Raven Black, Ann Cleaves

Reconstructing Amelia

Reconstructing Amelia, Kimberly McCreight

The Round House, Louise Erdrich

The Round House, Louise Erdrich

S

Savages, Don Winslow

Saving CeeCee Honeycut, Beth Hoffman

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, Beth Hoffman

The Scroll of Seduction Gioconda Belli

The Scroll of Seduction, Gioconda Belli

The Sculptor, Gregory Funaro

The Sculptor, Gregory Funaro

Serena, Ron Rash

Serena, Ron Rash

The Shining by Stephen King, Review

The Shining, Stephen King

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The Shining Girls, Lauren Beukes

Shogun (The Asian Saga Chronology) - James Clavell

Shogun (The Asian Saga Chronology) – James Clavell

Shutter Island, Dennis Lehane

Shutter Island, Dennis Lehane

Snow Flower and the secret fan, Lisa See

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See

Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury

Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury

T

Tai-Pan, James Clavell

Tai-Pan, James Clavell

Taken, Kathleen George

Taken, Kathleen George

Tell No One, Harlan Coben

Tell No One, Harlan Coben

The Tiger's Wife, Tea Obreht

The Tiger’s Wife, Tea Obreht

Tomorrow there will be Apricots, Jessica Soffer

too bright to hear too loud to see

Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See, Juliann Garey

Two Little Girls in Blue, Mary Higgians Clark

Two Little Girls in Blue, Mary Higgins Clark

U

Uncommon Grounds, Sandra Balzo

Uncommon Grounds, Sandra Balzo

V

Cover The Vanishing, Wendy Webb

The Vanishing, Wendy Webb

The Virgin of Small Plains, Nancy Pickard

The Virgin of Small Plains, Nancy Pickard

W

We Need to Talk About Kevin, Lionel Shriver

We Need to Talk About Kevin, Lionel Shriver

The Weight of Blood, Laura McHugh

The Weight of Blood, Laura McHugh

What the Dead Know, Laura Lippman

What the Dead Know, Laura Lippman

White Oleander, Janet Finch

White Oleander, Janet Finch

Who by Fire, Mary L. Tabor

Who by Fire, Mary L. Tabor

Whose Body? Dorothy L. Sayers
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Whose Body? Dorothy L. Sayers

Winter People, Jennifer McMahon

Winter People, Jennifer McMahon

Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel

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BOOK LISTS

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Mysterious USA Reading Challenge

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3+1 BOOKS

3 fiction and 1 nonfiction books about a particular subject

3 +1 books with strong Asian (American) Female Voices

3+1 books about Flowers

3+1 books about Food

3+1 books about the Ocean

3+1 great books about bad people