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James Patterson 7 Christian fiction 3-4

Janet Evanovich 7 Mystery/Thriller 5-12

Girl on the train 8 Fiction with diverse characters 12

8 Romance 13-15 Gone girl

10 Chick lit & Historical fiction 16 Girl with the dragon tattoo

10 Fantasy/Science fiction 17-18 Big little lies

11 Horror & Western 19 Where the crawdads sing

11 Humorous fiction 20 J.A. Jance

24 Urban fiction & New Adult fiction 21 A man called Ove

24 Book club picks 22-27 All the light we cannot see

25 Nonfiction & Biography 28-29 Jodi Picoult

25 First book in the series 30-31 Kristin Hannah

26 Popular TV series 32 Fiction with Iowa connections

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Look for the Christian Fiction stickers on the spines in our Christian Fiction Adult Fiction section

Contemporary  Kristen  Deborah Amish Heitzmann Raney  Kristin  Linda Byler Billerbeck  Angela Hunt  Katherine  Reay Laura Bradford  Sandra  Neta Jackson  Bethany  Wanda Brunstetter Bricker  Ronie Kendig Turner  Barbara Cameron  Don Brown  Karen Kingsbury  Courtney  Vanetta Chapman  Julie Cantrell Walsh  Amy Clipston  Melody  Carla  Susan May Carlson Laureano  Suzanne Woods Fisher Warren  Chris Fabry  Phyllis  Shelley Shepard Gray Nichols  Lisa Wingate  Rachel Hauck  Leslie Gould  Laura V. Hilton  Irene Hannon  Kelly Irvin Mystery/Suspense  Lisa Harris  Rosalind Lauer  Randy Alcorn  Dee Henderson  Amy Lillard  Terri Blackstock  Ronie Kendig  Beverly Lewis  Patricia Bradley  DiAnn Mills  Marta Perry  T. Davis Bunn  Nancy Moser  Sarah Price  Janice Cantore  Carrie Stuart Parks  Ruth Reid  Colleen Coble  Dani Pettrey  Beth Wiseman  Brandilyn Collins  Cara Putman  Cindy Woodsmall  Rachel Dylan  Lynette Eason  Joel C. Rosenberg

Historical  Susie Finkbeiner  Tracie Peterson  Tamera Alexander  Laura Frantz  Francine Rivers  Lynn Austin  Deanne Gist  Kim Vogel Sawyer  Karen Barnett  Jocelyn Green  Adina Senft  Lawanna Blackwell  Rachel Hauck  Lauraine Snelling  Amanda Cabot  Liz Curtis Higgs  Sarah Sundin  Elizabeth Camden  Jane Kirkpatrick  Jen Turano  Kristy Cambron  Julie Klassen  Carrie Turansky  Mary Connealy  Valerie Fraser Luesse  Brock and Bodie Thoene  Lori Copeland  Gilbert Morris  Roseanna M. White  Melanie Dickerson  Janette Oke 3

Looking for New Christian fiction? Try these

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Mysteries & Thrillers

Popular Mystery/  Lisa Gardner  Sara Paretsky Detective Authors  Gillian Flynn  Louise Penny

 Nevada Barr  Vince Flynn  Anne Perry  Lawrence Block  Lisa Gardner  Kathy Reichs  James Lee Burke  Tess Gerritsen  J.D. Robb  Mary Higgins Clark  Jane Harper  John Sandford  Harlan Coben  Tami Hoag  Karin Slaughter  Max Allan Collins  J.A. Jance  Mickey Spillane  Michael Connelly  Iris Johansen  Ruth Ware  Patricia Cornwell  Jonathan Kellerman  Randy Wayne White  Robert Crais  Faye Kellerman  Stuart Woods  Jeffrey Deaver  William Kent Krueger Tired of waiting for a favorite   Candice Fox Stieg Larsson author to hit the shelves? Join our BESTSELLER CLUB  Janet Evanovich  Jo Nesbo today!  Meg Gardiner  James Patterson

Cozy Mysteries  Kate Collins Did you know? “Cozies” are murder mysteries in which sex and violence is  Ellery Adams  Sheila Connolly downplayed and treated with humor.  Susan Wittig Albert  Cleo Coyle The crime and detection generally take  Diane Mott Davidson  Ellie Alexander place in small town America and  Barbara Allan  Krista Davis recipes or crafts are often involved.  Donna Andrews  Kaitlyn Dunnett  Nancy Atherton  Joanne Fluke Classic Mystery Authors  Jessica Beck  Lee Hollis  G.K. Chesterton  Juliet Blackwell  Miranda James  Agatha Christie  Ginger Bolton  Amanda Lee  Arthur Conan Doyle  Laura Bradford  Virginia Lowell  Dick Francis  Alan Bradley  Alexander McCall Smith  P.D. James  Rita Mae Brown  Leslie Meier  Gaston Leroux  Melissa Bourbon  Jenn McKinlay  Edgar Allan Poe  Elizabeth Lynn Casey  Spencer Quinn  Ellery Queen  Chris Cavender  Denise Swanson  Dorothy Sayers  Laura Childs  Elaine Viets  Rex Stout

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Mysteries & Thrillers

 Thrillers, Spies, &  W.E.B. Griffin  Brad Meltzer

Adventure  Joseph Finder  Chris Pavone

 David Baldacci  Stephen Frey  Ridley Pearson

 Alex Berenson  Jack Higgins  Douglas Preston

 Steve Berry  Kay Hooper  Karen Robards

 C.J. Box  Linda Howard  James Rollins

 Sandra Brown  Stephen Hunter  Stella Rimington

 Dan Brown  Greg Iles  Lisa Scottoline

 Lee Child  Lisa Jackson  Daniel Silva

 Tom Clancy  Alex Kava  Olen Steinhauer

 Karen Cleveland  Jayne Ann Krentz  Brad Taylor

 Robin Cook  John le Carre  Brad Thor

 Stephen Coonts  Robert Ludlum  Stephen White

 Catherine Coulter  Kat Martin  Stuart Woods

 Clive Cussler  Steve Martini

 Mark Greaney  Phillip Margolin

Psychological  Nicci French\  Sarah Naughton

Thrillers  Alison Gaylin  B.A. Paris

 Sara Blaedel  Sophie Hannah  Karen Perry

 Blake Crouch  Paula Hawkins  Anna Snoekstra

 Emma Donoghue  Greer Hendricks  Jessica Strawser

 Heather Gudenkauf  Mary Kubica  Jessica Treadway

 Delia Ephron  Laura Lippman  Lisa Unger

 A.J. Finn  Clare Mackintosh  Heather Young

 Gillian Flynn  Megan Miranda  Ruth Ware

A psychological thriller is a story which emphasizes the abnormal psychological states of its charac- ters and spends a great deal of time on internal characterization. Psychological thrillers often incor- porate elements of and overlap with mystery, drama, action, and horror.

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If you like James Patterson, try these authors…

 Harlan Coben

 Michael Connelly

 Catherine Coulter

 Robert Crais

 Jeffery Deaver

 Vince Flynn

 Steven James

 Jonathan Kellerman

 Ridley Pearson

 John Sandford

 Stuart Woods

If you like Janet Evanovich, try these authors…

 Stephanie Bond

 Meg Cabot

 Tim Cockey

 Jennifer Crusie

 Shelly Fredman

 Sue Grafton

 Joanne Fluke

 Charlaine Harris

 Darynda Jones

 Lisa Lutz

 Nancy Martin

 Sarah Strohmeyer

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If you liked GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins

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If you liked GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn

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If you liked GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson

If you liked BIG LITTLE LIES by Liane Moriarty

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If you liked WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens

If you like J.A. Jance, try these authors

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Medical Thriller Authors Legal Thriller Authors  Robin Cook  Michael Connelly  Mike Papantonio

 Patricia Cornwell  John Grisham  Richard North Patterson  Michael Crichton  Greg Iles  Cara Putman  Lisa Genova  William Landay  Sheldon Siegel  Tess Gerritsen  John Lescroart  Lisa Scottoline  Sanjay Gupta  Phillip Margolin  Randy Singer  Richard Mabry  Steve Martini  Robert Tanenbaum  Michael Palmer  Sujata Massey  Scott Turow  Richard Preston  Brad Meltzer

 Stephen White  Fern Michaels

Adult fiction with diverse characters

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Romance

Gentle Romance  J. Lynne Hinton  Catherine Anderson  Catherine Ryan Hyde  Jane Austen  Denise Hunter  Maeve Binchy  Josi Kilpack  T.J. Brown  Debbie Macomber  Davis Bunn  Susan Mallery Also check out the  Jennifer Chiaverini  Fern Michaels Christian fiction  Rosamunde Pilcher  Catherine Cookson section on page 3  Sandra Dallas  Belva Plain for more gentle  Barbara Delinsky  Luanne Rice love stories  Nicholas Evans  Anne Rivers Siddons  Richard Paul Evans  Nicholas Sparks  Dorothy Garlock  Joanna Trollope  Kristin Hannah  Susan Wiggs  Beth Harbison  Sherryl Woods

Paranormal Romance  Bella Forrest  G.A. Aiken  Jeaniene Frost  Ilona Andrews  Darynda Jones  Jennifer Armentrout  Heather Graham  Patricia Briggs  Laurell K. Hamilton  P.C. Cast  Charlaine Harris  Jayne Castle  Alexandra Ivy  Kresley Cole  Sherrilyn Kenyon  Mary Janice Davidson  Lynsay Sands  Melissa de la Cruz  Nalini Singh  Leanna Ellis  J.R. Ward  Christine Feehan  Christine Warren

We have quite a bit of paranormal romance in our young adult section as well!

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Romance Romantic Suspense  Janet Evanovich  Fern Michaels  Maya Banks  Gemma Halliday  Carla Neggers  Allison Brennan  Irene Hannon  Marta Perry  Suzanne Brockmann  Karen Harper  Susan Elizabeth Phillips  Sandra Brown  Dee Henderson  Amanda Quick

 Colleen Coble  Luanne Rice  Linda Howard  Catherine Coulter  Karen Robards  Jayne Ann Krentz  Janet Dailey  Nora Roberts  Lora Leigh  Lori Foster  Sharon Sala  Elizabeth Lowell  Julie Garwood  Karin Slaughter  Susan Mann  Donna Grant  Danielle Steel  Kat Martin  Laura Griffin  Julie Ann Walker  Judith McNaught

For something a  Eric Jerome Dickey  Kendall Ryan little naughtier….  Christina Dodd  Kylie Scott Meredith Wild  Jennifer Armentrout  Lori Foster  “Misadventures” series,  Calista Fox  L. Marie Adeline various authors  Maya Banks  E.L. James  Shayla Black  Vi Keeland  Lauren Blakely  Christina Lauren  Jo Beverly  Lora Leigh  Eden Bradley  Jodi Ellen Malpas  Jaci Burton  Tara Sue Me  Jacqueline Carey  Jennifer Probst  Audrey Carlan  Kristen Proby  Jay Crownover  Tiffany Reisz  Sylvia Day  A.N. Roquelaure

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Romance

Top 15 Romance Authors at the  Historical Romance (see Scott County Christian historical on p. 3)  Isabel Allende Library System in 2019  Jo Beverly  Helen Hoang  Linda Broday  Christine Feehan  Grace Burrowes  Fern Michaels  Alyssa Cole  Amanda Quick  Tessa Dare

 Jude Deveraux  Shana Galen   Debbie Macomber Laura Lee Guhrke  Lorraine Heath  Jayne Ann Krentz  Lisa Kleypas  Jasmine Guillory  Stephanie Laurens  Nora Roberts  Johanna Lindsey  Mary Balogh  Julia London  Irene Hannon  Sarah MacLean

 Anna Todd  Monica McCarty

 Robyn Carr  Amanda Quick  Lynsay Sands  Danielle Steel  Beatriz Williams  Nicholas Sparks

Time travel & romance

 Jude Deveraux  Orson Scott Card  Kristy Cambron  Diana Gabaldon  Deborah Harkness  Susanna Kearsley  Sherrilyn Kenyon  Karen Marie Moning  Audrey Niffenegger  Nora Roberts 15

Chick Lit & Beach Read Authors

 Cecelia Ahern  Jane Green

 Mary Kay Andrews  Beth Harbison

 Kristen Billerbeck  Elin Hilderbrand

 Sandra Bricker  Beth Kendrick

 Meg Cabot  Marian Keyes

 Jenny Colgan  Sophie Kinsella

 Jennifer Cruise  Emma McLaughlin

 Katie Fforde  Stephanie Perkins (YA)

 Helen Fielding  Sarah Strohmeyer

 Emily Giffin  Jennifer Weiner

Historical Fiction

 Kate Alcott  Sarah Jio

 Isabel Allende  Raymond Khoury

 V.S. Alexander  Sue Monk Kidd

 Jean Auel  Laurie Lico Albanese

 Amy Bloom  Morgan Llywelyn

 Barbara Taylor Bradford  Susan Elia Macneal

 Christina Baker Kline  Hilary Mantel

 Philippa Carr  James Michener

 Stephen Carter  Kate Morton

 Jennifer Chiaverini  Anne Perry

 Bernard Cornwell  Kate Quinn

 Tatiana de Rosnay  Lisa See

 Umberto Eco  Kathryn Stockett

 Ken Follett  Adriana Trigiani

 Diana Gabaldon  Elizabeth Wein (YA)

 Philippa Gregory  Jacqueline Winspear

 John Jakes 16

Science Fiction

 Joe Abercrombie  James Rollins  Isaac Asimov  John Scalzi  Pierce Brown  STAR TREK (various authors)  Orson Scott Card  STAR WARS (various authors)  Ernest Cline  Markus Sakey  James Corey  Neal Stephenson  Justin Cronin  Harry Turtledove  Blake Crouch  Jules Verne  Cory Doctorow  David Weber  Terry Goodkind  Chuck Wendig Look for our Sci Fi  Joe Haldeman  Andy Weir stickers in our  Hugh Howey  H.G. Wells adult fiction section.  Mary Robinette Kowal  Martha Wells The young adult  Ann Leckie  Alex White section also has  Jonathan Maberry  Daniel Wilson great dystopias!  David Pedriera  Timothy Zahn

 A.G. Riddle

Fantasy

 Ilona Andrews  Sherrilyn Kenyon  Marion Zimmer Bradley  Stephen King  Terry Brooks  R.F. Kuang  Jim Butcher  Mercedes Lackey  Patricia Briggs  Naomi Novik  Gail Carriger  C.S. Lewis  S.A. Chakraborty  George R.R. Martin  Genevieve Cogman  Seanan McGuire  Sarah Beth Durst  Nnedi Okafor  Jennifer Estep  Terry Pratchett  Jasper Fforde  R.A. Salvatore  Diana Gabaldon  Nalini Singh  Marlon James  J.R.R. Tolkien  N.K. Jesmin  Margaret Weis

 Robert Jordan 17

Stand alone science fiction

Stand alone fantasy

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Horror

 Clive Barker  Dean Koontz  Ted Dekker  H.P. Lovecraft  Christine Feehan  Chase Novak  Joseph Fink  Benjamin Percy  Neil Gaiman  Frank Perretti  Seth Grahame-Smith  Douglas Preston  Mira Grant  Edgar Allan Poe  Thomas Harris  Anne Rice  Kim Harrison  John Saul  Joe Hill  Peter Straub  Kay Hooper  Dan Wells

 Stephen King

Western

 Johnny D. Boggs  Louis L’Amour

 Max Brand  Jake Logan

 Ralph Compton  Larry McMurtry

 Ralph W. Cotton  Wayne Overholser

 James Fenimore Cooper  Lauran Paine

 James D. Crownover  Robert B. Parker

 Loren Estleman  Robert J. Randisi

 Tabor Evans  J.R. Roberts

 Zane Grey  Dana Fuller Ross

 J.A. Johnstone  Jon Sharpe

 William W. Johnstone  Charles West

 Robert Knott

Look for our Western stickers in our adult fiction and Large print sections

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Want a Good Laugh? Funny Fiction

 Donna Andrews  Sophie Kinsella  Diane Mott Davidson  Kevin Kwan  Jana DeLeon  Ashton Lee  Tim Dorsey  Alexander McCall Smith  Janet Evanovich  Emma McLaughlin  Stephanie Evanovich  B.J. Novak  Helen Fielding  Terry Pratchett  Jasper Fforde  Ann B. Ross  Laurie Gelman  Graeme Simsion  Timothy Hallinan  Emma Straub  Mary Jane Hathaway  Jennifer Weiner  Carl Hiaasen  Fay Weldon

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Urban Fiction

 Ashley  Terry McMillan  Aya de Leon  Toni Morrison  Anna Black  Kimberla Lawson Roby  Patricia Briggs  Nisa Santiago  Wahida Clark  Saundra  Jay Crownover  Vincent Scarsella  Jennifer Estep  Kiki Swinson  JaQuavis  Nikki Turner  R.K. Lilley  Carl Weber

 Jodi Ellen Malpas

As with all genres labels, urban fiction can mean different things to different people. The protagonists are often African American and the setting is often a gritty, urban one. Street life, sex and drugs are common themes.

New Adult Fiction

 Jennifer Armentrout/J. Lynn  Miranda Kenneally (YA)

 Cora Carmack  Jeffe Kennedy

 Amy Clipston (YA)  Christine Kersey

 Jay Crownover  Samantha March

 Jen DeLuca  Jamie McGuire

 Bella Forrest  Laura Miller

 Michelle Heard  Lori Otto

 Helen Hoang  K.A. Tucker

 Colleen Hoover

 Sadie Jones

New Adult Fiction is an emerging genre geared toward 18-25 year olds. It is advertised as between the Young Adult and Adult fiction genres. Leaving home, sexuality, education and career choices are com- mon themes. Many of these titles are self-published or only available in e-book forms.

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If you liked a Man called Ove…..

If you liked a All the light we cannot see…..

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If you like Jodi Picoult, try these authors…

 Elizabeth Berg

 Christopher Bohjalian

 Barbara Delinsky

 Lisa Gardner

 Kristin Hannah

 Alice Hoffman

 Elinor Lippman

 Sue Miller

 Jacquelyn Mitchard

 Liane Moriarty

 Anna Quindlen

 Anita Shreve

 Adriana Trigiani

 Jennifer Weiner

If you like Kristin Hannah, try these authors…

 Sarah Addison Allen

 Diane Chamberlain

 Chris Cleave

 Barbara Delinsky

 Dorothea Benton Frank

 Lisa Genova

 Eileen Goudge

 Elin Hilderbrand

 Jodi Picoult

 Tatiana de Rosnay

 Luanne Rice

 Lisa Scottoline

 Nancy Thayer 25

Fiction with Iowa Connections

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Forget genres, I just want a good book!

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Top 10 Biographies at SCLS in 2019

Top 10 Nonfiction titles at SCLS in 2019

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Where is it in Dewey?

000 General Reference, 500 Natural science & Information & mathematics Computers (Math, astronomy, rocks & (Trivia, almanacs) minerals, plants & animals, physics, weather) 100 Philosophy & psychology 600 Technology (Self-help, occult, UFOs) (applied sciences)

200 Religion (Medicine, Engineering, (Bible & Christianity, World Agriculture & gardening, religions, Mythology) Cooking, Business, Parenting (also see our 300 Social Sciences parenting section)) Folklore & legends, law, true crime, women, LGBT, environment, finances, 700 Arts & Recreation military, education, (Architecture, Painting, holidays) Handicrafts, Photography, Sports & recreation) 400 Language (& Dictionaries) 800 Literature (Look in our Audio section (Shakespeare, plays, for more language learning speeches, humor, poetry) materials) 900 History & Geography Biographies are shelved separately

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Looking to start a new series? Start with the first book! First book not on the shelf? Ask SCLS staff to order it in for you! Mystery & Suspense

 Kinsey Millhone series by Sue Grafton —> A is for Alibi

 Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich —> One for the Money

 Alex Cross series by James Patterson —> Along Came a Spider

 Dave Robicheaux series by James Lee Burke —> Neon Rain

 Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell —> Postmortem

 Alex Delaware series by Jonathan Kellerman —> When the Bough Breaks

 Decker/Lazarus series by Faye Kellerman —> Ritual Bath

 Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly —> Black Echo

 Mickey Haller series by Michael Connelly —> Lincoln Lawyer

 Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffery Deaver —> Bone Collector

 Doc Ford series by Randy Wayne White —> Sanibel Flats

 Stone Barrington series by Stuart Woods —> New York Dead

 Jack Reacher series by Lee Child —> Killing Floor Thriller & Adventure

 Dirk Pitt series by Clive Cussler —> Mediterranean Caper

 NUMA files series by Clive Cussler —> Serpent

 Camel Club series by David Baldacci —> Camel Club

 King & Maxwell series by David Baldacci —> Split Second

 Brotherhood of War series by W.E.B. Griffin —> Lieutenants

 Bourne series by Robert Ludlum —> Bourne Identity

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Looking to start a new series? Start with the first book! First book not on the shelf? Ask SCLS staff to order it in for you! Romance

 Inn BoonsBoro trilogy by Nora Roberts —> Next Always

 Sisterhood series by Fern Michaels —> Weekend Warriors

 In death series by J.D. Robb —> Naked in Death

 Fool’s Gold series by Susan Mallery —> Chasing Perfect

 Cedar Cove series by Debbie Macomber —> 16 Lighthouse Road

 Virgin River series by Robyn Carr —> Virgin River

 Breathless trilogy by Maya Banks —> Rush Christian Fiction

 Brides of Lancaster County series by Wanda Brunstetter —> Merry Heart

 Baxter family series by Karen Kingsbury —> Fame

 Mark of the Lion series by Francine Rivers —> Voice in the Wind

 House of Winslow series by Gilbert Morris —> Honorable Imposter

 Courtship of Nellie Fisher series by Beverly Lewis —> Parting

 Discarded Heroes series by Ronie Kendig —> Nightshade Sci-Fi/ Fantasy

 Song of ice and fire series by George R.R. Martin —> Game of Thrones

 Anita Blake vampire hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton —> Guilty Pleasures

 Dresden files series by Jim Butcher —> Storm Front

 Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris —> Dead Until Dark

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