 | The Book of Lost Things: A Novel by John Connolly
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $3.98 This was the first book that I read in 2008 - and what a great book to kick the year off with! A terrific book by a terrific writer!
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 | Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 This is the first in the Charlie Parker mystery series. It is best to read them in order. This series is unrelated to The Book of Lost Things.
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 | All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 My favorite Mary Higgins Clark mystery!
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 | Messiah by Boris Starling
Buy used from: $0.01 The sequel to this is Storm, but this mystery is wonderfully plotted!
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 | Wolf Moon by John R. Holt
Buy used from: $1.10 This is more than just a simple werewolf story, and is much better than the rather cheesy cover would have you think! Don't judge a book by its cover and give this great story a read!
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 | The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.74 A great debut novel!
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 | Second Glance: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
Buy new: $11.52 / Used from: $3.08 This one is probably my favorite of hers! A fascinating subject and terrific characters! Plus, the added bonus of an element of the supernatural...
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 | Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.01 Terrific writing, terrific characters and a wonderful plot!
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 | How to Be Lost: A Novel by Amanda Eyre Ward
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.01 My only complaint was the the book was so short! A fast and wonderful read!
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 | The Black Jewels: Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood / Heir to the Shadows / Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $7.46 This is one of my very favorite fantasy writers - and these are undoubtedly her best books! Everything she writes is terrific, but this is the starting point!
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 | Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home: And Other Unexplained Powers of Animals by Rupert Sheldrake
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 Fascinating studies that make for an educational and entertaining read!
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 | If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.01 A "Drop Dead Fred" romance... funny and touching.
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 | Girls in Trouble: A Novel by Caroline Leavitt
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.17 A terrific author! Her books are rather hard to find, but worth it once you do! Her books are not in a series, but I am putting this most recent book only, as a starting point. Keep in mind that everything that I have read of hers is wonderful, though!
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 | Family History: A Novel by Dani Shapiro
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.01 Fascinating family drama!
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 | The Labrador Pact: A Novel by Matt Haig
Buy new: $11.25 / Used from: $0.68 A different sort of book, with a great premise! Very original and highly enjoyable!
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 | The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Buy new: $9.75 / Used from: $1.04 A book that certainly lived up to all of the hype! It reminded me a little of Fried Green Tomatoes, so if you enjoyed that, I think you will like this!
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 | A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.97 This is a sort of travel series, starting with this book, about the life of an Englishman living in France. It has some really hilarious moments and the whole series is wonderful - they can certainly be read out of order, but I would recommend reading them chronologically, starting here.
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 | Meg by Steven Alten
Buy used from: $0.01 The first book of the exciting adventure revolving around Carcharodon megalodon, the ancestor of the great white shark. Terrifically exciting series! Start with this one!
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 | A Girl's Best Friend by Elizabeth Young
Buy new: $11.92 / Used from: $0.01 A fun romantic comedy!
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 | The Devil You Know (Felix Castor) by Mike Carey
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.25 This is the first book of the Felix Castor series, which is wonderfully different and very exciting!
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 | The Descent by Jeff Long
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Absolutely absorbing! The first book of a trilogy, that is not yet finished. But the first two books are wonderful! A great writer!
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 | The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A. J. Jacobs
Buy used from: $9.66 A hilarious memoir! His other work is just as funny, but for the sake of chronology, I would start here
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 | The Girls He Adored by Jonathan Nasaw
Buy used from: $0.01 Thrilling mystery with well-drawn characters. I have enjoyed all of his books, but I would start here!
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 | The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Buy new: $7.97 / Used from: $4.99 Wonderful story for both young adults and adults to enjoy!
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 | Birdman by Mo Hayder
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 A dark and thrilling mystery; this is the first in the series.
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 | Stupid and Contagious by Caprice Crane
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $1.80 All three of her books are wonderful, but my personal favorite is this one, her debut novel.
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 | Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $5.50 / Used from: $3.19 Say what you will, this was an entertaining vampire story with a new take on the traditional vampire myth. This is the first book in the series.
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 | Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, Book 1) by Kelley Armstrong
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.45 Urban fantasy with strong heroines. The Women of the Otherworld series is excellent, populated with werewolves, vampires, witches, demons, ghosts and many more! This is the first book in the series. I would definitely recommend reading them in order!
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 | The Spellman Files: A Novel (Izzy Spellman Mysteries) by Lisa Lutz
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Hilarious mystery! This is the first in this great series. Start here and get ready for a fun plot, great characters and some real laughs!
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 | To Reign in Hell: A Novel by Steven Brust
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.51 A different sort of start to the world. Well done and completely riveting!
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 | Billy Boyle: Billy Boyle World War II Mystery (Wheeler Large Print Book Series) by James R. Benn
Buy new: $25.95 / Used from: $28.18 Wonderful mystery, with great characters and a real sense for the time-era. The first in the series.
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 | Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.01 Terrific debut!
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 | Gentlemen and Players: A Novel (P.S.) by Joanne Harris
Buy used from: $1.99 An exciting, and surprising, book by a wonderful writer!
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 | Sharp Objects: A Novel by Gillian Flynn
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.44 Dark and different, this is an oddly beautiful, and wonderfully plotted debut novel.
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 | Timbuktu: A Novel by Paul Auster
Buy used from: $0.01 A wonderful book from a dog's point of view.
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 | The Handmaid's Tale (Everyman's Library) by Margaret Atwood
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $12.99 A wonderful and original tale by a terrific author.
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 | The Confessions of Max Tivoli: A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 A beautiful story!
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 | Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About: A Novel by Mil Millington
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.50 Hilarious romantic comedy, written from the man's point of view.
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 | Replay by Ken Grimwood
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $2.39 Wonderful Back To The Future type book!
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 | Arrows of the Queen ( The Heralds of Valdemar, Book 1) by Mercedes Lackey
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.37 The first book written in Lackey's Valdemar series... I would still start here, though the series now chronologically begins with The Black Gryphon. One of my favorite fantasy series!
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