My 25 Favorite Authors of Fiction (Alphabetically)
Discover my top 25 favorite fiction authors listed alphabetically, from timeless classics to modern masterpieces. Explore must-read books and literary gems!
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Maia
by Richard Adams
Maia, a peasant girl in the mythical Beklan Empire, is sold into slavery, but a turn of fate sees her become a successful concubine, then …
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The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
For use in schools and libraries only. The tranquility of Mars is disrupted by the earthmen who have come to conquer space, colonize the planet, …
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
by James M. Cain
The bestselling sensation—and one of the most outstanding crime novels of the 20th century—that was banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and …
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The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
The renowned novel from the crime fiction master, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe. • Featuring the iconic character that …
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Persuader
by Lee Child
Jack Reacher takes an undercover assignment to investigate the disappearance of a federal agent from the home of a notorious drug dealer, but Reacher soon …
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The Lincoln Lawyer
by Michael Connelly
Representing some unsavory characters in his work as a defense lawyer, Mickey Haller takes on his first high-paying and possibly innocent client in years, but …
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
by Philip K. Dick
In this wildly disorienting funhouse of a novel, populated by God-like--or perhaps Satanic--takeover artists and corporate psychics, Philip K. Dick explores mysteries that were once …
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From Russia with Love
by Ian Fleming
Name: Bond, James. Height: 183 cm; weight: 76 kg; slim build; eyes: blue; hair: black; scar down right cheek and on left shoulder; all-around athlete; …
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The Sandman: Season of mists
by Neil Gaiman
Graphic novel. Morpheus the Sandman travels to hell to rescue Nada, only to be confronted by his enemy Lucifer.
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What Came Before He Shot Her
by Elizabeth George
#1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George delivers an explosive, "absolutely riveting" novel (Entertainment Weekly) that delves into the events leading up to the …
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Vanish
by Tess Gerritsen
FBI agent Gabriel Dean rushes into action to protect his pregnant wife, homicide detective Jane Rizzoli, when she is taken hostage along with others at …
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The Rainmaker
by John Grisham
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A taut and terrific page-turner” (Entertainment Weekly) from the master of the courtroom thriller “Great fun to read . …
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The Quiet Game
by Greg Iles
INTRODUCING PENN CAGE... From the author of Cemetery Road comes the first intelligent, gripping thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Penn Cage series. …
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The Cider House Rules
by John Irving
“The Cider House Rules is filled with people to love and to feel for. . . . The characters in John Irving’s novel break all …
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The Shining
by Stephen King
This inspiring and compelling book has won ten awards to date, including Honorable Mentions at the December 2012 New England and London Book Festivals, October …
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Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
Tells of a cattle drive from Texas to Montana and shows how one man's dream to create an empire affects others.
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A Judgement in Stone
by Ruth Rendell
On Valentine's Day, four members of the Coverdale family are murdered by their housekeeper in the space of 15 minutes. When Detective Chief Superintendent arrests …
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The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger's classic of adolescent angst is now available for the first time in trade paperback. Holden Caulfield, knowing he is to be expelled from …
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Winter Prey
by John Sandford
Lucas Davenport agrees to help a Wisconsin sheriff solve multiple murders in a remote wooded area. Both men are challenged by an alien evil.
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The Killer Inside Me
by Jim Thompson
In a small town in Texas there is a sheriff's deputy named Lou Ford, a man so dull that he lives in cliches, so good-natured …
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The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells
The Time Machine, perhaps Wells' best known work, tells the story of the first time traveler. In the distant future the human race has evolved …